This would have been the third space travel for Sunita Williams. (FILE) Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, the poster girl for women aspiring to fly into space, was set to reach for the skies again today in a brand-new spacecraft, but it did not happen as planned. The launch into …...Read More
Sunita Williams' 3rd Mission To Space Called Off Minutes Before Lift-Off
After 1 Kg Gold Found In Air Hostess' Rectum, More Flight Crew To Be Probed
An air hostess from Kolkata was arrested over smuggling nearly 1 Kg gold. (Representational) After arresting two cabin crew members of Air India Express for allegedly smuggling gold, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has intensified the probe suspecting role of more crew members in the crime. The Directorate of …...Read More
Amit Shah's Big Claim For BJP's 'Mission South' Chances
Union Home Minister Amit Shah (File). Union Home Minister Amit Shah has predicted a "huge victory" for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha election in South India, a region where the ruling outfit has traditionally struggled for relevance and traction. "We are moving to a big victory in …...Read More
32 Wild Monkeys Drown In Irrigation Well While Quenching Thirst In Jharkhand
The entire area is reeling under heatwave conditions As many as 32 wild monkeys were suspected to have drowned in an irrigation well in Jharkhand's Palamu district during their bid to quench their thirst, a forest official said on Monday. It took place in Sorath village in Panki block and …...Read More
UK Will Be Seen As Haven For Tax Evaders: S Jaishankar On Extradition Cases
"And I think it is incumbent on the authorities (there) to take a responsible view of it," he said (File) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India has strongly presented its case relating to the extradition of fugitive economic offenders that have fled the country, adding that the United …...Read More
Noida College Gets Notice Over Poor Food Quality, Unhygienic Conditions
Further action will be taken upon receiving the probe report, Archana Dheeran said. (Representational) The administration of a private college in Greater Noida and its canteen operator were served notice by the Food Safety Department for alleged poor food quality and unhygienic conditions on Saturday, officials said. Purported pictures also …...Read More
First Woman Judge Of Supreme Court Conferred With Padma Award
The Padma awards are among the highest civilian honours of the country. (File) Yesteryear actor Vyjayanthimala Bali, Telugu star Konidela Chiranjeevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court late M Fathima Beevi and "Bombay Samachar" owner Hormusji N Cama were among the eminent persons conferred Padma awards by President …...Read More
Breakthrough In Air India Express Row, Terminated Workers To Be Reinstated
Over 170 flights operated by the airline were cancelled between Wednesday and Thursday. In a major breakthrough in the Air India Express crisis, which had led to the cancellation of over 170 flights since Wednesday, the union representing a section of the airline's employees has said that all the crew …...Read More
Mother Of Pune Teen, Who Ran Over 2 Techies With Porsche, Arrested
In the latest development in the Pune Porsche crash case, Pune police have arrested the mother of the teen accused of running over two people while driving the luxury car. The mother swapped her blood sample in order to prove that her son wasn't drunk when the accident occurred, police …...Read More
Bangladeshi Man Was Lost In India For Years, A Cyclone Helped Him Get Found
Md Milan had left behind his wife and two children. Cyclonic storm Remal, which ravaged parts of India and Bangladesh recently, came as a blessing in disguise for at least one family. A man, presumed dead by his family in Bangladesh nearly four years ago, was traced to Namkhana in …...Read More
