Chennai: ISRO is in the process of developing a third launch pad at the Shriharikota spaceport and is currently identifying the right vendors for it, a top scientist said. Shriharikota complex, which covers an area of 175 sq km, is located about 135 km east of Chennai. It has been serving the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency…
Mumbai: The ruling Mahayuti has reached consensus on 207 of 227 seats for the Mumbai civic polls, with BJP contesting 128 and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena 79, BJP’s city chief Amit Satam said. The BJP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena will contest the polls in the metropolis, scheduled for January 15, jointly. The Mahayuti also…
Kolkata: The EC has issued fresh instructions to district election officials in West Bengal, directing that voters marked as “unmapped” in the BLO app due to technical issues linked to the digitisation of the 2002 electoral rolls during the ongoing SIR exercise should not be called for hearings, even if such notices have been auto-generated…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said 2025 was a year of proud milestones for India as he highlighted Operation Sindoor, saying it became a symbol of pride for every Indian and showed the world that the country does not compromise on its security. Addressing his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address, the last…
Lagos: U.S.-backed air strikes in Nigeria hit two Islamic State-linked camps in the Bauni forest of Sokoto State, targeting foreign fighters infiltrating from the Sahel, the Nigerian government said. The strikes carried out on Thursday were approved by President Bola Tinubu and launched from maritime platforms domiciled in the Gulf of Guinea, after extensive intelligence…
Taipei: A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast late on Saturday, according to the island’s Central Weather Administration. The quake occurred at 11:05 pm local time, with its epicentre located about 32 km east of Yilan city at a depth of around 73 km. The exact coordinates of the epicentre were 24.69°N and…
Chennai: The Bluebird Block-2, a US-based satellite, which was successfully deployed by ISRO’s Bahubali rocket LVM3-M6 recently, is set to commence operations in the coming weeks. The next-generation communication satellite, developed by AST SpaceMobile, became the first spacecraft to be launched from Indian soil on December 24 into the intended Low Earth orbit by ISRO….
Mumbai: Ayush Mhatre was on Saturday named captain of the 15-member Indian side for the U-19 World Cup to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6 next year. However, along with Vihaan Malhotra, Mhatre will miss the preceding assignment to South Africa — a three-match ODI series — due to…
Dhaka: An internal rift overnight gripped the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) over its proposed alliance with the Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the Bangladesh election in February, with 30 of its leaders issuing a joint letter opposing the plan and two ranking members announcing their resignation. The NCP, a large offshoot of the Students Against Discrimination…
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said he would meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on December 31 and urge him to publish the list of 1.31 crore voters who have been flagged for “logical discrepancies” during the SIR exercise. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Banerjee said he would give a…
