Moscow: Russia Sunday launched its Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from its eastern spaceport “Vostochny” with 52 satellites, according to Rossiya-24 TV channel. The payload consists of two Aist-2T satellites for stereoscopic photography of the Earth's surface and 50 smaller spacecraft, the national space agency “Roscosmos” said....
Dhaka: Two primary suspects in the murder of Inquilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi have fled Bangladesh and are believed to be currently in India, a top Dhaka Metropolitan Police officer said Sunday. Hadi, 32, was shot in the head December 12 during an election...
New Delhi: Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of issues relating to the definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices...
New Delhi: Congress Saturday announced a nationwide campaign against the repeal of the MGNREGA from January 5, with Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "single-handedly destroying" the UPA-era legislation and claimed it was an attack on the democratic structure that will ruin the...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar Saturday began his three-day tour of Odisha, and described the booth-level officers (BLOs), whom he will meet later, as the pillars of the election process. Accompanied by his family, Kumar arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here...
Dhaka: A concert by popular Bangladeshi singer James was cancelled in Faridpur, around 120 kilometres from Dhaka, following an attack at the venue, injuring over 25 people, local media reported. This comes amid the growing concerns over assaults on artists, performers, and cultural institutions across...
New Delhi: India Friday said the "unremitting hostilities" against minorities in Bangladesh are a matter of grave concern, even as it reiterated that the upcoming parliamentary polls in that country must be free, fair and inclusive. New Delhi also reacted cautiously to the homecoming of...
Toronto: A 20-year-old Indian doctoral student has been shot dead near the University of Toronto Scarborough campus, with authorities probing the case as a homicide, officials said. The shooting took place Tuesday, and the Toronto police Wednesday identified the victim as Shivank Avasthi, the Canadian...
Kandhamal: Top Maoist leader Ganesh Uike was among six red rebels killed in gun battles with security forces in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah called it a "major breakthrough", while Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi described it as a...
New Delhi: In a decisive move to curb illegal mining and strengthen ecological protection, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has directed state governments to impose a “complete ban on the grant of any new mining leases in the...
Finally, the much-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is taking place. Trump’s three-day...
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The framers of the Constitution envisaged the office of the Governor as a neutral constitutional authority, detached from partisan politics...
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Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently,...
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