Infant killed, mother and 2 DRG jawans injured in encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh

Chattisgarh, 1/1: A 6-month-old girl was killed and her mother was hurt in firing between security forces and Naxalites in Bijapur in Chhattisgarh on Monday, which also left two District Reserve Guard jawans injured, an official said. The gunfight took place at around 5pm in a forest near Mutvandi village under Gangaloor police station limits…

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Nobel laureate Yunus sentenced to 6 months in jail by Bangladesh court

Dhaka, 1/1: Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate economist Dr Muhammad Yunus was on Monday sentenced to six months in jail by a court on charges of labour law violation, a development termed as ‘politically motivated’ by his supporters The allegation of violating the Labour Law against him has been proved. It appears that the allegation has not…

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ISRO’s XPOSAT soars into the skies on New Year; launch successful

Chennai, 1/1: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday began the New Year on a positive note with the successful launch of PSLV-C58 carrying XPOSAT, the country’s first dedicated satellite to study black holes, and nine other payloads from start-ups.from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota near here. This was the 60th launch of…

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