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India's Solar Observatory Aditya-L1 Completes Halo Orbit: ISRO

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

Aditya-L1 spacecraft, known as India's solar observatory, has completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), announced mission officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

With Sharp Eye On China, India's National Quantum Mission Is Catching Up

Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday July 03, 2024, Bengaluru

India is not quantum-ready but hopes to be soon. On the contrary, India's eastern adversary China is investing heavily in this futuristic technology, causing some angst in India.

New Law Makes Sex Offences Gender Neutral, Adds Clauses To Crimes Against Children

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

The newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the British-era Indian Penal Code, has made sexual offences "gender neutral" for the victim and the perpetrator, according to official documents.

Fight Against Terrorism In Jammu And Kashmir In Last Stage: PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its last stage, and a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to destroy the remaining terror network.

BJD, Once BJP's Friend In Need, Joins Opposition's Rajya Sabha Walkout

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD), once the BJP's friend in need whose support helped several contentious Bills clear Rajya Sabha during Modi 2.0, were on the other side today.

In 1st Remarks On Manipur In Parliament, PM Modi's Sharp Rejoinder To Congress

Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Aditi Gautam | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke on the Manipur issue in Parliament for the first time amid Opposition's allegation that he had "turned his back" to the violence-hit state.

Drugs, Raw Materials Worth Rs 327 Crore Seized In Inter-State Crackdown; 15 Arrested

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 03, 2024, Thane

Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a drug racket spread across four states with the arrest of 15 persons and seizure of mephedrone and raw materials valued at Rs 327.69 crore over the last two months.

Another Bridge Collapses In Bihar, 7th Such Incident In 15 Days

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 03, 2024, Siwan, Bihar

In a troubling trend for Bihar, a portion of a bridge over Gandaki river in Siwan district collapsed on Wednesday morning, marking the seventh such incident in the state within the past 15 days.

In Sudha Murty's First Rajya Sabha Speech, A Mention Of Cancer, Tourism

Edited by Aditi Gautam | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty spoke in the Rajya Sabha for the first time yesterday after taking oath as the member of the Parliament.

"You Can't Stop Gandhi": Uddhav Thackeray's Party Praises Rahul Gandhi's Speech

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday stated that the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha on July 1 showed that 'a Gandhi cannot be stopped.

"She's Alive": Kerala Teen Rejects Cops' Findings On Mother's 'Murder'

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 03, 2024, Alappuzha, Kerala

A day after police confirmed the killing of a woman who had been missing for 15 years, her teenage son today rejected their findings and asserted that she is still alive.

DMK Seeks Site Clearance From Centre For New Greenfield Airport In Chennai

Asian News International | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

Rajya Sabha member from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam P Wilson on Wednesday met Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu in New Delhi and sought the latter's intervention to expedite the pending site clearance for the new greenfield ai

"Organisers Tried To Cover Up Incident": Yogi Adityanath On Hathras Stampede

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

The organisers of a 'prayer meet' held by godman Bhole Baba in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras - which ended in a stampede that killed over a hundred - "tried to cover up the incident", Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said after visiting the site.

Siblings, Aged 3 And 9, Among Children Killed In Hathras Stampede

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 03, 2024, Hathras

A stampede at a religious congregation on Tuesday in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh killed 121 people, most of them women, as devotees suffocated to death and bodies piled atop each other.

"Biggest Opponent Of Constitution": PM Modi Attacks Congress In Rajya Sabha

IANS | Wednesday July 03, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, replying to the Motion of Thanks on President's address, came down heavily on the Congress-led Opposition over its multiple incidents of making mockery of democracy during its rule and then lecturing the