NEW DELHI: In a key development for the Upper House, President Droupadi Murmu has nominated Harivansh Narayan Singh to the Rajya Sabha, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.The nomination was made under Article 80(1)(a) of the Constitution, recognising Harivansh’s contributions to journalism and social service. His…
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri meets Marco Rubio NEW DELHI: US secretary of state Marco Rubio is set to visit India next month following a “productive” meeting with foreign secretary Vikram Misri in Washington, where both sides reviewed key aspects of the bilateral partnership, including trade, defence and the Quad.Misri, currently on a three-day visit to…
NEW DELHI: In a key political development ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, has withdrawn its alliance with a party headed by Humayun Kabir, citing concerns over remarks attributed to him.In a strongly worded statement on early Friday, AIMIM said it “cannot associate with…
Lt Col Shrikant Purohit (File photo) NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit, who was acquitted last year in the Malegaon blast case, has been cleared for promotion to the rank of brigadier, sources said on Friday. In July 2025, an NIA court acquitted Purohit and six others, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur,…
BENGALURU: After back-to-back launch failures of PSLV and a quiet few months, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) may have tasted success in a critical test conducted as part of preparations for Gaganyaan.While the space agency is yet to make an official statement about the second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02), union minister Jitendra Singh,…
KOLKATA: The parents of Sunali Khatun, 26, the Bengal woman pushed into Bangladesh as an “illegal immigrant” last year, have their names on the voters list, strengthening her citizenship claims even as a legal battle continues for her husband and other kin packed off to the neighbouring country.Sunali’s mother, Jyotsna Bibi, was among the lakhs…
NEW DELHI: An Indian Army contingent has departed for Egypt to participate in the fourth edition of the India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise — Cyclone-IV — scheduled to be conducted at Anshas from April 9-17.The exercise is a continuation of growing military cooperation between the two countries, and follows successful conduct of the previous edition…
NEW DELHI: A new international study involving researchers from Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), IISER and Institute of Remote Sensing, has revealed that water ice deposits in the Moon’s permanently shadowed regions are far more stable than earlier believed.“Moon’s permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) are capable of preserving water-ice and other frozen volatiles for billions of years…
NEW DELHI: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Thursday questioned the practicality of a hypothetical alliance with actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and asserted that the saffron party remains firmly aligned with its existing ally, the AIADMK.“I believe he (referring to Vijay) is trying politics for the first time. I wish him well, but…
LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Dudhwa Tiger Reserve authorities have pinned their hopes on Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly to ascertain the exact cause behind the death of 25 vultures, whose carcasses were recovered from a field under Bhira range of the Dudhwa buffer zone, officials said on Thursday.The carcasses of vultures, a protected species under the…