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In a whimsical yet strategic move, SpaceX included an unusual passenger on its sixth Starship test flight: a banana. The fruit was secured inside the spacecraft’s cargo hold. This is not a dumb move as the banana’s primary role was to act as a zero-gravity indicator, a tradition in spaceflight where a small object is […]
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed the cosmetics industry to follow regulatory protocols and avoid making exaggerated claims about achieving younger skin. In a meeting, stakeholders urged for relaxed import regulations, citing significant financial losses due to rejections at ports for non-compliance with the Drugs & Cosmetics Act.
Indian music legend, AR Rahman, and his wife Saira Bhanu announced their divorce, ending a 29-year-long marriage. Rahman’s Twitter page had an interesting and unexpected way of announcing the news. He created a hashtag on his own when sharing the news. Rahman ended the heart breaking news with hashtag “#arrsairaabreakup.” This way of announcing amused […]
ISRO Chairman S Somanath highlighted the need to manufacture car sensors domestically instead of relying on imports. Speaking at Bengaluru Tech Summit, Somanath emphasized the importance of cost-effective production. He pointed out that while India invests significantly in producing rocket sensors, the high production cost of car sensors makes domestic manufacturing less viable.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a historic visit to Guyana, met with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders upon his arrival in Georgetown. Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, along with Prime Minister Mark Anthony Phillips and several Cabinet Ministers, warmly welcomed Modi at the airport, marking the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 56 years.
A 13-year-old girl was gangraped by three men in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore. She went out of her home to take a leak. As per the victim’s father, she is a student of Class 9 and went out of the house in the evening to use the bathroom. When she didn’t return after being gone for […]
Many pollsters are predicting a Mahayuti alliance victory in Maharashtra. One of the prominent poll predictors, News 24- Chanakya, also gave an edge to BJP-led Mahayuti with 152-160 seats. It predicted Congress-led MVA to get 130-138 seats. However, Lokshahi Marathi-Rudra predicted a tug-of-war between the two alliances. It predicted Mahayuti to win 128-142 seats, and […]
Karnataka Milk Federation’s Nandini brand will debut in Delhi on Thursday, marking its first entry into north India. The launch event, attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, follows a political controversy over Amul’s potential entry into the Karnataka market in April 2023, sparking a rivalry between Congress and BJP.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole is confident of their Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to win the majority mark in the state assembly polls. He said the trends are in favour of them. “We will win more than 175 seats,” he declared. The alliance need 145 seats to form the government in the state. MVA, comprises […]
An Independent candidate from Beed suffered a massive heart attack while waiting to vote at a polling station in Maharashtra on Wednesday. Despite being rushed to a hospital, he was declared dead on arrival. The incident occurred at the Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalaya voting center in Beed. The body has been sent for post-mortem, said the […]
Pollster Matrize projected 150-170 seats for Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra assembly polls. It also predicted the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance to bag 110-130 seats. In the 288 seat Maharashtra assembly, 145 is the majority mark. This means Mahayuti will once again get the majority mark.
As polling in Maharashtra ends, exit polls took the center stage. As per Peoples Pulse projections, ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP will sweep the state with 182 seats. MVA comprising of Congress, NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT) will secure 85-112 seats. Majority marks is 145 in the 288 seat assembly in […]
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu announced that the State Investment Promotion Board approved investments worth ₹85,000 crore, expected to create 34,000 jobs. Speaking in the assembly, Naidu highlighted that the investments were approved during the first SIPB meeting on November 19. Among the 10 cleared investments is a ₹61,780-crore joint venture for an integrated steel […]
Andhra woman working as a house help in Kuwait accused her employers of torture. The woman is a native of Kakinada. She recorded a video explaining her ordeal and sent it to her relatives. In a tearful video, Gara Kumari, a widow and mother of three, cried for help. She said, “They are not giving […]
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi launched the ‘Delhi Solar Portal’ on Wednesday as a single window solution for installing rooftop solar panels. The portal will enable Delhiites to become ‘prosumers,’ generating extra solar power. Atishi highlighted that the portal will help achieve the AAP government’s target of 750 MW rooftop solar power generation, as outlined in [&h...