The wait is over as the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle lifted off sucessfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota as per scheduled launch time. The journey from Earth to the moon for the spacecraft is estimated to take about a month and […]
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Chandrayaan-3 mission: Over 200 school students arrive at Satish Dhawan Space Centre to watch launch
Over 200 school students arrived at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on Friday to witness the launch of ISRO’s much anticipated Chandrayaan-3 mission. “…I feel very confident, I want to become an astronaut like Kalpana Chawla. I am excited..,” Subhashini, a student said. Sundari, a teacher who accompanied […]
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Himachal Pradesh: JP Nadda, Anurag Thakur visit flood-affected areas in Mandi; assures people of relief, rehabilitation
Bharatiya Janata Party national president, JP Nadda and Union Minister Anurag Thakur, on Friday, visited flood -affected areas of the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition, Jairam Thakur along with other political leaders also accompanied them. The BJP President ensured the people that the central government would extend all the assistance needed […]
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SC issues notice to probe agencies on Manish Sisodia’s bail plea in connection with liquor policy irregularities case
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to probe agencies Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate on Manish Sisodia bail pleas in connection with liquor policy irregularities case. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna, Bela M Trivedi and Ujjal Bhuyan listed the matter for further hearing on July 28 for interim […]
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“Dictatorship should not happen in democratic system”: RLJP Chief condemns lathi-charge on BJP protestors in Patna
Condemning the police lathi-charge on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protesters in Patna on Thursday, Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) chief Pashupati Kumar Paras said “dictatorship should not happen in a democratic system.” The BJP on Thursday alleged that a party leader died after sustaining injuries during police lathi-charge as party workers […]
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Delhi: Commuters troubled by waterlogging in several parts, traffic diversions made
Amid the decreasing water level of Yamuna river in Delhi on Friday, several parts of the national capital are still facing waterlogging and flooding, affecting traffic movements. Commuters were seen pushing their motorcycles through the waters on ITO road while a massive traffic snarl was witnessed at NH-24 near Sarai Kale Khan T-Junction in Delhi. However, the water […]
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“Hopes and dreams of our nation,” PM Modi’s best wishes ahead of Chandrayaan-3 launch
July 14, 2023 will always be etched in golden letters in the annals of India’s space sector history, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with only hours left for the launch of the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar mission. “This remarkable mission will carry the hopes and dreams of our nation,” PM […]
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Rajasthan: Dalit girl found dead in well in Karauli district, BJP MP alleges rape and murder
A body of a 19-year-old Dalit girl was found in a well in the Karauli district’s Hindaun City, police said. However, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena alleged that the victim was abducted and gang-raped by some miscreants who later dumped her body in the well by […]
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Rajasthan: Union Minister Prahlad Joshi to visit Jaipur today, take stock of BJP’s poll preparations
Union Minister for Coal and Mines, Pralhad Joshi, is set to arrive in Jaipur on Friday to take stock of the BJP’s preparations for the upcoming state Assembly elections. The Union minister, who is also the BJP’s election-in-charge for Rajasthan, with hold a key organisational meeting with key party office-bearers in the state, […]
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3 PFI cadres get life imrisonment for attempted murder of Kerala professor in 2010
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) trial court in Kerala’s Ernakulam has pronounced a life sentence for three of the six Popular Front of India (PFI) cadres convicted a day ago in the 2010 case of attempted murder of a professor by chopping off his palm, the agency said on Friday. The court […]
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Justices Ujjal Bhuyan, SV Bhatti take oath as SC judges
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice SV Bhatti took oath as judges of the Supreme Court on Friday. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administered the oath to the Justices Bhuyan and Bhatti. In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, […]
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Himachal Pradesh: Beas river overflows following incessant rainfall in state
The Beas river in Mandi district is in spate on Friday as the torrential rains continued to lash Himachal Pradesh. Heavy rains have battered Himachal Pradesh, triggering floods and landslides across the state with more than 90 people having died in the state due to rain-related incidents since June 24. “91 people lost their lives in Himachal […]
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South Delhi lab introduces ‘groundbreaking’ early detection Hepatitis C diagnostic tool
In a significant stride in the fight against Hepatitis C in India, Doctor Dangs Lab, a pioneer in the Indian In-Vitro Diagnostic industry, has announced the launch of the novel HCV DUO test. According to a statment, this groundbreaking diagnostic tool detects hepatitis C infections up to three weeks earlier than traditional HCV antibody tests. […]
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Bengal Panchayat poll violence: BJP fact-finding committee visits Cooch Behar
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fact-finding committee on the poll violence in West Bengal arrived in Cooch Behar in North Bengal on Friday. BJP constituted five -member fact-finding committee, including party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, which will visit Dinhata in Coochbehar and the other violence-affected areas in the state. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on […]
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Union Health Ministry awards 6 Chhattisgarh hospitals with NQAS certificates
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday honoured six government hospitals with the National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS) certificate in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur, the officials said on Friday. The hospitals were honoured with the NQAS certificate for their outstanding patient care and healthcare delivery. The awarded healthcare centres, recognised for […]