Lifeguard service provider Drishti Marine has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for laying the longest chain of buoys at the Nexa P1 Powerboat, a statement said on Friday. Nexa P1 Powerbaot is the Indian Grand Prix of the seas which was held in Mumbai last year. The Drishti Marine team, according to the […]
On the occasion of the 70th Republic Day, President Ram Nath Kovind has approved an Ashoka Chakra, four Kirti Chakras and 11 Shaurya Chakras for armed forces personnel for showing exemplary courage and devotion to duty. Also, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat would be conferred with Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) along with 27 other […]
Recognising the colossal contribution of Northeast’s multi-faceted cultural icon Bhupen Hazarika, he was picked posthumously to be conferred the Bharat Ratna, while late Bollywood actor Kader Khan has been named for the Padma Shri honour by the government, it was announced on Friday. The awardees for the year were announced on the eve of India’s […]
India on Thursday night opened the year’s space campaign by putting into orbit defence imaging satellite “Microsat R” for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and students-built nano-satellite “Kalamsat” in a copy book style. The notable aspects of this space mission are flying of a new variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), switching […]
By Shashi Narasimhiah If ever Indian cinema and the world were waiting for a futuristic movie which addresses current social as well as security issues linked to the usage of technology – especially by members of Gen Z this is the one. The movie Social Media Murder Society is a rather engaging, fast flowing and […]
Bhopal, A Madhya Pradesh farmer, Shivlal Kataria, was shocked to see Rs 13 marked against his name, instead of Rs 24,000, on the list of beneficiaries for the farm loan waiver issued by the authorities on Wednesday. “The state government had promised to waive loans up to Rs 2 lakh. Forms were filled and I […]
New Delhi, The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal and its GDP growth will rise to 7.6 per cent in 2019-20, before tapering down to 7.4 per cent in 2020-21, according to a UN report released on Wednesday. The report United Nations’ World Economic Situation and Prospects […]
New Delhi, The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in association with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and leading instrumentation company Horiba, Japan launched a pilot study on Wednesday on real-time source apportionment of PM2.5 in Delhi and adjoining areas. The objective of the study is to identify the signature of various sources of […]
In a swoop ahead of Republic Day, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested nine youths including a 17-year-old boy – who were detained earlier – for alleged links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group and plans to create criminal disturbances in the state, an official said here on Wednesday. The ATS said during […]
Pushed to the corner in Uttar Pradesh by the SP-BSP alliance, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday played his trump card by appointing his younger sister Priyanka Gandhi as the party General Secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh to galvanise the Congress cadre in a state that sends the maximum number of 80 members […]