Perpetrators of barbaric killing of Dipu Chandra Das be brought to justice: India to Bangladesh

New Delhi, 21/12: India has conveyed “strong concerns” over the attacks on minorities in Bangladesh to the authorites of the neighbouring country, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Sunday. Jaiswal said India has urged Bangladesh that the perpetrators of the barbaric killing of a Hindu man named Dipu Chandra Das be brought to justice  …

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Gaganyaan mission: ISRO conducts qualification tests for Drogue Parachutes

Chennai,21/12: In yet another preparatory test for Gaganyaan, the country’s first human spaceflight programmee, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed a series of qualification tests for Drogue Parachutes for the development of deceleration system of Gaganyaan Crew Module. The tests were conducted at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the…

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BJP govt correcting mistakes Congress kept making in northeast for decades: PM Modi

Guwahati, 20/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked the Congress for “neglecting” Assam and the northeast during its rule, and asserted that the BJP government was correcting “mistakes” the grand old party kept making in the region for decade. Addressing a rally after inaugurating a new terminal of the Guwahati airport, Modi alleged that…

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Veteran Malayalam actor and filmmaker Sreenivasan passes away at 69

Thiruvananthapuram, 20/12: Veteran Malayalam actor, screenwriter and director Sreenivasan passed away on Saturday while undergoing treatment for age-related health issues. He breathed his last at the Ernakulam Taluk Hospital, family sources said. Sreenivasan made his entry into cinema in 1977 with Manimuzhakkam, directed by P. A. Backer, marking the beginning of a career that would…

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7 elephants killed after Rajdhani Express derails near Assam’s Kampur

Guwahati, 20/12: The Sairang (Mizoram)-New Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed near Kampur in central Assam’s Nagaon district in the wee hours of Saturday resulting in deaths of seven wild elephants. The Northeast Frontier Railway officials said five coaches and the locomotive derailed at around 2.17 am but there was no injury to passengers    

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