Russian anti-satellite missile test endangers space station crew: NASA

Aspace missile fired by Russia into one of its own satellites in a weapons test on Monday generated an orbital debris field that endangered the International Space Station and will pose an ongoing hazard “for years to come,” U.S. officials said. The seven-member space station crew – four U.S.…

Gujarat CM says ‘no problem’ with non-veg food even as street vendors cry out for help

The move to ban non-vegetarian food stalls from public roads in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad has put street vendors in a fix. Removed from the proximity of schools, colleges, and religious sites, street food stall owners are now in fear of losing their livelihood. Pushcart owners also questioned the logic behind the crackdown…

ISRO espionage case: Kerala HC sets aside 60 day limit on anticipatory bail of Ex-DGP

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday set aside the 60 days time limit set by a lower court on the anticipatory bail granted to former Kerala DGP Siby Mathews, who is facing a CBI probe for allegedly falsely implicating former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in a spying case in 1994. Justice K Haripal allowed Mathews’…

CAG getting due respect, recognition after decades: PM Modi on 1st Audit Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, November 16, said that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has become crucial for the government’s systematic improvement. “For decades, the image of CAG remained as that of an agency that just runs after files. But today, CAG is now a key part of…

‘Shameful and unacceptable’: Assam CM condemns racist comments in dance reality show

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday condemned the “racist rhetoric” used by the host of a dance reality show against an Assamese contestant. “It has come to my notice that a popular reality show host has used racist rhetoric against a young participant from Guwahati. This is shameful and…

India’s commitments to decarbonise the economy are real: PM Boris Johnson

Days after world leaders reached a deal in Glasgow aimed at least to keep alive hopes of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that India came up with some impressive stuff to decarbonise its economy by 2030. Praising the climate ambitions of his Indian counterpart,…

Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in building’s electric room in Thane, 17 families evacuated

Afire broke out in the electric meter room of a four-storey residential building in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Tuesday, following which 17 families residing there were evacuated, civic officials said. No one was injured in the blaze, which erupted around 4.45 am in the power meter room of Rakhma Society at…

‘Special day for UP’s growth trajectory’: PM Modi to inaugurate Purvanchal Expressway today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday (November 16). PM Modi will land on the 340-km airstrip in the Indian Air Force’s C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. Calling it a “a special day for Uttar Pradesh’s growth trajectory”, PM Modi said,…

Kerala rain | Yellow alert in 8 districts, schools shut in 4

Ayellow alert has been issued in 8 Kerala districts for Tuesday, following heavy rain. Schools will remain shut in four districts. The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kannur, Kasaragod and Kozhikode districts for Tuesday. All educational…

Air quality in Delhi starts deteriorating again, likely to breach ‘hazardous’ mark today

The air quality in Delhi has started deteriorating again after showing marginal improvement on Monday morning. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall AQI of Delhi reached 389 at 8 am on Tuesday, November 16, just about to get into the ‘hazardous’ category (400). Many of the pollution…