MUMBAI: In the 70th year of its formation, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) will cross an important milestone with India’s first 500MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) near Kalpakkam, close to Chennai, set to become critical.Speaking on Monday at the 68th general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Ajit Kumar…
MUMBAI: In a major step towards boosting nuclear power generation in the country, the govt has given the go ahead for the formation of a new firm — Ashvini — a joint venture between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).According to NPCIL, its share in the new organization…
LONDON: A new academic study has found that the “pervasive problem of violence against women in India” will not be solved by men protecting women, as such patriarchal sexist beliefs can also be harmful.The first large-scale analysis of associations between sexism and tolerance of violence against women in India, written by academics in the UK,…
SRINAGAR: “Azadi (freedom)” and greater autonomy, stirring slogans of Kashmir Valley in earlier elections, have given way to calls for restoration of special status under Article 370 and statehood ahead of J&K’s Sept 18-Oct 1 assembly polls.In a sign of the change, National Conference (NC) president and ex-CM Farooq Abdullah vowed Monday to fight for…
JAMMU: Bilal Ahmed Kuchay — a 27-year-old undertrial prisoner involved in the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed on Feb 14, 2019 — was shifted from Kishtwar District Jail to Jammu GMCH’s ICU early Tuesday after he developed health complications. The 27-year-old suffers from Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition wherein the body’s…
IAS officer Tina Dabi, the UPSC 2015 topper recently transferred to Barmer, Rajasthan, finds herself in the spotlight once again due to a viral video. The clip captures her reaction to a Sarpanch’s speech delivered in fluent English at a function.A Sarpanch from Barmer, Sonu Kanwar, left everyone astonished when she delivered a welcome speech…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi grew emotional as he recalled his annual birthday visits to his mother to seek her blessings. During a visit to an Adivasi family’s home in Odisha, he was served ‘kheer’ which stirred memories of his mother.“Before coming here, I went to the home of an Adivasi family to attend…
NEW DELHI: An IndiGo Delhi-Bengaluru flight had a tail strike during take off from IGI Airport on Sept 9. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded the crew operating flight 6E-6054 on Airbus A321neo (VT-IBI). The aircraft is learned to have suffered a tail strike during take-off, which left significant signs of damage….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the US from September 21-23 and is set to join world leaders at the upcoming Quad summit, which is expected to address pressing global issues, including the situation in Ukraine.The summit, hosted by US president Joe Biden, will see PM Modi, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, and Japanese PM…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his post on Tuesday, submitting his formal resignation to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. The resignation was submitted to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena at around 4:30 pm.Kejriwal was accompanied by his cabinet colleague, Saurabh Bharadwaj, as he arrived at the LG Secretariat. AAP leader Atishi,…
