NEW DELHI: Clashes broke out between supporters of the BJP and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in South 24 Parganas during repolling in West Bengal on Saturday, with allegations emerging that some voters were being prevented from casting their ballots. Security forces were deployed in large numbers to bring the situation under control and ensure voting…
The consortium named Allied Orbits Private Limited is led by Pixxel Space India and includes Dhruva Space, PierSight Space and Satsure Analytics India NEW DELHI: Space regulator IN-SPACe has approved and signed under the PPP model an agreement with a private consortium for the country’s first indigenous, fully commercial earth observation constellation, with a view…
Monsoon in central India (PTI) NEW DELHI: A well-marked low-pressure area that has developed over northwest Bay of Bengal will help monsoon continue in “active phase” over central parts of the country over the next 4-5 days, IMD said on Saturday, when the cumulative (June 1-July 4) rainfall deficit dropped to nearly 27% from 40%…
Rahul Gandhi addresses the gathering during the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said India’s education system has reached a stage where paper leaks have become “the norm”, alleging that the issue affects millions of students and requires a political consensus to resolve.Addressing a…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Saturday met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and staked claim to form the government after being unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).Shivakumar’s meeting at Raj Bhavan came shortly after the CLP elected him as its new leader at a meeting held at Vidhana Soudha in…
Rahul Gandhi also said that Narendra Modi’s ‘political end’ has come NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, during the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Wednesday, reportedly said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political rule is in its “final phase” and that a search for his successor is already underway.“Narendra Modi ka siyasi ant ho chuka…
NEW DELHI: There were tears, and heartbreaking scenes as Afghanistan cricket bid an emotional farewell to former fast bowler Shapoor Zadran. Star spinner Rashid Khan, wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran and several other Afghanistan cricketers were seen breaking down while paying their final respects to their former teammate, whose death has left the country’s cricket…
NEW DELHI: Leading lawyers Harish Salve and Mahesh Jethmalani Monday advocated a reset in the judiciary, as happened after the Emergency, and said the complaint redressal mechanism needs to be reformed for the public to continue reposing faith in the institution.Referring to the unprecedented discovery of burning cash at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence in March…
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) In what could be considered a historic first for Indian cricket, the opening match of the upcoming season of Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) could be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, multiple reports claimed on Monday night. CHENNAI: The MA Chidambaram Stadium will host the opening match of…
The last of Indian film music’s living legends, Asha Bhosle, passed away at Breach Candy Hospital on Sunday at the age of 92. With a career spanning over seven decades, she won hearts across India and globally. She was hospitalised a day earlier due to cardiac and respiratory complications that led to multi-organ failure. Her…
