NEW DELHI, JUL 13 : In a significant move aimed at enriching parliamentary deliberations, President Droupadi Murmu has nominated four well-known individuals to the Rajya Sabha. The nominations were made under Article 80(1)(a) of the Constitution and fill the vacancies left by the retirement of earlier nominated members. Among the nominees is senior public prosecutor […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 12 : Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will undergo a seven-day rehabilitation programme after his splashdown off the California coast on July 15 as he returns to Earth from an 18-day sojourn at the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla and three other astronauts, commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski and Tibor Kapu […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUL 12 : While a shift in fuel control switches has been cited as the likely cause behind the Air India flight (AI 171) crash, the preliminary probe report spotlights a key issue flagged by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) way back in 2018 on Boeing 737 jets. In December 2018, the US […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the inscription of ‘Maratha Military Landscapes’ on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and said every Indian is elated with this recognition. ‘Maratha Military Landscapes’, representing extraordinary fortification and military system envisioned by the Maratha rulers, was on Friday Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 12 : A four-storey building collapsed around 7:00 am on Friday morning in the Janata Mazdoor Colony of Seelampur, located in northeast Delhi’s Welcome area. The structure came crashing down suddenly, trapping several people under the debris. According to the police’s official statement, eight individuals have been rescued so far. Seven have […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 11: The Railways has planned to operate a special “Swarnim Bharat Yatra” tourist train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme, commencing on 14 August from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. The “Swarnim Bharat Yatra” train is aimed at commemorating India’s Independence Day with a 9-night, 10-day tour covering key historical and cultural sites associated […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 10 : A 4.4 magnitude tremor jolted Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) at 9:04 am, just as people were getting ready for work. The tremor lasted for 5–10 seconds. So far, no damage has been reported. Apart from Delhi, the tremors were also felt in Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Faridabad […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 9 : “Farmers and rural workers will also join the protest across the country,” Amarjeet Kaur of AITUC told news agency PTI. She added, “The government has ignored our 17-point demand list and hasn’t even called the annual labour conference in the last 10 years.” The scale of the disruption is expected […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 5 : In an interview with Al Jazeera, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Islamabad has no knowledge of the whereabouts of Masood Azhar, chief of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and claimed the country would arrest him if India provided credible evidence that he was on Pakistani soil. Bhutto […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUL 3 : In an apparent snub to China, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday asserted that the decision on the Incarnation of the Dalai Lama would be taken by the established institution and the Dalai Lama himself and no one else. On Wednesday, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said that the […]Continue Reading
