Photographic view during the Static Test of SOLVE-ST01 NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the first ground test of the solid motor for its Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE), a new test platform being developed to support the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.The static test was carried out at the…
Delhi’s chief minister Rekha Gupta has defended the upcoming ban on new petrol two-wheeler registrations from April 2028, citing the need to achieve clean air targets NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday defended Delhi govt’s decision to stop fresh registrations of petrol-powered two-wheelers from April 2028, calling it a necessary step to meet…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s (NMMC) Property Tax Department received an unprecedented response from citizens in its property tax collection campaign for the financial year 2026-27, collecting Rs 434.02 crore in the first quarter from April to June 2026, a record in the corporation’s history, said the civic officials. Technology-based administrative work played…
Man from Salem, wrongfully imprisoned for nearly two years on rape and impregnation charges, has been acquitted by a Pocso court (AI-generated image for representational purposes) SALEM: A Pocso court on Friday acquitted a 32-year man from Salem district, who spent nearly two years in jail on charges of raping and impregnating a minor, after…
Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud Hyderabad: With the tenure of several corporation chairpersons set to end this month and next, a quiet tussle is unfolding within the Telangana Congress, with many incumbents seeking a second consecutive term while a new batch of aspirants presses for an opportunity.The demand comes at a time when…
GURGAON: Two alleged members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, each carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, and a police officer were injured during an exchange of fire in Haryana’s Bahadurgarh on Sunday following a joint operation by the Haryana Police and the Delhi Police. The operation was carried out jointly by the STF Bahadurgarh…
Kolkata: Even as hospitals wait for final instructions from the govt on the rollout of Ayushman Bharat, Swasthya Sathi patients continue to stream in and their bills are still getting approved across most private hospitals in Kolkata. Some have, in fact, been admitting more patients under Swasthya Sathi — the universal health scheme with a…
Panaji: The Town and Country Planning department continues clearing conversion applications for land parcels to settlement zones under Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act. In its latest tranche, 37 land parcels are slated for conversion to settlement but simultaneously, the department has also moved to demarcate 1 crore sqm of already…
Ahmedabad: Sarkhej police on Friday night registered a case after a 38-year-old man alleged that his 15-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted multiple times by a relative and later threatened with the circulation of her private photographs.According to the complaint, the family currently lives in a rented house in Gota and had earlier resided in Sarkhej…
Panchkula: Panchkula police have arrested two members of a cyber fraud gang for allegedly duping an elderly woman of Rs 16 lakh through a “digital arrest” scam.According to the Cyber Crime police station, the victim complained that fraudsters posing as Mumbai crime branch officials claimed a parcel sent in her name to Iran contained drugs,…
