The meteorite that fell in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on August 17 last year was a rare specimen of an aubrite seen in India for the first time since 1852, according to a paper published in the Indian Academy of Sciences peer-reviewed journal Current Science last month. A group of scientists at the space department’s Physical […]
Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka on Thursday thanked ‘great old friend’ India after external affairs minister S Jaishankar – on a three-day visit to the Pacific island nation hosting the World Hindi Conference – announced a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders. “… very fortunate to have such a great power and […]
Sahil Gehlot danced and enjoyed with his friends at his engagement ceremony on February 9 and later strangled his live-in partner and stuffed her body inside a refrigerator following an heated argument, police claimed. The following day, Gehlot, 24, got married, they said.Nikki Yadav was allegedly strangled to death by Gehlot who stuffed her body […]
The Income Tax department’s ‘survey’ at the BBC office here continued for the third straight day on Thursday as officials gathered financial data from select staffers and made copies of electronic and paper data of the news organisation. The operation that began at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) offices in Delhi and Mumbai at around […]
Elon Musk said that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year” while speaking via a video call to the World Government Summit in Dubai. He also said that as Twitter CEO he is making sure the platform can function properly. “I think I need to stabilize the organization […]
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expressed displeasure over his Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) leader Gulam Rasool Balyawi’s demand for 30% reservation for Muslims in the army. He said he will get clarification from Balyawi. “Lot of people have the habit of speaking a lot. When I meet him, I will ask him […]
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the importance of the US-India strategic technology partnership and committed to continuing working together and in groups like the Quad to advance economic growth and expand cooperation on their shared priorities, a presidential spokesperson has said.A phone call between the two leaders took place on Tuesday […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up on Friday Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Jaya Thakur’s petition seeking prosecution of Adani group of companies under various laws in the wake of a report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research that levelled certain allegations against the group. A Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear […]
The Income Tax department survey operation against the BBC India continued for the second day with the sleuths understood to be making copies of electronic and paper-based financial data of the organisation, officials said on Wednesday. The tax department had launched the action on Tuesday at the BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices along with at […]
The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted a survey operation at the BBC’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai as part of a tax evasion investigation, officials said.The surprise action comes weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots and India. The department is looking at documents related to the business […]