Speaking about India’s space sector, Singh stated that opening it up to private companies has led to rapid expansion. NEW DELHI: India stands alongside the world’s leading nations in several advanced technologies, said Jitendra Singh, MoS (independent charge) for science and technology and earth sciences.Speaking at Digit India’s Top Appliance Awards 2026, Jitendra Singh highlighted…
A police escort vehicle assigned to former Punjab cabinet minister and All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) chairperson Maninderjeet Singh Bitta was rammed by a car allegedly driven by a drunk man in the city on April 29 — and as his cavalcade crossed into Delhi later that night, a second incident occurred near Mahipalpur, where a…
Mapusa: Four recent arrests involving illegal foreign nationals have alarmed Pernem locals, who are demanding that authorities take measures to counter the influx of illegal immigrants in the coastal belt.Earlier this week, two Afghan nationals travelling on fake Indian passports were arrested upon arrival at Manohar International Airport, Mopa.Adding to concern, Alexandr Arkhipov of Kazakhstan,…
Rodri stunned passengers by boarding Ryanair after World Cup glory, proving even football’s biggest stars fly budget sometimes/ Images: X,AP Rodri has spent the past year at the very top of world football, but the Manchester City midfielder offered a rather different image of himself while making his way back to England. The 30-year-old Spain…
Vikram Misri (File photo) New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is likely to travel to Nepal next month for what will be the first high-level bilateral visit since the new govt led by PM Balendra Shah assumed office. While Nepalese media reported that the visit could take place on May 11-12, official sources said the…
England all-rounder Sam Curran has described Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rise to the Indian team as an “incredible story”, saying the 15-year-old has earned the attention coming his way, while hoping England can keep him quiet if he makes his international debut in the ongoing T20I series.The cricket world has been waiting for Sooryavanshi’s India debut ever…
New Delhi: A lab assistant has been arrested Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a class VI student at a govt school in north east Delhi’s Seemapuri. Acting on the student’s complaint, police registered a case under sections related to molestation and Pocso act, and arrested the accused.In her complaint to the police, the victim stated…
Greta Thunberg has built a reputation for saying things that many politicians would rather avoid. Her speeches rarely wander into careful diplomatic territory. Instead, she tends to strip an issue down to what she sees as its core and then states it in plain language. That approach has earned her both admiration and criticism, often…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has thrown his support behind Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, saying the two senior batters cannot simply be dropped if they still want to play for India. Ashwin’s comments came after Rohit silenced retirement talk with a brilliant century in the…
Kolkata: The issue of the ISI draft bill, that has generated much debate over the autonomy of the institution, weighed heavily at an event organised to mark the birth anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, founder of Indian Statistical Institute. The day is also celebrated as ‘Statistics Day’ by the govt and the institute observes it…
