Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) on Thursday successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission aboard the PSLV-C59 rocket, which lifted off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.In its 61st launch, the PSLV lifted off a little after 4pm as per a revised schedule — the mission was…
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah called on Thursday several demands seeking court-mandated surveys of Mosques and Shrines “a well-planned conspiracy”. Abudullah’s statement comes on the heels of court interventions, involving surveys, in Rajasthan’s Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh.In…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant on Thursday said that no party MLA would be a part of the new BJP-led Mahayuti government if Eknath Shinde did not take oath as the deputy chief minister. “If Eknath Shinde does not accept the deputy CM’s post, no MLA from Shiv Sena will accept any responsibility…
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath (File photo) NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday drew a parallel between the incidents of violence in Sambhal and unrest in Bangladesh, saying that “the nature and their DNA are the same.”Speaking at the inauguration of the Ramayan Mela at Ram Katha Park in Ayodhya, he…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday joined the opposition leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi, in their protest against the central government over Gautam Adani indictment issue outside the Parliament. Playing upon PM Modi‘s recent poll rhetoric of “ek rahenge, safe rahenge,” Rahul sported t-shirt which said “Modi Adani ek hai”…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday praised India for establishing “stable conditions” for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), highlighting India’s economic programmes. The Russian president, speaking at the VTB Investment Forum in Moscow, also compared the “Make in India” initiative with Russia’s import substitution programme. He also expressed Russia’s willingness to set up manufacturing facilities…
NEW DELHI: It was the ubiquitous ‘Sikh moderates vs radicals’ tug-of-war on display as history-sheeter and highly-radicalised pro-Khalistan terrorist Narain Singh Chaura aimed his weapon at former Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal, scion of the ‘moderate’ Badal family.According to an ex-IPS officer from Punjab, the sensational assassination attempt by a terrorist who has been…
NEW DELHI: CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis visited Varsha – the chief minister’s official residence, on Wednesday evening to once again persuade caretaker CM Eknath Shinde to join govt as deputy chief minister and finalise the power-sharing formula. Sources said that Shinde agreed to take oath as deputy CM with Fadnavis’s assurance that the portfolio allocation would…
NEW DELHI: CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis visited Varsha – the chief minister’s official residence, on Wednesday evening to once again persuade caretaker CM Eknath Shinde to join govt as deputy chief minister and finalise the power-sharing formula. Sources said that Shinde agreed to take oath as deputy CM with Fadnavis’s assurance that the portfolio allocation would…
Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar NEW DELHI: Even as Congress and other parties latched on to Vice-President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar’s statement on Tuesday that farmers were in distress, Dhankhar turned down the opposition’s adjournment notices on the farmers’ issue in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and accused them of doing “drama” by pointing…
