After Moon, India aims for the Sun: Aditya L-1 set for take-off today

Sriharikota, 2/9: After the resounding success of Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will on Saturday launch its much-awaited mission to study the Sun, Aditya L-1, from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota near here Saturday. PSLV-C57 will launch the Aditya L-1 spacecraft with seven payloads at 11.50…

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Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A to fight Lok Sabha polls together as far as possible; seat sharing process to begin soon

New Delhi, 1/9: I.N.D.I.A parties on Friday decided to contest Lok Sabha polls together “as far as possible” and initiate seat sharing talks in states at the earliest. The parties also decided to set up a 13 member Coordination committee with senior leaders like K C Venugopal, Sharad Pawar, M K Stalin, Tejashwi Yadav, Hemant…

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Chandrayaan on Moon : CM Congratulates ISRO Scientists

Bhubaneswar 23./8: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik thanked the scientists of ISRO for the successful landing of remarkable success Chandrayaan-3 on the moon.    Reacting on the historic success, the Chief Minister said, “ This is a tremendous scientific achievement for India. I fully congratulate all the scientists and other experts involved in this historic project.”…

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Ex-West Bengal CM Siddhartha Shankar Ray’s house to get heritage tag

Kolkata, 12/3: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to include former West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray’s south-Kolkata residence on its list of heritage buildings, councillor Sandip Ranjan Bakshi said on Sunday.   Built in 1900, Ray’s residence, a two-storey red brick structure, is considered to be a landmark in Hazra area.  …

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India, US to sign memorandum of understanding on semiconductors

Washington DC, 9/3: The United States and India will sign a memorandum of understanding on semiconductors as both countries discuss coordination of investment and continue the dialogue around policies to spur private investment, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday.     Raimondo, who is on a four-day trip to India, is accompanied by…

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Health dept steps up anti-rabies reporting and treatment

Bangalore, 4/3: After Karnataka declared rabies a notifiable disease in December, the Health Department has been trying to ensure government medical officers’ compliance with the National Rabies Control Programme guidelines.     As per a circular issued on January 2 as well as recent operational guidelines, all district hospitals are now required to provide anti-rabies…

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PSG, Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi charged with rape

Paris, 3/3: Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape, French prosecutors told AFP on Friday.     Hakimi, 24, was questioned by prosecutors Thursday in connection with accusations from a 24-year-old woman, and subsequently charged.   The Madrid-born player, who was a key part of Morocco’s historic run to the…

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