BENGALURU: After several delays, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), early Sunday completed the first integrated air-drop test (IADT-01), a critical exercise to validate the parachute system that will bring back astronauts safely under the Gaganyaan mission, from its spaceport in Sriharikota. “Isro successfully accomplishes IADT-01 for end-to-end demonstration of parachute based deceleration system for…
Lucknow: When Rajesh Verma, 41, (name changed) from Barabanki experienced severe chest pain late at night, his family rushed him to the district hospital. An ECG was performed immediately, and through the HRIDAY SETU (STEMI Care UP) hub-and-spoke model, doctors at the district hospital shared the results with specialists at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of…
NEW DELHI: Keen to engage women personnel in frontline, operational roles, the Central Industrial Security force (CISF) is set to induct the first-ever all-women commando team into its core operations. Likely to be deployed at airports and sensitive installations post-training, around 100 women CISF personnel will be imparted operational skills, such as physical fitness and…
Lucknow: Preparations are underway in the city to accord a grand welcome to local boy Shubhanshu Shukla, who will visit Lucknow on Monday after his return from the historic Axiom IV space mission.Students of his alma mater, the City Montessori School, will welcome Shukla at 8.45am at Lucknow Airport, followed by a car parade to…
NEW DELHI: India has conducted the maiden test of an indigenous integrated air defence weapon system (IADWS), which has a combination of two surface-to-air missiles and a laser-based anti-drone weapon to tackle incoming aerial threats.The IADWS, which is controlled by a centralised command and control centre, was tested by DRDO off the coast of Odisha…
NEW DELHI: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi is now headed for Algeria to boost the bilateral defence engagement with the country, as part of the ongoing overall outreach to Africa where China has made deep strategic inroads.General Dwivedi’s visit from Aug 25-28 aims at reinforcing defence and security engagement between India and Algeria, with a…
Kolkata police filed a charge sheet against four individuals, including Manojit Mishra, in connection with the law college gang-rape case. The survivor reported the crime occurred on June 25. Pramit Mukhopadhyay, Zaib Ahmed, and security guard Pinaki Banerjee are also charged under BNS and the IT Act. KOLKATA: Police filed the first charge sheet in…
DEHRADUN: A day after flash flood and debris struck Tharali in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, dozens of families remained displaced, taking shelter in temporary relief camps set up in the area. The district administration arranged food and basic facilities, but many families said the trauma of losing homes and loved ones was still fresh, and it…
Lucknow: The state govt’s vaccination campaigns have cut neonatal deaths over eight years, focusing on reaching all children, especially those who haven’t received any doses.Parth Sarathi Sen Sharma, principal secretary of health and family welfare, said that following the CM’s vision, steady decline in zero-dose children shows the combined efforts of the state health system,…
Thiruvananthapuram/Kozhikode: The resignation of Congress’ Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, appears imminent, with the party distancing itself from him. Although no senior neta has directly asked him to step down, most have conveyed to the KPCC brass that his resignation was the only way to protect…
