NEW DELHI: In a big step to prepare for its first orbital space launch, Hyderabad-based space-tech company Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test-fired the stage-2 of Vikram-1 space launch vehicle, called Kalam-250, from the Sriharikota spaceport.Stage-2 is a critical stage in the ascent of the launch vehicle, as it propels it from the atmospheric phase to…
VARANASI: Although his crime empire had started crumbling under crackdown by the Yogi Adityanath govt since 2017, the death of jailed mafia don Mukhtar Ansari drew curtains on his over four-decade reign of terror in eastern UP.He faced over 60 criminal cases, 16 of them for murder. The first case lodged against him was in…
NEW DELHI: Tauseef Ali Farooqui was a promising cricketer. Known for his left-arm spin in the neigbourhood and the cricket academy, the lad even aspired to play for India one day. He distinguished himself academically too – it took him just a single attempt to crack the IIT entrance exams after passing out from Sanskriti…
BAREILLY: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday rejected nomination papers of senior SP leader Azam Khan‘s close aides, Asim Raja and Abdul Salam who wanted to contest from Rampur.Raja and Salam had filed their papers as SP and independent candidates respectively, after the party declared Muhibullah Nadwi, an imam of a mosque in Delhi’s Parliament…
MUMBAI: Taking a reconciliatory tone, Congress veteran Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said he expected the dispute with Shiv Sena (UBT) over a few seats to be resolved amicably. The statement came soon after MVA leaders Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Congress legislature party leader Balasaheb Thorat and Chavan met on Thursday to take stock of the…
MUMBAI: Backed by French luxury brand LVMH, global investment firm L Catterton on Thursday said that its Asia platform has formed a new India consumer-focused joint venture partnership with former Hindustan Unilever CEO Sanjiv Mehta to develop a new investment vehicle. Mehta will serve as its executive chairman of India, effective April 4, 2024. He…
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NEW DELHI: University Grants Commission has announced that National Eligibility Test (NET) scores will be valid for PhD admissions from 2024-25, eliminating the need for multiple entrance exams. The decision was taken based on expert committee recommendations.Candidates qualifying under different categories will have their NET scores contribute significantly to their admissions, with scores remaining valid…
MUMBAI: In a first, the sub-continent’s wealthiest billionaires who are also among world’s richest industrialists, Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, are entering a ‘power’ deal. Ambani will pick up a minority stake in a power unit of Adani, their companies announced Thursday. Ambani’s Reliance Industries will purchase 26% in Mahan Energen, a wholly owned subsidiary…
NEW DELHI: In an unusual development, PM Modi on Thursday endorsed a protest of 600 lawyers against what they called an attempt by “lawyers with vested interests” to pressure judiciary and defame courts, especially in corruption cases involving politicians, by defaming judges.“To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture. Five decades ago, they had…
