NEW DELHI: The skyline over Delhi and surrounding areas witnessed a mysterious streak of light, leaving residents in awe and sparking a wave of excitement on social media. Some stargazers took it as a meteor shower, while others speculated it to be part of debris of an old satellite falling on Earth. However, there is…
NEW DELHI: Countering the allegations of “backdoor appointment” of Unnat P Pandit as the controller general of patents, designs and trademarks (CGPDTM), who was not allegedly qualified for the post, the Centre told Supreme Court the reason for not following the standard recruitment protocol of issuing an advertisement for the post was due to national…
PUNE: Maharashtra clinched the pole position in India with 849 inter-country and domestic adoptions in the last financial year – accounting for nearly 20% of the total count and a 38% surge from the state’s previous fiscal’s tally of 522.Across India, 4,515 children found families – the highest number in over a decade – while…
KOCHI: “Nee Po Mone Dinesha.” That thunderous line from Narasimham echoes across Kerala’s streets, after Mohanlal first roared it on screen. On Saturday, the man behind that voice, one of India’s most enduring actors, was named winner of the 2023 Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his “iconic contribution to Indian cinema“.I&B ministry announced the honour based…
KOLKATA/KHARAGPUR: A 27-year-old PhD scholar from mechanical engineering department at IIT-Kharagpur was found dead in his room Saturday. This is the fifth unnatural death on campus this year, and sixth in the past 12 months.Harsh Kumar Pandey from Ranchi had taken admission in the PhD programme in Jan. Police suspect he died by suicide, but…
NEW DELHI: Counting sports facilities as community resources, Supreme Court has said these cannot be concentrated in the hands of the rich and elite in urban areas even though many youngsters from poor rural backgrounds have stormed into the national sporting arena by the dint of their talent and resolve.While finalising the constitution of All…
RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: PM Narendra Modi ratcheted up his “atmanirbharta” push amid increasing protectionist measures globally, saying on Saturday that from “chip to ship, everything must be made in India”, which has no choice now but to be self-reliant. Dedicating projects spanning various sectors and worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, PM Modi said in Bhavnagar that…
NEW DELHI: With the US imposing one lakh dollar fee on H-1B visas, Congress neta Rahul Gandhi called Narendra Modi a “weak Prime Minister”, exhuming a 2017 tweet in which he had used the same epithet on the issue concerning the US visas for highly skilled workers.Taking potshots at Trump’s recent phone call to wish…
A 25-year-old man was caught Friday making Instagram reels in a special Pocso court in Etah during trial proceedings in a gang-rape case. Terming the act “inexcusable”, the judge sentenced him to 15 days of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000. The man claimed his phone “automatically started making videos”. The judge…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission is likely to announce the dates for the Bihar polls, which may be conducted in two phases, in the first week of October.The high-stakes showdown will test the governing NDA, led by CM Nitish Kumar, against a charged opposition, which is already in battle mode with Rahul Gandhi conducting a state-wide…
