NEW DELHI: The Axiom-4 crew members, who successfully floated into International Space Station on Thursday, were joined by a fifth member on their mission. It wasn’t a human or a pet, but a toy. A toy swan called Joy.But it’s not just a toy. It has its roots in traditions of the scientific world. The…
The evening after Emergency was declared, a small band of socialists secretly met at a tented coffee house, now gone, in Connaught Place’s Central Park. The purpose was to chart out future political action. Rajkumar Jain, then 29 years old and an ardent follower of the charismatic socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia, was part of…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a plea by a group of government doctors challenging their transfer orders from Bengaluru, remarking that the city’s cosmopolitan lifestyle is “very alluring” but not grounds to resist relocation. A bench comprising Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran observed that there was no prejudice…
NEW DELHI: As tensions flare in the Middle East, Operation Sindhu has emerged as a lifeline for thousands of its citizens stranded in conflict-hit regions. In just over a week, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) has orchestrated the evacuation of 3,426 Indians from Iran and 818 from Israel, along with several citizens of neighboring…
Shubhanshu Shukla (AxiomSpace) Air India (ANI) Today’s evening news wrap consists of major developments in Axiom-4 mission and follow-ups on the Air India crash, SCO summit among others.Shubhanshu Shukla greets ‘Namaskar from space’ as Axiom-4 successfully docks with ISS Shubhanshu, had greeted “Namaskar from space” from the Dragon spacecraft and crew has successfully carried out…
NEW DELHI: In a massive crackdown on ghost parties, the Election Commission of India on Thursday started its proceedings to delist 345 registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs). The poll body noted that the offices of these parties couldn’t be found anywhere, adding that they haven’t contested any election in the six years.“The Election Commission of…
NEW DELHI: The moment Axiom Mission 4 successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, the Shukla household in Lucknow erupted with emotion. Asha Shukla, mother of IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, folded her hands in silent prayer as her eyes welled up with tears while watching the live telecast. Beside her, his…
The Dragon capsule carrying the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew — Grace — cruised silently through space, its nose cone open and docking sensors primed, and eventually docked with the International Space Station Thursday — marking the first time an Indian has entered the orbiting lab. Soft docking was achieved around 4.02pm IST, and overall docking procedure…
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath lays foundation stone of data centre in Ghaziabad (ANI) Ghaziabad: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a data centre in Ghaziabad.In his address at the innaguration, the CM stated that the data centre would enlighten the way to an India that would successfully…
NEW DELHI: The central government is looking to restart the long-delayed Tulbul Navigation Project as part of a larger strategy to maximise India’s utilisation of water from the western rivers under the Indus Waters Treaty, news agency PTI reported citing senior official sources.A comprehensive project report for the Tulbul initiative is currently in the works…