BENGALURU: India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1 spacecraft completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point on Tuesday, Isro said. The space agency said its station-keeping manoeuvre on Tuesday ensured its seamless transition into the second halo orbit.The Aditya-L1 mission, which is an Indian solar observatory at Lagrangian point L1, was launched on Sept…
CHENNAI: Amid India’s aggressive bid for hosting 2036 Olympics, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ (IITM) Sports Science center plans to host a conclave that aims to discuss technology support for hosting Olympics, improving athletes performance. It will also focus on promotion of sports-tech startups and showcasing home-grown technology.The Sports-Tech Startup Conclave will be held…
NEW DELHI: In a horrifying incident, over 50 people were killed after a stampede broke out during a ‘satsang‘ (religious prayer meeting) in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has taken note of the incident and formed a committee to investigate the incident.The satsang was reportedly being held by Sakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba,…
NEW DELHI: As many as 14,625 candidates have cleared the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024, the results for which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday.The Civil Services (Prelims) Exam was held on June 16.The successful candidates will now have to apply again in the detailed application form for the Civil…
Head of the UN office for disaster risk reduction Mami Mizutori tells Pradeep Thakur Covax is making progress towards having 2 billion doses available by the end of 2021, which should be enough to protect high-risk and vulnerable people. Excerpts from the interview:The World Bank estimates 150 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal government on Monday extended the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the state till July 1.Essential services will continue operating following protocols, the chief minister Mamata Banerjee said.West Bengal’s Covid-19 tally rose to 14,61,257 on Sunday as 3,984 more people tested positive for the infection, while 84 fresh fatalities pushed the state’s coronavirus…
HYDERABAD: A single dose of Covid-19 vaccine is sufficient for an infected person as there was a greater antibody response when compared with those who have had no prior infection, according to a study released by AIG Hospitals on Monday.The city-based AIG Hospitals recently published a study conducted on 260 healthcare workers, who got vaccinated…
CHENNAI: The AIADMK on Monday warned of disciplinary action against those in the party if they interacted with ousted party leader V K Sasikala, even as it expelled 17 members including party spokesman V Pugazhendhi.Most of those expelled were said to have spoken to ousted former interim general secretary V K Sasikala.The AIADMK legislators’ meeting,…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of a journalist, who had recently run a story on the liquor mafia and was killed in what police said was a road accident. The Congress general secretary accused the Yogi Adityanath dispensation of “nurturing jungle…
NEW DELHI: In a surprise turn of events, Chirag Paswan, the president of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founded by his father late Ram Vilas Paswan, was on Monday unceremoniusly unseated as the leader of the party in Lok Sabha.Chirag, who took over the mantle of the party in 2020 after the death of Ram Vilas…
