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NEW DELHI: The Unnao rape case survivor on Wednesday said that Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s bail and the Delhi high court decision is like “kaal (death)” for her family and said she will challenge the order in the Supreme Court.“HC decision like ‘kaal (death)’ for us, will challenge order in SC,” the survivor told PTI after…
Brahmin MLAs hold meeting during UP Assembly session, focus on community upliftment LUCKNOW: During the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly winter session, Brahmin community MLAs organised a meeting with about four dozen MLAs in attendance. MLA Ratnakar Mishra, who attended the meeting, said the purpose was to discuss the problems faced by the community. “The purpose…
How do you see the political and economic ties between India and the Netherlands in the context of what’s happening in the rest of the world?n Ties have always been strong, for example in field of water and agriculture, but also the large companies of the Netherlands that have always been active here in India,…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday stepped up his attack on the Modi government over the Aravalli Hills, accusing the Centre of “misleading the public” and pushing through a “fatally flawed” redefinition of the ecologically sensitive range.In a post on X, Ramesh alleged that the Union ministry…
ISRO on Wednesday successfully launched a next-generation US communication satellite BlueBird Block-2 onboard its heaviest vehicle LVM3-M6. The mission, LVM3-M6, carried the BlueBird Block-2 satellite of US-based AST SpaceMobile under a dedicated commercial agreement.The 43.5-metre-tall LVM3 lifted off at 8.55 am from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra…
SRIHARIKOTA: India’s heavy-lift rocket LVM3 on Wednesday successfully placed the US communications satellite- BlueBird Block-2 – into low Earth orbit, in an early morning launch mission. At 6100kg, it was the heaviest payload lifted by the rocket which completed its sixth operational flight and third dedicated commercial mission.The 43.5m tall and 640tonne rocket lifted off…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday ordered framing of charges against Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram and six others in connection with a visa scam, holding that prime facie, a case was made out against them for criminal conspiracy and illegal gratification. The court, however, discharged the eighth accused, Chetan Shrivastava, after concluding that…
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways’ first dedicated high-speed test track is expected to be complete by March 2026. The 64-km track, on which trains will be tested at a speed of 220 kmph, is being developed in Jodhpur division in Rajasthan with an investment of Rs 967 crore.Railway officials said the stretch is being built in…
NEW DELHI: India has proposed an assistance package worth $450 million for the purpose of rebuilding cyclone-hit Sri Lanka. It will include $350 million in concessional lines of credit and $100 million of grants, announced external affairs minister S Jaishankar who is visiting the Indian Ocean neighbour as a special envoy of PM Narendra Modi.Earlier…
Representative file photo A truck carrying a large consignment of liquor overturned at Sanand in Gujarat Tuesday, triggering chaos as the bottles spilled onto the road and people in the dry state began looting them before police could secure the spot. The truck driver fled after the accident. Police have launched a search and are…
