NEW DELHI: The successful docking of two Isro spacecraft in space on Thursday has paved the way for future space and outer space missions as India desperately needs a permanent station in space for parking its spacecraft before pursuing a long space journey.The docking mission is a very challenging task as it involves reducing the…
NEW DELHI: The cabinet decision to set up eighth pay commission came in a fortnight marked with several key decisions and launch of schemes by PM Narendra Modi who has billed 2025 to be a year of big decisions.The hectic first fortnight of the year in the build up to Budget has seen commissioning of…
NEW DELHI: Congress has moved Supreme Court in support of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, saying the law was “essential to safeguard secularism in India” which is a basic feature of the Constitution and was needed to ensure communal harmony.Seeking to intervene in the litigation initiated by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, now with BJP,…
NEW DELHI: In a season of making annual declarations on investments and deduction, the income tax department has put employees and employers on notice after it came across lakhs of instances of individuals making bogus claims related to donations to political parties and charitable organisations as well as false investment and interest payment claims.It all…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday released its final list of candidates comprising nine names, and left two seats to allies – JD-U (Burari) and LJP-Ram Vilas (Deoli) – thereby completing the NDA lineup for all 70 Delhi seats that go to polls on Feb 5.BJP’s Shikha Rai will contest against AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj and Garvit…
MUMBAI: Surgeons removed a 3-inch-long tip of a knife from near the mid-spine region of 54-year-old Saif Ali Khan following the attack by an intruder at the actor’s Bandra home early Thursday.Khan, along with his elder son and a domestic help, reached Lilavati Hospital, Bandra Reclamation, around 3 am with blood oozing from his wounds….
NEW DELHI: Three weeks before Delhi votes, Modi government announced on Thursday the setting up of the eighth pay commission, a move that will benefit not only 1.1 crore central govt employees and pensioners, including defence personnel, but also those working in the NCT administration and other states and UTs.The decision, which had been pending…
MUMBAI: Thursday’s attack on Saif Ali Khan in his Bandra residence evoked shock within the film fraternity. Many questioned the safety and security of Mumbai’s citizens. Bandra celebrities said they were particularly worried.From Parineeti Chopra, Raveena Tandon, Kunal Kohli, Pooja Bhatt, Imtiaz Ali, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Anup Jalota, to south Indian stars Chiranjeevi and…
MUMBAI: In an incident that sent shockwaves through Bollywood and raised questions about security in upscale neighbourhoods, actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed repeatedly by an intruder in his penthouse in Mumbai’s Bandra during an apparent burglary attempt early on Thursday.Khan, 54, suffered multiple injuries and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital where doctors operated on…
KOLKATA: Following the death of a lady during childbirth at a government hospital in Bengal’s West Midnapore district, allegedly after administration of intravenous fluid Ringer’s lactate, Calcutta high court on Thursday questioned the Bengal health department, asking it why it had not taken any step to withdraw existing stocks of Ringer’s lactate made by Paschim…
