Astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar passes away
Renowned Astrophysicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar — who along with British mathematician and astronomer Fred Hoyle proposed the theory of conformal gravity as an alternative to the Big Bang theory — passed away at his residence in Pune on Tuesday. Recognised internationally for his pioneering contributions to cosmology and for propounding an...
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‘Entire nation in shame’: SC on MP minister Vijay Shah
The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah for his remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the FIR lodged against him. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh told the minister that it had...
Allahabad HC junks plea against Sambhal mosque survey
The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a plea of the Masjid committee against the survey ordered by a Sambhal court in the Shahi Jama Masjid and Harihar Temple dispute. The court said the order to appoint a court commissioner and the suit were maintainable. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal had...
Several arrested in Punjab, Haryana, UP for espionage
Nine individuals from Punjab and Haryana have been arrested in the past week for allegedly leaking sensitive military information to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as Operation Sindoor—India’s response to the deadly April 22 Pahalgam terror attack—intensifies its crackdown on espionage networks. The latest arrests include two youths from Punjab and...
‘Golden Temple dodged doom’
In a chilling revelation, the Indian Army on Monday confirmed that the Pakistani military attempted to target the revered Golden Temple in Amritsar with drones and missiles following India’s retaliatory Operation Sindoor. The Indian Army claimed that its air defense forces, anticipating such a nefarious move, successfully intercepted and neutralised...
Schrodinger’s DGP in Ranchi
Even God becomes helpless in Jharkhand,” once said a former Governor of Jharkhand. The air in Jharkhand, already thick with the aroma of Mutton-Dhuska and political intrigue, has recently acquired an extra layer of perplexity. The state’s Director General of Police (DGP), Anurag Gupta, it appears, is in a unique career...
Pioneer in short
Central forces secure Amarnath Yatra route Following the Pahalgam massacre, ensuring a safe Amarnath Yatra is a major focus for Jammu and Kashmir’s administration. The 38-day pilgrimage, beginning July 3 from both Pahalgam and Baltal routes, concludes on August 9. Security forces have ramped up anti-terror operations in South Kashmir to...
India, Bangladesh trade hits low with reciprocal terms
India’s decision to curb Bangladeshi exports of ready-made garments and several other consumer goods through land ports is aimed at ensuring fairness and equality in bilateral trade, Government sources said on Sunday. India’s trade relationship with Bangladesh will be based on “reciprocal terms” and the decision on restricting exports of ready-made...
