The Prime Minister also highlighted the expanding role of Indian industry in the country’s space programme. He said the growing partnership with ISRO was helping strengthen the sector and broaden India’s capabilities. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after the successful launch of the GSLV-F17 rocket…
JP MP Sanjay Jaiswal made chairperson NEW DELHI: Three weeks after Lok Sabha decided to send the contentious Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny, Speaker Om Birla Thursday named 31 members of the panel, with BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal made chairperson.BJP-led NDA’s 19 MPs will be in the committee, while…
The order stands in stark contrast to the lengthy judgement by a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan on July 21 NEW DELHI: The full benefit of protective provisions of Juvenile Justice Act has not yet been extended to children who generally develop delinquent behaviour due to having grown up in poverty…
Details have also been sought regarding the regulatory status and obligations of Meta NEW DELHI: National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the ministries of electronics and information technology (MeitY) and information and broadcasting (I&B) as part of the ongoing scrutiny of circulation of child sexual abuse material on Instagram.NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo, whose…
India and Belgium signed deals to deepen defence and clean-energy ties and agreed to double bilateral trade New Delhi: India and Belgium signed deals to deepen defence and clean-energy ties and agreed to double bilateral trade within five years as PM Modi held talks with Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever, the first Belgian PM to…
ISRO’s GSLV-F17/EOS-05 mission successfully accomplished SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched EOS-05, India’s first imaging satellite designed to operate from a geosynchronous orbit, aboard GSLV-F17 in the early hours of Friday.The 51.7-metre-tall, 420.5-tonne, three-stage rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at Sriharikota at 2.55am and placed the around 2,367kg Earth…
Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Bar Council of India has no jurisdiction to discipline or regulate law students NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Bar Council of India has no jurisdiction to discipline or regulate law students and quashed its letters threatening to debar Nalsar University law graduates from registering as advocates for opposing…
Govt will soon allow old polluting trucks and buses to be fitted with retrofit emission-control devices NEW DELHI: In a fresh push to curb vehicular pollution, govt will soon allow old polluting trucks and buses to be fitted with retrofit emission-control devices (RECDs) that can reduce particulate matter emissions by up to 90% and nitrogen…
Matching handwriting on a threat note brought a crew member under the scanner of investigating agencies NEW DELHI: Matching handwriting on a threat note found in the lav of a diverted Air India Express international flight with that of all 40 people on board has reportedly brought a crew member under the scanner of investigating…
FARRUKHABAD: Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched a sharp attack on previous governments, alleging that recruitment and employment opportunities for youth were earlier dominated by a “Saifai syndicate”, while asserting that his government would not allow anyone to compromise with the future of young people.Addressing a gathering in Farrukhabad after distributing relief…
