Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and IN-SPACe for the successful launch of India's maiden private rocket Vikram-Suborbital developed by Skyroot Aerospace. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said; "A historic moment for India as the rocket Vikram-S, developed by Skyroot Aerospace, took off from Sriharikota today! It...
New Delhi: A forest official has been booked in connection with the killing of a tigress near the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand’s Almora district, officials familiar with the development said. The Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) administration admitted that the tigress, believed to be 8 to 10 years old, which was found dead in the Marchula...
Mumbai: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi defended his remarks about VD Savarkar - that 'he wrote mercy petitions to the British and accepted pension' and that he did so 'because of fear' - and said 'I am very clear he helped the British'. "I have a document that comprises Savarkar's letter to (the) British in which he...
New Delhi: The Union health ministry refuted allegations that regulatory approval for Covaxin was rushed due to political pressure as ‘misleading’ and ‘fallacious’ in a statement. “There have been media reports claiming that Bharat Biotech, manufacturer of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine – Covaxin, “had to skip certain processes” and “speed” up clinical trials due to political...
New Delhi: Aaftab Amin Poonawala, the 28-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner, was taken to the forest areas of south Delhi's Chhatarpur where he had reportedly dumped Shraddha Walkar's body parts, news agency PTI reported. The report, citing Delhi Police officials, added that 13 body parts were found after Aaftab pinpointed the areas...
New Delhi: Over 15 lakh foreigners, including 4.29 lakh US nationals and 2.4 lakh Bangladeshis, had visited India last year when the country was on an extended period of coronavirus restrictions and visa regulations, officials said. Ten countries accounted for 74.39 percent of the total arrival of foreigners during 2021, while 25.61 percent of the incoming...
New Delhi: The 2016 demonetisation was a "well-considered" decision and part of a larger strategy to combat the menace of fake money, terror financing, black money and tax evasion, the Union government has told the Supreme Court. Defending its decision to demonetize currency notes of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 denominations, the government told the top...
India's G20 presidency to be action-oriented: PM ModiNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India's G-20 presidency will be inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented, noting that the country is taking the charge at a time when the world is grappling with geopolitical tensions, economic slowdown and rising food and energy prices. India was handed over the...
New Delhi: Environment and Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav said that within a year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing India's aim of achieving net zero emissions by 2070, the country has submitted its Long-Term Low Emissions Growth Strategy indicating low carbon transition pathways in key economic sectors. Delivering India's national statement at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh,...
