New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) India’s first privately developed orbital rocket Vikram‑1 reaching orbit marks a structural shift in India’s space sector from a state monopoly to a “multi-actor space ecosystem”, a new report has said. On July 18, 2026, Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, and placed its…
An East-West Metro train under the river Hooghly Kolkata: If all goes well, the city’s first driverless metro rake may zip with passengers under the Hooghly within a month, sources said. A driver will remain on board the rake to reassure commuters, but its movement will be controlled from Operations Control Centre at the maintenance…
Kolkata: The frenetic pace of campaigning may have concluded on polling day, but for candidates, the day after offered little scope for pause. Ac-ross constituencies, MLA-hopefuls slipped into a different rhythm on Thursday, marked by review meetings, damage assessment and anticipation.Senior functionary Aroop Biswas, who contested from Tollygunge, headed to the party office at Bijoygarh…
Delhi Capitals’ Madhav Tiwari (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The 22-year-old Madhav Tiwari entered IPL 2026 without any prior senior-level experience. He featured in just four matches during the season, but that brief stint was enough to grab attention and announce his arrival on the big stage.Hailing from Mauganj in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, Madhav is…
Varanasi: When VB-G Ram G Act was introduced in Parliament, Opposition had to withdraw its objections after understanding the objectives, said deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya at Panch Sammelan, organised by Union ministry of rural development, at the Rudraksh International Convention Centre, on Thursday. The conference brought together around 500 gram pradhans from UP,…
Jaipur: A three-day exhibition, organised by the state govt, began Friday at the Information Centre in Jaipur to mark the completion of 12 years of NDA govt at the Centre.“Centred on the theme 12 Years of Trust, Development, and Public Welfare, the exhibition showcased the public welfare schemes, achievements, and development initiatives of both the…
Bahraich: Senior IAS officer Akshay Tripathi, a 2014-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre officer and outgoing Bahraich District Magistrate, has been appointed Private Secretary to Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram. The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on August 8, 2026.Tripathi’s move to central deputation is expected to end his tenure as…
A while ago, AR Rahman was in the news due to his remark about getting less work in Bollywood due to communalism. He had also called ‘Chhaava’ a propaganda film. Lyricist Manoj Muntashir has now reacted to Rahman’s comment. Manoj pointed to the success of several prominent Muslims in India and argued that Rahman himself…
The pendency comes despite repeated drives by MCG to clean up its database Gurgaon: As many as 5,390 property ID objections and applications are pending with MCG, with 51% (2,740) of these cases still stuck at the civic body’s level itself, leaving thousands of property owners waiting for their records to be corrected and information…
Panaji: GFP chief and Fatorda legislator Vijai Sardesai, on Tuesday said, “Goa is completely ‘Ram bharose’ (at God’s mercy).”“There’s no vision, no policy, no roadmap. Govt is busy issuing taxi permits and rent-a-cab permissions, and creating chaos where locals and outsiders are forced to fight while tourism collapses,” he said.While those depending on tourism have…
