This photo provided by NASA shows the “Sounds of Earth” record being mounted on the Voyager 2 spacecraft in the Safe-1 Building at the Kennedy Space Center (Pic credit: AP) To save power, Nasa has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma […]
Ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections which are likely to be held in the month of November, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) has moved the Supreme Court to prevent Ajit Pawar camp from using the ‘Clock’ symbol. The development comes amid NCP(SP) leaders demanding that both the factions of the NCP be treated equally, as […]
It is about 7.30 am in Khera Bakhta village in Haryana’s Julana Assembly constituency and Vinesh Phogat, wearing a blue-beige striped night suit, white slippers, and several bead bracelets, is standing in a dingy room at the entrance to her in-laws’ house discussing the day’s programme with her assistant. A security officer in a dark […]
A Maharashtra politician recently became the center of controversy after he claimed that the best-looking women do not marry a farmer’s son, instead they opt for a husband with a job. An independent MLA from Warud-Morshi Devendra Bhuyar told a gathering that a beautiful girl will not marry a person like “me and you”. He […]
Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Biden and his administration are sticking to their position of not evoking the Taft-Hartley Act to force International Longshoremen’s Association dock workers back on the job at East and Gulf Coast ports where a strike is hitting day two on Wednesday, a political decision that […]
Governor of State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmad. — SBP website. Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves jumped to a two-month import cover after receiving the first installment from the International Monetary Fund’s $7 billion Extended Fund Facility, State Bank Governor Jameel Ahmed said on Wednesday, giving the fiscally-challenged country’s external position a much-needed boost for now. […]
In Iconoclast: A Reflective Biography of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Dr Anand Teltumbde, a distinguished public intellectual, and leading authority on the Dalit movement, presents a groundbreaking biography of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Teltumbde strips away the layers of myth and hyperbole to reveal the man behind the legend. Teltumbde delves into the life of Ambedkar, situating him […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the ruling party of Jharkhand, JMM, of putting people’s identity, culture, tradition at stake ‘for vote banks politics’. The prime minister also accused Congress of ‘wanting’ to snatch SC, ST, OBC reservation. “I assure you no one can do it”, PM Modi said in Hazaribagh. “JMM-led coalition serving ‘jhooth ki […]
Early one morning, a group of workers in Mirhama village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, wearing white skullcaps gathered outside the polling station to monitor the election process. The workers belonged to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), a socio-religious organisation, and had arrived to ensure that the voter base of Jamaat-backed candidate remained intact. Just a few […]
The latest strikes by Iran on Israel must be viewed beyond the lens of a simple military offensive. Any attempts to contain a more belligerent Iran will also require the US to exert greater influence over Israel’s actions. Mint explains: – Why did Iran attack Israel? The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said that […]