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NEW DELHI: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), took on the unusual role of a space farmer in the final days of his mission. Shukla has been capturing photographs of moong and methi seeds sprouting in petri dishes and placing them into a storage freezer as part of a key…
Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday cautioned students against adopting divisive ideologies and urged them to follow the paths shown by Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar, and Periyar. Speaking at a college event in Chennai, Stalin said, “There are several pathways for us;…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday condemned Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad, who assaulted workers at the Akashwani MLA hostel canteen in Mumbai.“Such conduct does not send right message. It impacts the image of the state legislature and as an MLA,” said Fadnavis after the video of Gaikwad slapping and punching the…
NEW DELHI: A forum of 10 central trade unions launched a nationwide strike – Bharat Bandh on Wednesday, disrupting key services such as banking, postal operations, electricity, mining, and public transport in several parts of the country.The strike, called as a “general strike,” is also backed by rural and agricultural labour organisations.The unions claim to…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an urgent hearing on a plea challenging the screening of the film “Udaipur Files”, a movie based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s murder case.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi said, “Let the film be released,” while asking the petitioner to raise the matter to “the regular…
RJD leader Manoj Jha (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday dismissed claims made by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha regarding a supposedly cancelled meeting about Bihar’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls.Jha cited an EC letter that allegedly confirmed a meeting scheduled for July 10. He questioned the…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till August 13 the judicial custody of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was extradited from the United States in April.Special judge Chander Jit Singh passed the order. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced Rana through video conference after the expiry of his judicial…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav for “chakka jam” in Bihar over Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral roll just months ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Rahul and Tejashwi, along with CPI’s D Raja and CPM’s Deepankar Bhattacharya led the Grand Alliance march to the chief electoral officer’s…
PK Mishra (inside Tejas cockpit) at HAL, Bengaluru Bengaluru: PK Mishra, principal secretary to the prime minister, visited defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facilities in Bengaluru on Tuesday and reviewed progress on several key indigenous defence and space programmes. “The visit was led by HAL CMD DK Sunil, with other board members present. Mishra…
PM Modi trying his hands at playing Namibian drums Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Namibia on Wednesday, with the African country being the final leg of his five-nation visit.Also Read: PM Narendra Modi shows off his ‘dhol’ skills in SingaporePM Modi received ceremonial welcome upon arrival and tried his hands at playing the traditional…
