New Delhi: With Delhi and its satellite cities reeling under poisonous air, the Supreme Court on Saturday directed the Centre and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in the national capital to implement emergency measures to bring down pollution. The apex court even suggested that if required, the executive…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin visited rain-affected areas of Cuddalore district on Saturday and distributed relief materials to the needy people. Intense showers have battered Tamil Nadu since last week, with the rain leaving a trail of destruction in several districts. As many as 14 people have been killed in…
Padma Shri awardee and legendary Bengal weaver presented a special sari to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The sari had a painting of the Prime Minister addressing the citizens. Touched by this special gift, the Prime Minister took to Twitter to thank Basak. He said, “Shri Biren Kumar Basak belongs to Nadia in West…
Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev, who alleged that her car was attacked by BJP workers last month, has hit out at Tripura Police after the latter stated that the video footage of the incident is not of much help in identifying the suspects. She also took a swipe at CM Biplab Deb and asked him to “draft better…
The Army on Friday, November 12, assured the Supreme Court that it will grant permanent commission to 11 women who moved the court alleging that their applications for permanent commissioning had been rejected despite fulfilling all eligibility criteria. The Supreme Court had earlier warned that Army officials would be…
Engineers have successfully recovered one of the instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope that is flying in safe mode after suspending science operations. The Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument began science operations even as other instruments remained in safe mode. The camera was selected as the first instrument…
World leaders have committed to limiting Earth’s rising temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times. But what does that feel like? It’s difficult to convey, because you may not notice changes in average temperature. But, depending on where you live, you might notice when…
Nearly a day after they launched from Florida, four astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning. The Crew-2 mission will remain onboard for a six-month-long science mission. As their first order of business, astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and European Space Agency…
Moon has always fascinated humans, so much so that we landed on its surface way back in 1969 to find a desolate, cratered landmass that has survived millions of years of meteor and space bombardments. But it’s not the only lunar fragment in space. Moon was formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth and…
The bodies of three men, who went missing after their boat capsized in a small lake at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, have been retrieved, police said on Friday. The incident took place in Sonwani Tekad at around 4 pm on Thursday. The body of one of them, Dipankar Bisen, was fished out on late…