NEW DELHI — Astronomy enthusiasts turned their gaze towards the sun as the moon started to cover the solar disc as a partial solar eclipse began on Tuesday. The partial solar eclipse is being observed in several parts of the country with Srinagar witnessing the maximum obscuration of the solar disc at 55 per cent. […]
JAIPUR — Two Army officers from Rajasthan were killed following the crash of an Advanced Light Combat helicopter of the Indian Army in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district, officials said on Saturday, adding another jawan — also from Rajasthan, is still missing. There were 5 persons including two pilots in the ill-fated helicopter that crashed […]
GANGTOK — SpiceJet, the only carrier that runs daily flights to and from the greenfield airport in Sikkim’s Pakyong, will suspend services in the hill state from October 30 due to “operational constraints”. According to a spokesperson of the budget airline, bad weather and low visibility were bottlenecks that led to the decision. “SpiceJet flights […]
PATNA — A Class 7 question paper in a school in Bihar allegedly contained a question that distinguished Kashmir from India, sparking a new controversy. The Bihar government’s Education Department conducted midterm examinations for the students of classes 1-8 from October 12 till October 18. In their English exam, the students of Class 7 were […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that Gujarat government’s response to petitions challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case is “very bulky”, where, instead of factual statements, a series of judgments have been cited. A bench, headed by justice Ajay Rastogi, orally observed that he has not […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020. “There is no merit in the bail appeal. Bail appeal is dismissed,” said a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish […]
KEDARNATH — All seven people, including a pilot, onboard a helicopter were killed after it crashed near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand today. The helicopter, carrying pilgrims, crashed right after the takeoff from the Kedarnath shrine near Garud Chatti in Rudraprayag at around 11.40 am, officials said. “Bodies of six pilgrims and a pilot have been recovered […]
NEW DELHI — Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has alleged that the government was in a denial mode on the poverty and hunger index rankings. He said on Tuesday, “Sadly, the Modi government is in denial mode as was evident when it rejected India’s 107 ranking in the Global Hunger Index.” “The UNDP and the […]
NEW DELHI — Justice D Y Chandrachud was on Monday appointed the 50th Chief Justice of India, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said. He will take oath on November 9, a day after incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office on attaining the age of 65. While Justice Lalit has a brief tenure of […]
AMRITSAR (PUNJAB) — The Border Security Force shot down a quad-copter drone suspected to be carrying narcotics on Sunday night along the India-Pakistan international border in the Amritsar region, officials said. This is the second such incident in past three days at this frontier. The drone weighing 12 kgs had four propellers. It was intercepted […]