Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for the 100th launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, which is scheduled to take place at the end of January with the launch of the GSLV-F15 NVS-02 mission. The GSLV-F15 with indigenous cryogenic stage will place NVS-02 satellite in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The […]
Researcher Rona Wilson and activist Sudhir Dhawale, accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, were on Friday (January 24, 2025) released on bail from a Navi Mumbai prison, more than six years after they were arrested. The duo walked out of the Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai at around 1:30 pm on completion of […]
The meeting of the parliamentary committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill began on a stormy note on Friday (January 24, 2025), with opposition members claiming they were not being given adequate time to study the proposed changes to the draft legislation. The Joint Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill, chaired by BJP member Jagdambika Pal, is […]
“Multi-tier security arrangements, including drones and spotters, are in place to ensure a smooth conduct of the Republic-Day functions in Kashmir, the valley’s top cop,” V.K. Birdi, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, said in Srinagar on Friday (January 24, 2025.) “Proper and secure arrangements have been made for those who want to participate […]
South Central Railway (SCR) has completed the electrification of new ₹15.49-crore, 18.56-km Akkanapet–Medak railway line. With this, only the recently constructed Manoharabad–Siddipet rail line remains to be electrified under the Hyderabad division. An official release said the line connects Medak with Secunderabad–Nizamabad–Aurangabad and beyond towards Mumbai main line. Earlier, DRM Lokesh Vishnoi and principal chief […]
A six-member team from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Thursday inspected a 950-acre land parcel spread over Kothagudem, Chunchupalli and Sujathanagar mandals of Bhadradri Kothagudem district as part of the site survey to assess the feasibility of setting up a greenfield airport near the coal town of Kothagudem. Khammam MP Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy […]
The 15th edition of Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF-2025) is set to begin on Friday (January 24), with the inaugural plenary ‘A Life in Cinema’ featuring actor Shabana Azmi in conversation with Amita Desai. The festival promises an interesting line-up of literary discussions, cultural conversations and artistic expressions. The venue for the three-day festival, which will […]
Five Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leaders, including Koothattukulam area secretaryP.B. Ratheesh, municipal chairperson K.P. Vijayakumari, vice chairperson Sunny Kuriakose, councillor Suma Vishwambharan, and local committee secretary Febeesh George, who were accused of abducting party councillor Kala Raju, have moved an anticipatory bail before the Ernakulam Sessions Court. At the same time, the Judicial […]
The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) and the Ernakulam district administration to complete the construction of the 350-metre access road of the Moolampilly-Pizhala bridge by March 31. SHRC Chairman Alexander Thomas further directed the GIDA secretary and the District Collector to submit a report on the same. The […]
The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has alleged that mounds of waste have reappeared at the Kochi Corporation’s solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram. After visiting Brahmapuram on Thursday, UDF councillors led by Antony Kureethara and UDF parliamentary party secretary M.G. Aristotle said the situation at the plant flew in the face of the civic […]
