Isro saves Chandrayaan-2 from colliding with Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has said that it saved the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter from colliding with Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) over the Moon’s north pole. Isro performed a Collision Avoidance Manoeuvre on Chandrayaan-2 orbiter in October to avoid the incident that could have triggered…

Delhi-NCR kids back to online learning as pollution forces schools to shut

Alarming levels of pollution in the National Capital Region have led the Commission for Air Quality Monitoring (CAQM) to issue directions to Delhi and neighbouring states to shut all educational institutions until further notice. This could affect children once again, as schools had been shut earlier for a long time…

Guna family ostracised for not donating land for temple, asked to drink urine for ‘purification’

A local panchayat in the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh allegedly ostracised a family from their community for not donating their entire land for the construction of a temple. Hira Lal Ghosi, a resident of the Shivaji Nagar area in Guna, approached the district collector on Tuesday alleging that the panchayat was…

IMD predicts extremely heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on Nov 18

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on November 16 predicted extremely heavy falls for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and south coastal Andhra Pradesh on November 18. The IMD forecast indicated that a low-pressure area lying over the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to move nearly westwards and reach…

Karnataka 2nd PUC Mid Term Exam 2021: Board suggests changes in exam system, check here

Karnataka 2nd PUC Mid Term Exam 2021 would begin from November 29, 2021. Meanwhile, the board has suggested various changes in the examination system. Check complete details shared below for reference. Pre-University Education department would conduct Karnataka 2nd PUC Mid Term Exam 2021 from November 29, 2021. The…

Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic

While conducting research in Greenland, ice scientist Twila Moon was struck this summer by what climate change has doomed Earth to lose and what could still be saved. The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the planet and is on such a knife’s edge of survival that the U.N. climate negotiations…

Maharashtra: 5 killed, 7 injured in road accident in Solapur

Five people were killed and seven others injured when a multi-utility vehicle (MUV) overturned after suffering a tyre burst on a highway near Maharashtra’s Solapur district on Tuesday morning, police said. The accident took place around 10.30 am near Kumbharli village on the Akkalkot-Solapur highway, located over…

Over 10,000 Australians want compensation for Covid vaccine side effects

As countries rush to vaccinate their population against coronavirus, Australia is looking at millions to be paid as compensation for vaccine-related injuries. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, thousands have registered to claim compensation under the federal government’s no-fault indemnity scheme.…

CBI conducts searches in 14 states in crackdown against child sexual abuse

The CBI on Tuesday started a coordinated search operation at 76 locations in 14 states against 83 people allegedly involved in sexual abuse of children and posting and circulating abuse material on the webspace, officials said. The central agency registered 23 separate cases on November 14 against 83 people allegedly…

Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM to launch Rajasthan unit to contest 2023 assembly polls

All India Majli-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will launch its Rajasthan unit within the next two months, party chief Asaduddin Owaisi announced on Monday. Owaisi further announced that AIMIM will contest the Rajasthan assembly elections to be held in 2023. OWAISI EYES 2023 ASSEMBLY POLLS WITH RAJASTHAN UNIT Owaisi,…