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Chennai: The launch of India’s first Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) to be placed in geostationary orbit will happen sometime during the first or second week of April, said K. Sivan, Secretary, Department of Space and...

Pune:England won the toss and chose to bowl in the second ODI against India at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday. The hosts have brought in Rishabh Pant as replacement for the injured...

Mumbai: In a dramatic turn of events, a top Maharashtra government official’s report on Thursday said that then State Intelligence Department Commissioner Rashmi Shukla had “misused” official permission granted to her for phone-tapping under the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by Priyanka Singh, sister of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, challenging a Bombay High Court order refusing to quash the FIR filed against her...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 8 rapes and 4 murder cases were registered in Odisha every day last year, according to the White Paper 2020 tabled in the state assembly on Friday. Total 1.34 lakh cognisable...

New Delhi: Three lives were saved in the heart of the national capital on Friday when a Delhi Police head constable and constable decided to go all super-hero risking their lives climbing a building to...

Faridabad: A Faridabad court in Haryana on Friday sentenced life imprisonment to the two convicts — Tauseef Ahmed and Rehan — in the case of the sensational murder of Nikita Tomar in broad daylight outside...

Amravati (Maharashtra): In a shocking incident, a 28-year-old female Range Forest Officer posted in the Melghat Tiger Reserve (MRT) in Amravati, committed suicide after alleging sexual harassment and torture at the hands of an Indian...

New Delhi: Appreciating the Supreme Court judgement which set aside the NCLAT order that had restored Cyrus Mistry as the executive chairman of the Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons said...

Seoul: South Korean boy band BTS member Jeon Jungkook’s single “Euphoria”, which released in 2018, has sold over 500,000 units in the US, making it the first solo song by a Korean musician to do...

Mumbai: Actress Kajol is back in India and has expressed her love for the nation. Kajol posted a boomerang video taken during the shoot of her recent release “Tribhanga”. She is seen dressed in classical...

New Delhi: Amid the surge of Covid-19 cases along with other mutated variants, India has reported the presence of a ‘double mutant’ coronavirus variant, triggering fear among many. However, health experts on Friday said that...

Cairo: At least 32 people were killed and 66 others wounded in Egypt’s southern province of Sohag when two trains collided on Friday, according to a government statement that feared the number might rise. The...

Pune: Centurion Jonny Bairstow (124 off 112 balls, 11x4s, 7x6s) and Ben Stokes (99 off 52 balls, 10x6s, 4x4s) added 175 runs for the second wicket to help England chase a mammoth 337-run target set...

Bhubaneswar: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Academy registered a thrilling 2-1 win over Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy in the final of the 1st Junior Women’s Academy National Championship. In the third place match, Odisha...

Nayagarh: Several studies and reports have found that local communities play a big role in conservation, sometimes bigger than the government agencies. A great reminder of this is the Chipko Movement, where women resisted deforestation...

Washington: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 126 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.76 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday morning,...

Kolkata: There has been 7.72 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9 a.m., in the first phase of polling for the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly, said the Election Commission on Saturday. More than 73 lakh...

New Delhi: India saw 62,258 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,19,08,910, according to Union health ministry data updated on...

Mumbai: What’s Holi without new Holi songs? Bollywood filmmakers have churned out songs about the festival of colours down the decades. This year may have seen no new film song owing to the complete shutodwn...