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06 Sep

Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft completes over 9,000 orbits around moon, says ISRO

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India’s Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has completed more than 9,000 orbits around the Moon, and imaging and scientific instruments onboard have been providing excellent data, officials said on Monday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is holding a two-day Lunar Science Workshop 2021, which began on Monday, to commemorate the completion of two years of operation of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft around the lunar orbit. In his inaugural address, ISRO Chairman, K Sivan said the eight payloads onboard the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft are conducting remote sensing and in-situ observations of the Moon at around 100 km altitude from the lunar surface. “Till date, the Chandrayaan-2…

06 Sep

Not respecting our orders, testing our patience: Supreme Court criticises Centre for enacting Tribunal Reforms Act

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The government has no respect for Supreme Court judgments and is testing the patience of the court, the apex court observed Monday, as it questioned the Centre over delayed appointments to various tribunals that are reeling under a severe vacancy crisis. “You are emasculating the tribunals by not appointing any members,” said a special bench comprising Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana and justices D.Y. Chandrachud and L.N. Rao. The bench warned Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that it would initiate contempt proceedings if appointments were not done within a week. “It is clear that you don’t want to respect the…

03 Sep

400 cases of mystery fever reported in Lucknow

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The cases of mystery fever are now being reported from Lucknow. More than 400 viral patients, including 40 children, have been admitted to various government hospitals in the state capital in the past two days. More than 20 percent of patients in the OPD are complaining of fever, cold, and congestion. While doctors term these cases as seasonal flu due to changing weather conditions, there is panic among the patients who fear that this may be the beginning of the third wave of the Covid pandemic. There are instructions in the hospitals to not take patients in the OPD section…

02 Sep

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer Anand Daga arrested

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer in connection with the leak of the agency's internal probe documents against the former Maharashtra home minister, officials said. Anand Daga, a lawyer from Anil Deshmukh’s legal team, was arrested late Wednesday night after questioning, sources said. Daga has been brought to Delhi on a transit remand. On Wednesday evening, Abhishek Tiwari, a sub-inspector rank officer of the CBI, was arrested after he allegedly accepted illegal gratification from people close to Anil Deshmukh. Sources said he was also allegedly in touch with lawyer Anand Daga. Daga was detained on…

02 Sep

‘Communal Tone In Some Reports, Country Will Get Bad Name’: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that news in a section of media bears a communal tone which could bring a bad name to the country as it was hearing a petition linked to the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi last year which was blamed for the surge in Covid-19 cases. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said: “The problem is, everything in this country is shown with a communal angle by a section of the media. That is the problem. The country is going to get a bad name ultimately." The plea in the court sought action against media…

01 Sep

Schools reopen in Delhi, UP, MP, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka today

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The schools, colleges, and other educational institutions across several states, including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and many more will reopen today i.e. on September 1. A few special protocols are meant to adhere to the government-necessitated coronavirus disease (Covid-19) guidelines. SOPs have been released to ensure the safety of students which include staggered lunch breaks, minimum seating capacity in class, masking and sanitization protocols, etc. The decision to reopen schools was taken after a significant drop in the number of COVID-19 cases was seen in the country. For most of the states, attendance has been made voluntary. While…

01 Sep

Delhi HC issues notice on plea challenging Asthana’s appointment as top cop

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Commissioner of Delhi Police. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), submitted before a bench comprising chief justice D.N. Patel and justice Jyoti Singh that the petitioner has directly copy pasted from its plea filed at the top court. He stressed that this is violation of the Delhi High Court Rules. The counsel for the petitioner denied any copy paste job. The high court allowed Bhushan’s intervention application and issued notice in the matter. The matter is scheduled for…

01 Sep

UNSC resolution addresses ‘key concerns’ on Afghanistan: India

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Despite the abstention of two “P-5” countries, Russia and China, from the India-led United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2593, the Government of India said it was a “matter of satisfaction” that the resolution, addressed India's “key concerns” on Afghanistan. According official sources, the resolution, which called on the Taliban to keep its commitments on preventing terror groups in Afghanistan and urged them to assist the safe evacuations of all Afghan nationals wishing to leave the country, was the result of careful coordination and “high-level official contacts with UNSC members, including a call to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken,…

30 Aug

Taliban Want to Continue Political, Trade Ties With India, Leader Stanekzai Says

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Taliban leader Sher Mohammed Abbas Stanekzai has said the group wants to continue Afghanistan’s political, economic and cultural ties with India, the first time a member of the Taliban’s top hierarchy has spoken on the issue since the takeover of Kabul. In a nearly 46-minute video posted on the Taliban’s social media platforms on Saturday, Stanekzai spoke extensively in Pashto on the end of the war in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s plans for forming an Islamic administration based on Shariah. He also spoke about the Taliban’s views on relations with key countries in the region, including India, Pakistan, China and…

29 Aug

Discus thrower Vinod Kumar wins bronze for India

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsTokyo Paralympics 2020

Bhavinaben Patel and Nishad Kumar had earlier won a silver each in women's singles table tennis class 4 and men's T47 high jump events respectively.Discus thrower Vinod Kumar clinched a bronze medal in the men's F52 event with an Asian record to give India its third medal in Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday.The 41-year-old BSF man, whose father fought in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr(20.02m) of Poland and Velimir of Croatia.He injured his legs while training after joining the BSF, falling off a cliff in Leh that left him bed-ridden for close to decade during which…