New Delhi: Indian Navy warship INS Trikand thwarted a piracy attempt in the Gulf of Aden last night as pirates fled when it approached a bulk carrier. Subsequently, marine commandos boarded the affected vessel, MV Golden Arsenal, and sanitised it. The ship has resumed its journey and is heading for Thoothukudi, carrying critical cargo for…
Mumbai, 2/7: With Siya Goyal and Chetan Choudhary passing the blame on each other vis-a-vis pushing Ketan Agarwal from the Lohagad Fort in the hill station of Lonavala in Pune district, the police is planning to conduct a lie-detector test on the accused. Siya (20) and Ketan (26) got engaged in February and were scheduled…
New Delhi, 2/7: India’s first private sector orbital class rocket Vikram-1 is set for its first flight between July 12 and August 4, its developer Skyroot Aerospace said here on Thursday, disclosing the long-awaited launch window. Designed to carry small satellites weighing up to 350 kg to Low Earth Orbit, Vikram-1’s maiden mission will target…
New Delhi, 2/7: Indian Navy warship INS Trikand thwarted a piracy attempt in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday (July 1) night, according to ANI news agency reports The Indian Navy Marine Commandos (MARCOS) boarded the affected vessel MV Golden Arsenal, which had one Indian crew member on board.
New Delhi, 2/7: As the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar entered its 13th day, activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health reportedly deteriorated on the fifth day of his indefinite hunger strike, with CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke claiming his blood pressure remained low. In a post on X, Dipke shared an update on Wangchuk’s…
New Delhi, 2/7: A Parliamentary Standing Committee has proposed separate entrance examinations for MBBS, AYUSH and Nursing courses, instead of a common National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET-UG) exam for all undergraduate medical courses. According to ANI, the proposal was discussed during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and…
Bangalore, 2/7: Three people died in Karnataka and one in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday as heavy rainfall caused destruction across the country. Normal life was severely impacted due to landslides and flooded roads in several parts of the country. Two girls in Mumbai narrowly escaped death after suffering electric shock from an exposed live wire…
Chennai, 2/7: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay opposed the Union government’s proposed implementation of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee scheme, claiming that the new framework would impose an additional financial burden of over Rs 5,000 crore on the state while creating operational challenge. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, he…
New Delhi, 1/7: The Centre on Wednesday issued a formal notice to Meta, directing WhatsApp not to roll out its much-anticipated username feature until consultations are completed and concerns regarding potential misuse are addressed. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has also asked Meta to submit a detailed explanation of the feature, including…
Shimla, 1/7: Three people died in Karnataka and one in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday as heavy rainfall caused destruction across the country.Normal life was severely impacted due to landslides and flooded roads in several parts of the country. Two girls in Mumbai narrowly escaped death after suffering electric shock from an exposed live wire on…
