- World
Pakistan’s biz community on strike over inflated power bills
Islamabad: Pakistan’s business community on Saturday observed a shutter-down strike across the country to protest against the inflated electricity bills and rising inflation. Rightwing Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and traders’ groups gave the call…
- Telangana
Telangana: KCR hails Aditya-L1 launch, says ISRO achieved another big milestone
Hyderabad: Expressing delight over the successful launch of Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday said ISRO achieved another big milestone in the field of space…
- India
Conversion: SC grants interim protection Broadwell Christian Hospital Society’s chairman
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to the chairman of Broadwell Christian Hospital Society in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district in a case of alleged forceful religious conversion.…
- India
By 2080, India could lose groundwater by 3 times the current rate: Study
New Delhi: The rate of groundwater depletion could triple by 2080, if Indian farmers continued to draw groundwater at the current rate, which could threaten the country’s food and water security, according…
- India
Aditya L-1 launch: How Europe is assisting ISRO’s solar mission
New Delhi: With the highly-anticipated Aditya-L1 solar mission taking flight on Saturday, the European Space Agency (ESA) is lending a crucial hand in two significant ways: by offering deep space communication services…
- World
Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating world politics
Singapore: With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore’s presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. Shanmugaratnam, 66, received 70.4 per cent of the…
- India
‘Nations build capacity of science in decades..’: Cong on ISRO’s trajectory
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday hailed the launch of Aditya-L1 as a “stupendous achievement” for India, as it shared a timeline of the mission from its conceptualisation and asserted that nations…
- Bangalore
After Moon & Sun, ISRO readies mission to study Astronomy
Bengaluru: After the launch of Chandrayaan-3 Moon lander and Aditya-L1 ventures, ISRO has readied a mission aimed at enhancing cutting-edge scientific understanding in Astronomy. XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated…
- India
Republic to launch Kannada news channel soon
New Delhi: Republic Media Network will soon launch a Kannada news channel, following its acquisition of VRL Media which runs the Dighvijay 24×7 news channel. Republic Media Network chairman and editor-in-chief Arnab…
- India
IIT Delhi students hangs self in hostel room
New Delhi: A 21-year-old engineering student allegedly hanged himself in his hostel room at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Friday evening, police said. Anil Kumar was pursuing B.Tech in Mathematics and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Top YSRCP leader in favour of ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal
Amaravati: YSRCP general secretary V Vijayasai Reddy on Saturday batted for the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal, saying it has many positives and can help save thousands of crores of rupees. Reddy,…
- India
Moon done for India, over to the Sun as Aditya lifts off successfully
Sriharikota: ISRO on Saturday launched the country’s ambitious Solar mission, Aditya L1, eyeing history again after its successful lunar expedition, Chandrayaan 3, a few days ago. As the 23:40-hour countdown concluded, the 44.4-meter-tall…
- India
UGC bars varsities from printing Aadhaar number on degrees, provisional certificates
Delhi: Printing of Aadhaar number of students on degrees and provisional certificates is not allowed, the University Grants Commission has told varsities. The directive by the higher education regulator comes amid reports…
- World
US President Joe Biden to travel to India on September 7
Washington: US President Joe Biden will travel to India on Thursday to attend the G20 summit on the sidelines of which he will also have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra…
- India
Man shoots wife dead and dies soon afterwards due to ‘heart attack’
Thane: A 56-year-old man allegedly shot dead his wife, but soon afterwards collapsed and died, apparently due to a heart attack, at their residence in Thane city of Maharashtra, police said on…
