Chennai: The historic NISAR mission, a landmark collaboration between NASA and ISRO, has entered its crucial 90-day commissioning phase, during which scientists will carry out rigorous checks, calibrations, and orbital adjustments to prepare the satellite for full-scale earth observation. The critical phase follows the successful launch of the radar imaging satellite on July 30 aboard…
Bengaluru: Former MP and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna was on Friday convicted by a Special Court here in one of the four sexual abuse and rape cases registered against him. Special Court Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat will announce the quantum of punishment on Saturday. In April this year, the trial court framed various criminal…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday firmly rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s serious accusations of widespread voter fraud, labelling them as “baseless” and “irresponsible.” Responding to Gandhi’s statements, the Commission said, “The Election Commission ignores such baseless allegations made every day and, despite the repeated threats, urges all election officials who…
New Delhi: The central government on Friday informed the Parliament that no discussion has been made with the United States (US) over the procurement of F-35 fighter jets. In a written reply to Congress MP Balwant Baswant Wankhade, Union Minister of State for External Affairs said that India has not held a “formal discussion” with…
Washington: The US announced a 25 per cent tariff on India as the White House released an expansive list of duties that Washington will impose on exports from countries around the world. In an Executive Order titled ‘Further Modifying The Reciprocal Tariff Rates,’ President Donald Trump announced tariff rates for nearly 70 nations around the…
London: Jasprit Bumrah had made himself available for three of the five Tests in England and the Indian team management felt it was right to honour the star pacer’s call, considering his workload, said assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate. With the series on the line, Indian captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir waited…
Pune: A former police official who was part of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) that probed the 2008 Malegaon blast case claimed on Thursday that he had been asked to apprehend RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.The objective behind the order was to establish that there was “saffron terror”, alleged retired inspector Mehiboob Mujawar, reacting to the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed happiness over Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah enjoying his visit to Gujarat and said his visit to the Statue of Unity will inspire fellow Indians to travel to different parts of the country. Abdullah was in Ahmedabad to attend a tourism event. Modi said…
When I assumed charge as the Director of NIPER Mohali in 2017, I made it a point to personally visit every facility on campus. I wanted to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the infrastructure I was entrusted with. One building, however, stood out—not for its promise, but for its perplexing deadweight. It was the…
Struck with astonishment and wrath, the demon-giant stood bewildered as Sugreeva, the monkey-king, escaped his clutch, leaving behind insult and injury. His evil design to shatter Rama’s strength and sow despair among the Vanara host by capturing Sugreeva was thwarted by the very power that guarded the monkey race. Without pause or pity, he seized…
