Two associates of Himanshu alias Bhau Gang were arrested by Special Cell, South Western Range (SWR) on August 2, police said on Thursday. The accused were identified as Mohit Sehrawat (29) and Nitin Sehrawat (28). Police said Mohit is also a key member of the Neeraj Bawania and Naveen Bali […]
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Chandrayaan-3 marks giant leap, lander successfully separates from propulsion module
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission marked another giant leap in its lunar quest as the ‘Vikram’ lander module of the spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday. The Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lander is named after Vikram Sarabhai (1919–1971), who is widely regarded as the father of the Indian space programme. On Wednesday, the […]
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“Leaves behind accomplishments that contributed immensely to India’s defense prowess”: Amit Shah mourns ex-DRDO chief
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday condoled the death of former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief VS Arunachalam, saying the acclaimed scientist leaves behind a galaxy of accomplishments that contributed immensely to India’s defence prowess. The Home Minister took to X (formerly Twitter) to convey his condolences regarding the […]
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“Major void in scientific community”: PM Modi condoles demise of former DRDO chief VS Arunachalam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the demise of former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr. V.S. Arunachalam, saying that his death leaves a major void in the scientific community and the strategic world. He said that Arunachalam was admired for his knowledge and rich contribution towards […]
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Brother of murdered former Merchant Navy officer writes to MEA, seeks extradition of ‘killer’ from UAE
Manjit Singh Virdi, the brother of Manmohan Singh Virdi, a retired Merchant Navy captain based in Maharashtra, has sought justice for the latter who, he claimed, was murdered at his Lonavla bungalow by his neighbours Hussain Shattaf, his wife Waheeda Shattaf and Zaanish Khan. The Pune Rural police has registered an FIR […]
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“Out-of-court settlement in Gyanvapi case not legally possible,” says Hindu side Advocate
Representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi case, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain stated on Thursday that an out-of-court settlement in the Gyanvapi Mosque issue is not legally possible under the CPC. This statement was made after Jitendra Singh Bisen, the international president of the Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh, wrote a […]
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Telangana HC takes up PIL over allotment of land to BRS
Telangana High Court on Wednesday took up the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for the allotment of land to the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party offices by the state government. A PIL was filed in the High Court alleging that the land was given by the government to the […]
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Odisha: Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan offer prayers at Puri’s Jagannatha Temple
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with fellow central cabinet colleague Dharmendra Pradhan, offered prayers at the Jagannath Temple in Puri on Thursday. The Union Ministers were also accompanied to the popular shrine by the BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra. According to an official release, the Union Ministers have multiple important events in […]
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Indian Air Force to conduct recruitment rally for Medical Assistant trades
The Indian Air Force will conduct an Airmen Recruitment Rally for the Medical Assistant Trade (General and Pharmacist) from September 12 to 19 for eligible and desirous male candidates. The candidates will be from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand. The first two cycles, starting on […]
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MP: Rape convict released after getting relief in jail term rapes another minor in Satna; arrested
In a heart-breaking incident that has left Madhya Pradesh in shock, a 35-year-old rape convict who was released after getting relief in a jail term, raped another minor girl in Satna district on Wednesday evening, a police official said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Rakesh Verma (35), a resident of Krishna Nagar area, Satna. He took […]
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Telangana braces for rainfall as cyclonic circulation intensifies
Telangana is likely to experience fairly widespread rainfall on August 18th, 19th, and 20th due to an upper air cyclonic circulation over the northeast Bay of Bengal, an official said. Nagaratna, Director at Metrological Centre, Hyderabad said, “At present, the weather situation indicates that the upper air cyclonic circulation lies over the […]
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Andhra Pradesh: Forest officials trap second leopard after recent attack on six-year-old girl in Tirumala
One more leopard was caught at Tirumala Footway on Thursday, officials said. This is the third leopard to be caught in 50 days in Tirupathi and the second one from Tirumala after a six-year-old girl named Lakshitha was killed in a leopard-attack”>leopard attack last week. Forest officials say that three leopards are moving about in the Tirumala footway. Cages are set up in three […]
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“Nehru-ji is known for work he did and not just his name”: Rahul Gandhi amid renaming row
Amid the raging controversy around the renaming of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) in the national capital to Prime Ministers’ Memorial Museum and Library (PMML), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his great grandfather was known more for the work he did in his time and not just for […]
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13 bodies recovered so far, says NDRF as rescue operations enter 4th day in Shimla’s Summer Hill
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Thursday said a total of 13 bodies, among 21 people who went missing after a massive landslide struck the Summer Hill area of Shimla earlier this week, have been recovered. Speaking to ANI, NDRF Inspector Naseef Khan said, “The rescue and search operation has been […]
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“Misuse of Election Commission and all Central agencies is happening,” says Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday made a serious allegation against the BJP-led central government and alleged that “Misuse of the Election Commission and all Central agencies is happening.” He stated that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar has claimed that Enforcement Directorate (ED ) decided who joins which party […]