New Delhi, Aug 21 (UNI) Supreme Court on Monday allowed a rape victim from Gujarat to terminate her pregnancy. A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice B V Nagarathna and also comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan in its order allowed the woman’s plea to terminate her pregnancy. The Apex Court was informed by…
Mumbai, Aug 21 (UNI) The Senior Selection Committee headed by Ajit Agrakar has announced the 17-member squad of India for the Asia Cup starting from August 30. India have been bolstered by the return of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer in the squad. Both the middle-order batters were rehabilitating from their respective injuries at the…
Chennai, (UNI) There has been anticipation and excitement about the softlanding of India’s Chandryaaan-3 and Russia’s Luna-25 missions on which will take the pole position in the moon surface for a soft landing. But call it as a quirk of fate or luck for India, the Luna-25 crashlanded paving the way for ISRO enabling it…
Dehradun, Aug 21 (UNI) At least 7 people were killed when a bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat fell into a gorge in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Sunday. As per the details shared by the Disaster Management Center in-charge of Uttarkashi district, DS Patwal, and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Vineet Kumar, a tragic incident…
Jiuquan, Aug 21 (UNI) China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday. The satellite, Gaofen-12 04, was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 1:45 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. It will be used in a variety…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 21 (UNI) At least seven people were killed early on Sunday when a bus carrying fans of Corinthians sports club crashed in southern Brazil, said local authorities. The incident occurred in the city of Belo Horizonte, the regional capital of Minas Gerais state, as the vehicle appeared to lose its brakes…
Doha, Aug 21 (UNI) A total of 173 tonnes of promotional items used in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 are being recycled by a Saudi company, Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) said on Sunday. These polyester fabric materials were previously used as wraps, banners, and fence coverings in stadiums and other…
New Delhi, (UNI) The government should provide incentives to battery manufacturers for developing advanced technologies in the battery space and lower the cost of ownership of high-performance advanced electric vehicles (EVs), industry body CII has said in a report. “The government should encourage OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) in the battery space to develop in-house capabilities…
Budapest, Aug 21 (UNI) Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei delivered his season’s best performance of 27 minutes 51.42 seconds, clinching the men’s 10,000m world title for the third consecutive time on Sunday. Cheptegei, 26, only surged ahead in the final lap, comfortably securing the top spot, even if his time couldn’t rival his world record of 26:11.00….
Dublin, (UNI) Ruturaj Gaikwad’s second T20I fifty and a 42 runs flurry by Shivam Dube and debutant Rinku Sigh in the last two overs helped India win the three-match T20I series 2-0 against Ireland at The Village here on Sunday. Sent into bat, India posted 185/5 in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Ireland could…
