In a first for India, a desi aerospace firm gains in-orbit snooping capability, takes images of ISS | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a giant leap for the Indian space sector, domestic aerospace company Azista Space has demonstrated a new indigenous capability in space by taking images of objects in orbit from another satellite, a first by any space company in the country. This is often called “in-orbit snooping or space watch”.Using its 80-kg…

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India, Canada to forge ‘shared work plan’ to bolster security cooperation | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India and Canada have agreed to formulate a “shared work plan” to guide cooperation on national security and law enforcement issues with a larger plan to have practical collaboration to address mutual concerns such as transnational criminal networks.The decision was taken at a meeting between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his…

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Surajkund Mela joyride collapse: Haryana Police form SIT to probe deadly Faridabad tragedy | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Haryana Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the deadly joyride collapse at the Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad that claimed the life of on-duty police inspector Jagdish Prasad and injured several others.According to police officials, the SIT will be headed by ACP (Crime) Varun Dahiya, with Sub-Inspector…

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Kerala election: Why CPM, Congress and BJP are clashing over Jamaat-e-Islami | India News

[ad_1] From left: CPM’s MV Govindan, Congress leader VD Satheesan and senior BJP leader K Surendran (File photo) NEW DELHI: As Kerala heads toward another high-stakes assembly election, a controversial name has returned to the centre of a new political storm. Jamaat-e-Islami, long part of the state’s complex web of alliances and rivalries, is now…

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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta approves Rs 1,200 cr grant for DTC salaries, pensions and transport modernisation | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The chief minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, has approved a grant of Rs 1,200 crore for the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), providing major relief to thousands of serving employees and pensioners, while also strengthening technology-driven initiatives to improve traffic management and urban mobility in the Capital.Out of the total allocation released by…

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Private aircraft crashes in Karnataka: Two injured after plane goes down | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A private mini aircraft crashed into an open field in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district on Sunday afternoon, police said. The two-seater aircraft went down at Mangaluru village in Babaleshwar taluk of Vijayapura. Two people, including the pilot, were on board at the time of the incident.According to news agency PTI, both occupants managed…

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‘Retirement from work will never happen’: Mohan Bhagwat says RSS asked him to continue after turning 75 | India News

[ad_1] File photo: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the organisation had asked him to continue working despite completing 75 years of age, adding that he would step down whenever the Sangh directs him to do so.Speaking during an interactive session at an event marking…

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