New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will carry out the first of several test flights ahead of the Gaganyaan mission on October 21, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. The test vehicle development flight (TV-D1) will be conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to test…
New Delhi: With the IMF forecasting robust economic growth in India amid concerns about the global economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country is a global bright spot and powerhouse of growth and innovation. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised India’s GDP projection marginally by 0.2 per cent to 6.3…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that people of India stand firmly with his country in this difficult hour, expressing strong and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Netanyahu called up Modi to update him on the ongoing situation as Israel carries out…
New Delhi: India’s solidarity with the Palestinian cause dates back to Mahatma Gandhi’s time and its rising global stature and influence over all key players in West Asia make it well-placed to play a crucial role in defusing the crisis arising out of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Palestine Ambassador Adnan Abu Alhaija said on Tuesday. In…
Toronto: A prominent Indo-Canadian community member has voiced deep concern over the “ecosystem” in Canada that has enabled Khalistan extremists to use violence, threaten and bully those opposing their “nefarious agendas’. Amidst the diplomatic standoff between Canada and India over the killing of a pro-Khalistan separatist in Surrey in British Columbia province in June, he…
New Delhi: The number of people who die from stroke globally is estimated to increase by 50 per cent by 2050 to 9.7 million per year, with annual costs possibly as high as USD 2.3 trillion, unless urgent action is taken, according to a new study published in the Lancet Neurology journal. The analysis forecasts…
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani has raced ahead of Gautam Adani to become the richest Indian on a list of wealthiest people in the country. The 66-year-old chairman of the diversified Reliance Industries saw his wealth growing by a marginal 2 per cent to Rs 8.08 lakh crore, while Adani’s fortune plummeted by 57 per cent to Rs…
Adilabad (Telangana): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao never worked for the poor but only concentrated on how to make his son K T Rama Rao the CM of the state, in the past 10 years of his rule, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Addressing a public rally here, Shah alleged the…
New Delhi: The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, on Monday reviewed the situation in Sikkim, where incidents of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) and cloudburst have led to flash floods. Gauba emphasised that evacuation of people in the shortest possible time should be the priority for the Sikkim government…
Jerusalem:An Indian woman working as a caregiver in Ashkelon was injured when the Palestinian militant group Hamas fired a barrage of rockets on Israel’s northern city, sources said on Monday. The woman, identified as Sheeja Anand from Kerala, suffered injuries in her hands and leg on Saturday and was immediately provided treatment at a nearby…
