BENGALURU: Isro on Tuesday said that the High-Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) instrument on India’s first solar space observatory, Aditya-L1, has “recorded the impulsive phase of solar flares”.HEL1OS — developed by the space astronomy group of Isro’s UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Bengaluru — carried out the observation during its first observation period…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha ethics committee meeting to adopt its draft report on the cash-for-query allegations against TMC MP Mahua Moitra has been postponed to November 9. It was scheduled to meet on November 7.The Lok Sabha secretariat, in a notice, did not cite any reason for rescheduling the meeting. The committee, headed by…
BHOPAL: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday called Congress a ‘chalu’ (cunning) party and accused it of ‘betrayal’, more indication that the INDIA opposition bloc lies in tatters in the Madhya Pradesh election.Addressing an election rally in Jatara assembly seat of Tikamgarh district, Akhilesh said, “If you are not getting ration, then why should…
JAMMU: A major tragedy was averted on Saturday with the timely detection and destruction of a timer-based improvised explosive device (IED) that had been concealed in a tiffin box and planted along the Sidhra-Narwal stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near a police checkpoint.“Around 5.30pm, information was received about a suspicious object lying on the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Allahabad HC Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker’s decision to withdraw to himself the case relating to determination of religious character of Gyanvapi mosque, which Hindus claim was built after demolishing parts of the ancient Vishwanath Temple, from Justice Prakash Padia, days before he was to pronounce judgment on…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed bail pleas of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in corruption and money-laundering cases related to the now-scrapped excise policy for the national capital.Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has moved the Supreme Court for bail in CBI and ED cases related to alleged irregularities…
KOZHIKODE: As they say about cakes, count the memories, not the calories. Cake memories of a family from Suffolk, England stretch back four generations and span thousands of miles – all the way to Kannur, Kerala.Paul Brown, a dentist with a decided sweet tooth, and his family came to Kannur bearing a cake, which bore…
In any assessment of a nation’s socio-economic progress, the health and well-being of its women and children is paramount. Undernutrition is not merely a health concern, it is fundamentally an economic and human capital issue with profound implications for a country’s development and future. Milk bank in Melghat saving infants from malnutrition Recognising this, the…
NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the Supreme Court collegium’s nudges for notifying appointment of judges it has twice recommended for the apex court, the government seems to be in no hurry and has, instead, stressed that the apex court needs to first finalise the long-pending memorandum of procedure (MoP) that provides for conditions and timeline for appointments…
NEW DELHI: Completing the task of hyping up its pitch as a viable alternative to the ruling BRS, the real Telangana battle for Congress comes now with the finalisation of the second list of candidates, with insiders expressing concern that a choice skewed in favour of “outsiders” could spoil the mood of the loyal support…
