Spread the love Badal’s announcement conveyed the government’s efforts to realign the numbers in its favour this time round, after a similar exercise was defeated in the last session by a joint opposition, which has since been considerably weakened NEW DELHI: A day after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday reversed...
IN-SPACe moves to privatise operations of Rs 986 cr spaceport
Spread the love To identify a suitable industry partner, IN-SPACe has issued an expression of interest (EoI) inviting proposals from eligible Indian entities to operate and manage the new launch complex, which is being built primarily for launches involving small rockets. BENGALURU: Space promoter-cum-regulator IN-SPACe has begun the process of handing over the operations and management of the Rs 986-crore...
Two memorials of 1962 war heroes figure in 27 places formally named in Arunachal
Spread the love Havildar Shere Thapa of the 2nd Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, was credited with saving the Subansiri Valley during the 1962 Chinese aggression NEW DELHI: Sher-e-Thapa Memorial, set up in memory of 1962 China war hero Havildar Shere Thapa, is one of the 27 places in Arunachal that the Union government on Friday formally named by their...
IAF wing commander ‘honey-trapped’ by Pak operatives; charged for alleged info leak
Spread the love After being informed by IAF’s intelligence wing, Delhi Police arrested the officer, and he is currently lodged in Tihar jail in judicial custody NEW DELHI: A serving Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force has been arrested and chargesheeted for allegedly leaking sensitive defence-related information after being “honey-trapped” through social media by Pakistani intelligence operatives.The IAF officer,...
Science min dedicates to nation first-of-its-kind ‘eco-educational hub’ in Lucknow
Spread the love At the heart of the Hub is the Indian Heritage Garden, which brings together heritage trees propagated from historically significant locations across the country NEW DELHI: Science and technology minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday dedicated to the nation the first-of-its-kind CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) ‘eco-educational hub’ ‘Prakriti Gyan Dham’ at Maharishi Parashar Bioresource Centre (MPBC) in...
No roads, drainage after 11 yrs: Why Gr Noida ‘smart village’ wants name change
Spread the love Rain leaves the village’s unpaved approach roads covered in thick slush (L), the mud banks of the only pond keeps breaking and sliding into it NOIDA: In 2015, Sadullapur was among 14 Greater Noida settlements earmarked for development as ‘smart villages’, a tag that came with promises of reliable water supply, paved roads and an end to...
Restore J&K statehood, says human rights forum
Spread the love The forum also backed statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. SRINAGAR: The Forum for Human Rights in J&K has called for full restoration of statehood and repeal of 2019 Reorganisation Act, cautioning that linking statehood to the security situation and terrorist attacks could erode democratic rights in the Union territory.It...
Raja Raghuvanshi’s brothers booked for serving liquor without licence in Indore
Spread the love Rau police have booked Raja Raghuvanshi’s brothers for allegedly serving liquor without a valid license (Picture credit:X) INDORE: The family of Raja Raghuvanshi, whose murder in Meghalaya made national headlines, is back in the news after Rau police booked his brother Sachin Raghuvanshi and others for allegedly serving liquor to customers without a valid licence at the...
Science Snapshots: August 9, 2026
Spread the love Scientists use AI to design viruses to kill hardy bacteria Scientists have used AI to design entire genomes for bacteriophages, viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Using ‘genome language models’, they generated thousands of new DNA sequences, then used them with a well-studied virus called ΦX174 as a template to yield 16 functional viruses. These phages were...
Raids in four Kashmir districts in anti-national narrative case
Spread the love Anantnag: Security personnel conduct a raid to crack down on alleged terror-related activities , in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI Photo) SRINAGAR: J&K Police’s Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit Saturday conducted searches at five locations across four districts of the Valley in a case involving allegations of posting content aimed at building an anti-national narrative.The searches were...
