“Chhaava,” directed by Laxman Utekar, brings to life the valorous tale of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire. Starring Vicky Kaushal in the titular role, the film has garnered significant attention for its grand portrayal of Maratha history. Plot Overview The narrative delves into the challenges faced by Sambhaji Maharaj following…
Tejashwi Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav fired a sharp rebuke at the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday following the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new chief election commissioner (CEC). Accusing the poll body of bias, Yadav claimed it had been reduced to a “cheerleader” for the ruling BJP. “When two…
NEW DELHI: India’s first microbiological nanosatellite RVSAT-1, which was launched on board Isro’s PSLV C-60 last December as part of the SPADEX/POEM-4 mission, has been designed and developed by a team of students of Bengaluru-based RV College of Engineering in order to explore the growth of the gut bacterium in space.For the students’ group Team…
NEW DELHI: In its quest for self-reliance within the space sector, Isro has announced the successful development of a 10-tonne ‘vertical planetary mixer’, the largest of its kind for solid propellants globally. This innovative equipment has been designed and manufactured in collaboration with the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) in Bengaluru.Solid propulsion plays a crucial…
MARRAKECH: A little over 1.8 lakh children and adolescents below the age of 19 years lose their lives on the roads annually across the globe, which comes to around 500 deaths per day, and almost 70% of them occur in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a report released by Unicef on Tuesday said.As per the…
KARWAR: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two individuals from Uttara Kannada district for allegedly leaking sensitive information about Karwar naval base to Pakistan in an alleged case of honey-trapping, sources said Tuesday.An NIA team from Hyderabad took the accused – Vetana Tandel from Muduga village and Akshay Naik from Halavalli – into custody on…
MUMBAI: Bombay HC has upheld the sentence of a dismissed Lt Col to five years of imprisonment under Pocso Act for sexual assaulting and sexual harassing an 11-year-old girl. “The statement of the prosecutrix-minor girl inspires confidence… Her instinct of identifying a bad touch of the petitioner must be believed,” said a bench of Justices…
LUCKNOW: A man, 22, charged with raping a three-year-old girl when he was 17 and tried as an adult in a Lucknow Pocso court since 2019 was sentenced to 20 years in jail and fined Rs 1 lakh after being convicted this week, reports Pathikrit Chakraborty.Legal clearance for the then teenage suspect to be tried…
BENGALURU: Chandrayaan-4 India’s planned lunar sample return mission that aims to soft land near the Moon’s south pole, collect samples from the lunar surface, and return them to Earth for analysis will have a mass of approximately 9,200kg compared to Chandrayaan-3’s 3,900kg. Since Isro’s current capability to lift payloads to geotransfer orbit (GTO) is limited…
NEW DELHI: India and Qatar upgraded their ties to a strategic partnership as PM Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with the visiting Qatar Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, discussing ways to enhance cooperation in areas like trade, investment, energy and security. Qatar committed to investing $ 10 billion in India, as it announced Qatar…
