BENGALURU: Tonight, a few milliseconds past 10pm, India is poised to launch its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission — the PSLV-C60 rocket will carry two small spacecraft, each weighing approximately 220 kg, into a 470 km circular orbit.This technology demonstration mission aims to showcase India’s capability in performing complex in-space docking maneuvers, a crucial technology…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has broken his silence after an arrest warrant was issued against him over alleged fraud concerning Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) deposits. “In light of recent news of the PF case against me, I would like to provide some clarification with regards to my involvement with Strawberry Lenceria Pvt….
BENGALURU: Robin Uthappa, former cricketer and director of Centaurus Lifestyle Brands Pvt Ltd, is facing legal trouble after a warrant was issued against him for provident fund (PF) fraud. The firm allegedly failed to deposit Rs 23 lakh deducted from employees’ salaries into their PF accounts. Regional PF Commissioner II & Recovery Officer, Shadakshara Gopala…
NEW DELHI: Bengaluru Police on Sunday arrested estranged wife Nikita Singhania, the wife of deceased Bengaluru techie Subhash Atul, along with her mother and brother, in an abetment to suicide case. According to Shivakumar, DCP White Field Division, accused Nikita Singhania was arrested from Gurgaon, Haryana, while Nisha Singhania and Anurag Singhania were arrested from…
BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said on Thursday that it successfully conducted a sea-level hot test of its CE20 Cryogenic Engine at the ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri late last month. The announcement came after ISRO completed the analysis of the test data. The breakthrough test, conducted on November 29, addressed significant technical…
NEW DELHI: The suicide of an executive from an automobile company has raised alarm, especially against the backdrop of a bitter family court dispute.It has been claimed that relentless pressure from his wife and in-laws pushed him to this extreme decision. They allegedly demanded Rs 3 crore to drop the legal battles against him, as…
MANDYA: Former CM of Karnataka, SM Krishna, BA, BL, MCL (TEXAS), who served as union minister thrice, is no more. He breathed his last at his residence in Bengaluru at 2.45 am on Tuesday.He served as Karnataka CM between October 11, 1999, and May 20, 2004. He served as Maharashtra governor between December 6, 2004,…
BENGALURU: A 29-year-old IT professional working in a private firm in Electronics City was extorted Rs 8.1 lakh after booking an escort service on an online portal.Gautham (name changed), a resident of Electronics City, got the number of a call girl, Amrutha Gill, on massagerepublic.com. He called her who introduced herself as Roopa, aka Kushi,…
BENGALURU: The Muslim community is mounting pressure on the govt to restore the 4% reservation which they previously enjoyed, especially since voting patterns in last year’s assembly elections and the bypolls to three assembly seats this month show the community had consolidated behind Congress party.The quota was scrapped by the previous BJP govt but a…
BENGALURU: A 22-year-old vlogger-cum-private company employee from the city was found murdered inside a hotel room in Indiranagar on Tuesday morning. Maya Gogoi, a native of Assam, had been residing in HSR Layout for three years. An employee with a firm in Koramangala, Maya came to hotel Royal Living, located opposite Double Road Park, 1st…
