NEW DELHI: India’s second human spaceflight participant, Shubhanshu Shukla, joined the Axiom mission, alongside representatives from Hungary and Poland, and now, within a few hours, they will lift off for a 14-day sojourn to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Wednesday.India’s space programme is entering a new phase with…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday fumed at the Ghaziabad jail superintendent refusing to release a Muslim man, who converted to Hinduism to marry but got booked under UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, for a typographical error in the apex court’s order granting him bail, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.The SC on April 29…
A brilliant Bombay-born engineer helped build America’s deadliest ghost in the sky. Then he betrayed it. Sold its secrets to China. Decades later, the same B-2 stealth bombers he helped perfect unleashed bunker busters on Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 22.Noshir Sheriarji Gowadia, now 81, sits behind bars in Colorado’s Florence, serving a 32-year sentence…
NEW DELHI: Citing the US advisory to its citizens, including women and govt servants, discouraging them from travelling to India, Congress on Tuesday slammed the govt for its “silence” over the issue, saying the US is treating terrorist-sponsor Pakistan with kid gloves while issuing advisories against India.Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said this is yet another…
NEW DELHI: In a decision aimed at weeding out illegal immigrants erroneously included in the nationwide electoral roll, the Election Commission has made it mandatory for new applicants as well as existing voters – enrolled after the last special intensive revision (SIR) undertaken in 2003-04 – to submit a self-attested declaration that they are Indian…
Suicide remains among the top two causes of death among youth (15-29 years) in India over the last two decades, an analysis of cause of death reports shows. In 2020-22, suicides accounted for one in six deaths (17.1%) in this age group. Globally, suicide is the third most common cause of deaths in this age…
NEW DELHI: Regulator DGCA has uncovered a range of safety violations across major airports, including those in Delhi and Mumbai, during an audit of country’s civil aviation ecosystem. DGCA found aircraft taking off with worn tyres, faded runway markings, and vehicles operating on tarmacs without speed governors, among other critical lapses.“Showcause notices are being issued,…
Army troops opened fire after detecting suspicious movement in a forward area near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Tuesday, as security forces launched extensive search operations across more than a dozen locations in Poonch, Samba, and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, PTI reported citing officials.The troops spotted the movement of…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said the state is witnessing a transformative phase of development, driven by rapid improvements in road infrastructure that are bridging not only geographical distances but also narrowing economic and social gaps between the hills and the plains.CM Dhami highlighted that enhanced road connectivity…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with his Mauritian counterpart, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, where the two leaders exchanged views on further strengthening the India-Mauritius Enhanced Strategic Partnership and discussed regional developments.“Pleased to speak with my friend, Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam. We exchanged views on further strengthening India-Mauritius Enhanced…
