Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, known fondly as Papa, may not be aboard the International Space Station (ISS) this time, but he’s soaring with pride. As the designated backup to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux), who is currently making history as the first Indian to fly to the ISS, Papa says he’s happy to be…
PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad HC has refused bail to a 62-year-old man accused of sharing a “Pakistan Zindabad” post on Facebook, saying the judiciary’s tolerance of anti-national acts is contributing to their rise.“Commission of such offences is becoming a routine affair… because the courts are liberal and tolerant towards such acts of people with an anti-national bent…
NEW DELHI: An NHAI engineer posted in Shimla has alleged that he and another officer were assaulted by Himachal Pradesh rural development and panchayati raj minister Anirudh Singh during a site inspection on Monday. Both the officers have been admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College & Hospital (IGMC) in Shimla.In his complaint to the Dhalli…
NEW DELHI: Yet another Air India wide body aircraft had a close shave within 38 hours of the deadly June 12 AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad. Immediately after taking off from Delhi in the early hours of June 14, a Vienna-bound Boeing 777 got stall warning. It also got ground proximity warning system’s (GPWS) don’t…
Srinagar: People’s Conference MLA Sajad Lone on Monday led two other groups, one of them a suspected proxy of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), to form a new political alliance, pitching it as a movement framed “around a shared experience of suffering”. The alliance’s top goals include restoration of Article 370 and full J&K statehood.The formation…
Jammu: A Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) resident arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch district on Sunday while attempting to infiltrate into India has been identified as a terrorist guide.Officials said 22-year-old Mohammad Arif Ahmed from Dadote-Kotli in POK was apprehended on Sunday afternoon in a forward area in Bimber Gali sector,…
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday called on New Delhi to fully honour its obligations under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following a Court of Arbitration supplemental ruling that reaffirmed its jurisdiction to hear Islamabad’s objections over India’s Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects.The ruling, announced on June 27, upheld the Court’s competence in the dispute and reiterated…
NEW DELHI: Following the acquisition of JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (JB Chem), Torrent Pharma is set to become India’s fifth-largest pharmaceutical company, capturing a 4.6% share of the Rs 2.3 lakh crore organised retail market.The acquisition boosts Torrent Pharma’s rank from 7th to 5th place, increasing its market share from 3.6% to 4.6%, according to…
NEW DELHI: Three civil society organisations from Manipur, including Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), held a round of dialogue with Centre’s representatives led by interlocutor A K Mishra here on Monday, seeking preservation of territorial integrity of the state, steps to ensure free movement of people and phased resettlement of people displaced by ethnic…
Mizoram CM Lalduhoma Image: X/@CMOMizoram Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma announced on Monday that the Center has approved a Rajdhani express to connect the northeastern state with Delhi. This comes after Lalduhoma met with railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and asked to provide for a Rajdhani that will serve as a direct rail link between Aizawl and…