SRIHARIKOTA: A sudden hold in the final five minutes of the countdown briefly froze the celebration waiting to erupt at Sriharikota. Then, after a tense 35-minute delay and a restart of the launch sequence, Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 roared off the first launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 12.05 pm Saturday, becoming India’s…
A Canadian independent journalist, Max Genest, has received a death threat after posting a video about Gurpartap Singh Khalsa, a Sikh content creator who was asked to leave a gym in Windsor, Ontario, for carrying a kirpan, a ceremonial blade worn as part of the Sikh faith.A user identified as @prabh.xx07 commented beneath the video,…
It could be one of your best weeks, Virgo however, it can be a bit tense. Respect and honor can be found in your direction and others may ask for your opinions, laud your work or refer to your name with a glowing manner. Yet inside, there can be some confusion. Strange combination, but very…
MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday came out in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk and the students’ agitation, accusing the Centre of displaying “indifference” towards the ongoing protest and failing to engage with the demonstrators despite the agitation continuing for nearly three weeks.Addressing a press conference, Pawar said the future…
Bengaluru: A four-year-old racehorse was euthanised after suffering a fractured left foreleg during the Bangalore Summer Derby at Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) last Sunday. According to the club’s incident report, the horse was “humanely euthanised”. It is the first reported euthanasia of the racing season at BTC, which began in May.Knotty Cruise stumbled and fell…
Chennai: Days after chief minister C Joseph Vijay announced the cancellation of a Chennai project, the cabinet on Thursday decided to put the Uthandi elevated corridor project on hold pending a report from a technical committee.The multi-crore project, planned by the previous DMK govt as a four-lane elevated corridor along East Coast Road from West…
Hyderabad: A 65-year-old farmer was hacked to death by a butcher at Rebbena in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district on Friday. After killing the victim, the accused allegedly severed his head before fleeing the scene. Police arrested the accused later that day, and he was remanded in judicial custody on Saturday.The victim, M Somaiah, was a…
Traffic police halted movement on both carriageways and the adjoining service roads Gurgaon: A 66kV high-tension transmission line snapped over NH-8 near Narsingpur on Saturday afternoon, shutting both carriageways of the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway for nearly 40 minutes and triggering traffic snarls stretching 5-6 km on either side. The outage also disrupted power supply to several…
Kolkata: The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) has adopted advanced technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, sensors capable of reading hand gestures, acoustically designed hallways and sound concentrators to make the Museum of Word.Also known as Shabdalok, the facility will be inaugurated at the National Library by Union home minister, Amit Shah, on…
Inter-village tourneys are organised almost everywhere in South Goa Panaji: South Goa comprises just 0.12% of the national population, but players from the district enjoy more time on the field than any other region in the top-tier Indian Super League (ISL).South Goa lead the rankings with 8.2% minutes on the field, while Aizawl (6.2%), North…
