- India
Historic moment for us, says PM Modi as Chandrayaan-3 lands on Moon
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its team for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon. PM Modi, who watched the…
- India
Digvijaya Singh’s ‘ISRO scientists not paid salary’ remark sparks row
Bhopal: On a day when India’s moon lander successfully set its four legs softly and safely on the lunar soil as planned, and became the fourth nation in the world to achieve…
- India
India gives importance to nations of Global South, says PM Modi at BRICS session
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, August 23 said that India gives special importance to the countries of the Global South. Addressing the plenary session of the BRICS summit in…
- World
This Google techie earns Rs 1.2cr a year by working just 1 hr daily: Report
New Delhi: A Google software engineer in his 20s has said that he works for only an hour a day and earns a salary of $150,000 (about Rs 1.2 crore) yearly. The…
- India
Article 370: No intention to interfere with other special provisions, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: During the hearing on pleas pertaining to Article 370, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday submitted before the Constitution Bench that the Union government has absolutely no intention to interfere…
- World
Nepal faces onion shortage after India imposes 40% export duty
Kathmandu: Nepal is facing an onion shortage after India imposed a 40 percent export duty on the commodity. Since Tuesday, the Kalimati Fruit and Vegetable Market in Kathmandu wiped onion off its…
- Delhi
Delhi: Tragedy averted as 2 planes given go ahead to take off, land at same time
New Delhi: A potentially catastrophic incident was narrowly averted at Delhi airport on Wednesday morning when a Vistara Airlines plane was cleared for take-off while another aircraft was in the process of…
- India
Mizoram bridge collapse: Kejriwal mourns loss of lives
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief on the under-construction railway bridge collapse in Mizoram, which claimed 17 lives on Wednesday. “Deeply saddened by the tragic incident in Mizoram, where…
- Delhi
G-20 summit: Delhi Traffic Police holds mock rehearsal
New Delhi: Intensive preparations are underway for the G20 summit slated to take place in Delhi on September 9-10 with Delhi Traffic Police holding a mock rehearsal on Wednesday. The trial encompassed…
- Technology
X kills headlines from links to articles as Musk tells journos to publish directly
New Delhi: As Elon Musk on Tuesday invited journalists to publish directly on X (formerly Twitter) and earn a higher income, he started stripping headlines and text from news articles shared on…
- India
Gujarat HC junks PIL urging use of Gujarati in court proceedings
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) calling for inclusion of Gujarati alongside English in court proceedings. The court’s decision on Tuesday has paved the way for…
- India
Mamata convenes all-party meet on Bengal Statehood day on Aug 29
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has convened an- party meeting on August 29 to discuss the celebration of the “Statehood Day for West Bengal,” on the occasion of Poila Boishakh (Bengali New…
- World
Over 1.7 mn Australians sexually harassed in 2021-22: Survey
Canberra: More than 1.7 million Australians were sexually harassed in 2021-22, a national survey has found. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday published the results of the 2021-22 Personal Safety…
- World
Key witness changes testimony in Trump classified docs case after switching lawyer
Washington: A key witness against former US President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, has retracted from his testimony, local media reported. In a new court filing on Tuesday, special counsel…
- India
Delhi: Minor raped by neighbour, DCW issues notice to police
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women has issued notice to Police in connection with the rape of a 15-year-old girl in the national Capital. According to DCW, it received a complaint…
