New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order suspending the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The petition filed by advocates Anjale Patel and Pooja Shilpkar has sought a stay on the high court order. They contended…
New Delhi: Researchers have developed experimental drugs targeting mitochondria — the energy powerhouse of a cell — to work harder and burn more calories, which may make way for new treatments for obesity. The team, led by researchers from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, focused on “mitochondrial uncouplers” – molecules that make cells…
Thiruvananthapuram: A dominant India will look to seal the five-match series with another ruthless display when they take on a low-on-confidence Sri Lanka in the third women’s T20 International here on Friday. India has been outstanding with both the bat and the ball in the first and second T20Is, registering comprehensive eight-wicket and seven-wicket wins…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended a Christmas morning service at the Cathedral Church of the Redemption here along with a large congregation of Christians of Delhi and north India. The service included prayers, carols, hymns and a special prayer for the prime minister by Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Swarup, the Bishop…
Ranchi: Jharkhand can play a pivotal role in India’s net-zero transition by repurposing about 45,000 hectares of mining land, leveraging legacy energy assets and scaling low-carbon industrial pathways, according to a new study. The study by Delhi-based think tank International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) presented a comprehensive assessment of the state’s transition…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 101st birth anniversary and said his personality, work and leadership will continue to be a guiding light for the all-around development of the nation. Vajpayee served as the prime minister of India thrice between 1996 and…
Panchkula (Haryana): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday recalled the sacrifices made by the Sikh Gurus for humanity and asserted that the Narendra Modi government did not leave any stone unturned in highlighting the Sikh Guru tradition before the country and the world. Shah was addressing a gathering this evening at the ‘Sahibzaadon Ko Naman’…
New York/Washington: The successful LVM3 rocket launch of US BlueBird Block-2 is a very important day for the India-US partnership in the field of space, India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra has said. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) LVM3 rocket on Wednesday successfully launched the 6,100 kg US communication satellite AST SpaceMobile’s…
Patna: Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday claimed he would force criminals to flee Bihar in the next three months. Speaking at a programme in Patna, Choudhary said he has already cleared some of the “scrap”, a metaphor he uses for criminals. “And those who have not fled, I will force them to flee in…
New York: India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra met with his American counterpart Sergio Gor in Mar-a-Lago, US President Donald Trump’s residence in Florida. “It’s always a pleasure to meet with India’s Ambassador to the US @AmbVMKwatra. This was his first visit to Mar-a-Lago!” US Ambassador to India and Special Envoy to South…
