ISRO successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) on Sunday.The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said. ISRO conducted the experiment in collaboration with the Air Force and Defence Space Research Organisation early today.
Salim Durani, the debonair India cricketer of the 1960s with a movie star looks, a puckish sense of humour, and a penchant for hitting monstrous sixes on demand, died on Sunday.He was 88.His death was confirmed by sources close to the family. He had been living with his younger brother, Jahangir Durani, in Jamnagar, Gujarat.Durani […]
After clashes between two groups during the Ram Navami celebrations in parts of Bihar, the state police on Sunday said the situation in Nalanda’s Biharsharif was completely normal.The state police also advised people not to believe in rumours. Clashes were reported on March 31 in Nalanda’s Biharsharif and Sasaram in Rohtas district where Union Home […]
The Chennai Super Kings tried till the end but couldn’t prevent themselves from going down to Gujarat Titans in the opening match of the IPL 2023 in Ahmedabad on Friday. After being put in to bat, CSK finished with 173/7, a target that was chased down by the defending champions GT in the final over […]
The Punjab Police expanded its hunt for pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh to ‘deras’ and other possible hideouts of the ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief in Hoshiarpur district, where some suspects had abandoned their car following a chase three days ago. Media reports claimed that Amritpal Singh’s mentor and social media handler Papalpreet Singh may have gone […]
India’s market regulator is investigating possible violation of ‘related party’ transaction rules in the Adani Group’s dealings with at least three offshore entities that have links to the brother of the conglomerate’s founder, two people said. The three entities allegedly entered into several investment transactions with unlisted units of the ports-to-power conglomerate founded by billionaire […]
The Mumbai Police arrested a 62-year-old drunk Swedish national for allegedly molesting a 24-year-old cabin crew on board an Indigo Airlines flight from Bangkok to Mumbai. The passenger, identified as Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, also reportedly assaulted a co-passenger and created a ruckus mid-air on the 6E-1052 Indigo Flight. The passenger reportedly started behaving […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today will address the Combined Commanders Conference at Bhopal even as the military posture of India’s principal adversaries—China and Pakistan—has recorded no positive change on the borders. The meeting will be attended by all tri-service commanders of the rank of commander-in-chiefs with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan leading the […]
Ahead of Navjot Singh Sidhu’s release from Patiala Central Jail, his wifeNavjot Kaur Sidhu shared an emotional message on Twitter.Congress leader’s wife, who recently broke the news that she was battling cancer, in her tweet said ‘she asked for death’ to ‘teach Sidhu a lesson’. She also wrote profoundly about her husband’s love for Punjab. […]
India logged 2,151 new Covid-19 cases within 24 hours amid conern cover a fresh spike in infections in the country, according to Union health ministry data updated Wednesday. A total of 2,208 cases were recorded on October 28 last year. The Covid-related death toll has increased to 5,30,848 – three reported by Maharashtra, one by […]