A woman who had approached a police station here to file a complaint against her husband was allegedly gang-raped by the accomplices of a sub-inspector posted there, officials said. The accused kept her hostage at a house for three days where they repeatedly raped her. Later, they allegedly sold the woman to another man, who, […]
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah became a father as he welcomed a baby boy with wife Sanjana Ganesan on September 4.Taking to social media sites, X and Instagram, the cricketer wrote, “Our little family has grown & our hearts are fuller than we could ever imagine! This morning we welcomed our little boy, Angad Jasprit […]
The Manipur government has appointed a retired decorated Army officer who was in charge of the operation to destroy militant camps in Myanmar eight years ago, as the senior superintendent of police (combat), a post created for him, officials said on Monday. The appointment of Col Nectar Sanjenbam (retd) for five years followed Union Home […]
ISRO on Monday said the Vikram lander successfully underwent a hop test when it made the soft-landing again on the lunar surface.On command it (Vikram lander) fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 to 40 cm away, ISRO said in an update on […]
ISRO scientist N Valarmathi, known for her iconic voice during rocket countdown launches, has died.The scientist suffered a heart attack and died in Chennai on Saturday evening, say reports. Taking to X, former ISRO director Dr PV Venkitakrishnan wrote: “The voice of Valarmathi Madam will not be there for the countdowns of future missions of […]
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it wants National Conference leader Mohd Akbar Lone to apologise for raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in 2018. Lone is the lead petitioner challenging the abrogation of Article 370 that accorded special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. […]
The Central Government is ready for elections in Jammu and Kashmir anytime now, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a five-judge Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud on Thursday.The Bench had on Tuesday sought to know from the Centre when elections would be held in Jammu and Kashmir. Terming restoration of democracy in Jammu and […]
Just about a fortnight after it’s decision to dissolve gram panchayats in Punjab came under judicial scanner, the government on Thursday announced its decision to withdraw the notification in this regard.Appearing before the Bench headed by Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, Punjab Advocate-General Vinod Ghai submitted that the notification would be withdrawn in the next […]
India on Wednesday scripted history with the successful soft landing of its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on the south pole region of the Moon. With this achievement, India has become the first country to land on the Moon’s challenging south pole region.The space agency Isro announced the landing and wrote, “‘India, I reached my destination and […]
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed killing all on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority has said.Earlier, Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported the Embraer aircraft was shot down by air defences in the Tver region, north of Moscow.The jet, which was flying from the capital to St […]