Beijing, 18/7: China’s next-generation crewed spacecraft, which can transport up to seven astronauts, may fly for the first time between 2027 and 2028, a veteran Chinese astronaut said. China’s manned space flights began in 2003 when former fighter pilot, Yang Liwei, was sent into orbit in a small bronze-coloured capsule, the Shenzhou-5, becoming…
Bangalore, 10/12: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday came down heavily on people indulging in spreading hate and celebratory messages on social media in connection with the tragic death of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and 12 others in an army helicopter crash. Reacting to developments of miscreants…
Chennai, 12/3 (AO Bureau): In Tamil Nadu, Makkal Nidhi Mayyam (MNM) has announced that party founder Kamal Hassan will contest from Coimbatore. Haasan will try his luck from Coimbatore South. Earlier, his party released the first list of 70 candidates for the assembly elections to be held in Tamil Nadu on April 6. The party…
Mumbai, 6/1 (AO bureau): Soon Jamia University can give a big gift to the country. Efforts have begun for this. The National Minorities Commission is the link between it. Recently, a delegation of the Teachers Association of Jamia met Atif Rashid, Vice Chairman of the Commission. A demand letter was also handed over to PM…
New Delhi, 11/6: The family of dismissed BJP leader Naveen Jindal has left Delhi following a death threat. Jindal was dismissed from the BJP after controversy erupted over his remark against Prophet Mohammed which was in support of suspended party BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s statement also against the Prophet. The dismissed leader…
New Delhi, 3/3: The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a plea by a group of hijab wearing students for immediate listing of their interim application for putting on headscarf during the examinations in Karnataka’s Pre-University Colleges beginning next week. “Students have already lost one year, they will lose another year,” a counsel mentioned…
New Delhi, 27/9: The Muslims of the capital Delhi have set an example by fighting a legal battle in the Delhi High Court to preserve a temple located at Noor Nagar in Jamia Nagar. In fact, some time ago, with the intention of taking possession of the land, the caretaker of the temple had demolished…
Malkangiri, AO correspondent 25/08 To prevent the acute shortage of urea and its black marketing, thousands of farmers from Malkangiri district Sikhpalli Panchayat and other 7 surrounding panchayats blocked National Highway No. 326 near Sikhpalki Chack under the leadership of District Navnirman Kishan Organization President Era Podiami. Thousands of farmers from Sikhpalli and 7 surrounding…
New Delhi, 2/9: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has questioned the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph in PDS outlets of Telangana. On a visit to PDS outlets in Kamareddy district of Telangana on Friday, the minister sought details of the costs incurred in per kilogram of rice disbursed through the PDS, by the…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2: The 15th KIIT International Chess Festival was inaugurated today at the KIIT-DU campus. Organised in collaboration with the All India Chess Federation (AICF), the event was held at the Viswanathan Anand International Chess Hall on the KIIT premises. With a combined prize money of Rs 60 lakhs, the KIIT International Chess Festival is…
