RAIPUR: A well-known Bastar journalist, Mukesh Chandrakar, 33, who went missing on New Year’s Day, was found murdered and dumped in a septic tank on the premises of a road contractor in insurgency-hit Bijapur district on Friday.Journalists have called a total shutdown in Bijapur to protest against the murder.Mukesh, who worked as a contributor to…
JAMMU: Advocate Kanav Sharma, president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha’s Jammu wing and son of senior BJP member Chander Mohan Sharma, was injured after being shot by an electricity department employee following a parking feud in Roop Nagar area Friday, police said.“Around 2.15pm, a scuffle broke out between Sharma, a resident of Roop Nagar’s New…
MUMBAI: Shattering stereotypes, Isro has brought together about 12,000 talented girls from 108 countries for an all-girls flight to the lunar orbit, Mission ShakthiSAT. The mission is slated for a Sept 2026 launch by Isro’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. Some of the countries on board are Botswana, Greece, Costa Rica, UAE, and Cameroon.ShakthiSAT director Srimathy…
Tesla and Starlink CEO Elon Musk wants you to take note. The world’s richest man who has long described Mars as critical to humanity’s survival has an ‘alien warning’. “If future aliens see us, they will say; there they had rocket and everything, still they regulated themselves,” said Musk addressing a crowd that roared with…
GUWAHATI: An officer of the rank of SP was among several police personnel and civilians injured Friday evening in Manipur’s Kangpokpi as a mob bristling over the deployment of central forces in a Kuki-Zo village laid siege to the district police chief’s office.SP Manoj Prabhakar and his team were the target of stone-pelting by the…
India is poised to achieve a remarkable milestone in its economic journey, with exports of goods and services projected to surpass $800 billion in the current fiscal year, said commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Friday. This anticipated figure not only marks a significant increase from the previous year’s total of $778 billion but also reflects…
India vs Australia (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The fifth and final Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) enters Day 2, with clear skies promising uninterrupted action. After a dramatic opening day where India were bowled out for 185 and Australia closed at 9/1, Day 2 could be pivotal in determining…
NEW DELHI: The government has moved to make parental consent mandatory for children to open social media account. The Centre in draft rules for Data Protection has mentioned that “verifiable consent of parents to be obtained by data collecting entity before processing children’s personal data”.The consent must be obtained prior to any data processing activities….
The Great Indian Kapil Show witnessed a heartwarming reunion between Bollywood legend Govinda and his nephew Krushna Abhishek after seven long years. Their bond, which had been strained due to a public rift, took the center stage in one of the most highly anticipated episodes, which also featured Shakti Kapoor and Chunky Panday. Krushna described…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana is making his final legal attempt to avoid extradition to India. His lawyer, Joshua L. Dratel, has appealed to the US Supreme Court, challenging the lower court’s ruling, arguing that extradition would violate the double jeopardy principle, which protects against being tried twice for the same crime.Rana’s…
