Donald Trump is set to take the oath of office as the 60th president of the United States on 20 January. The ceremony, originally planned for the Capitol’s outdoor steps, will now be held inside the Capitol Rotunda due to extremely cold weather. The frigid forecast predicts highs of 24°F (-4.4°C) and lows of 9°F…
CHENNAI: The electric aircraft developed by startup ePlane Company has received acceptance for type certification from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This is the first Indian private company to get accepted under the new rules for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft issued last September. The DGCA issued airworthiness criteria for type certification…
Well-oiled network provides illegal entry MUMBAI: The arrest of illegal Bangladeshi immigrant Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammed Rohilla Amin Fakir for last week’s attempted robbery and assault on actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence in Bandra has reignited concerns about unauthorised entry and stay in the country.Since Bangladeshis, whether illegal or legal immigrants, are often…
Union home minister Amit Shah VIJAYAWADA: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that India has emerged as a global leader in disaster management through its revolutionary approach under Prime Minister Narendra Modi by adopting a ‘zero-casualty goal’ during calamities.After inaugurating the south campus of National Institute of Disaster Management and National Disaster Response…
DEHRADUN: The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has rejected Uttarakhand govt’s proposal to allow soapstone mining on agricultural land at Pokhani, approximately 2.2 km from the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS). The decision was taken during an NBWL meeting on Dec 24, the minutes of which were released recently.The sanctuary, at an altitude of about 7,000…
JAMMU: Indian Railways on Sunday successfully completed a trial run of a train with 22-bogies between Katra in Jammu and Srinagar on Sunday, officials said.They said this is the first completely successful trial run on the newly completed line to connect Kashmir valley with Jammu and the rest of India.The train, comprising 18 AC coaches,…
JAMMU: The spectre of the “mystery illness” continued to haunt residents of Badhaal village in J&K’s Rajouri district, with the sixth child of Mohammad Aslam succumbing to the disease at a hospital in Jammu on Sunday, taking the total death toll to 17 since Dec 2024, even as an inter-ministerial team from Delhi reached Rajouri…
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi, in his 118th episode of the Mann Ki Baat radio address on Sunday, lauded Isro scientists for the successful docking of two spacecraft in space and also highlighted the efforts of the Indian scientists in growing plants in space and making them survive.“Friends, a few days ago, our scientists marked…
NEW DELHI: Gyanendra Pratap Singh, a 1991 batch IPS officer and currently Director General (DGP) of Assam police, has been appointed as the new DG of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).CRPF special DG Vitul Kumar has been officiating as CRPF chief since the superannuation of incumbent Anish Dayal Singh on December 31, 2024. Sources told…
JIND: Patwaris and Kanungos in Haryana are upset after the release of the list of corrupt Patwaris by the state government. A state-level meeting was held in Jind on Sunday to make a further decision.In the meeting patwaris and kanungo decided that , they will work wearing black bands next three days across the state.Moreover,…
