New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court today granted interim protection to Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya, booked over a cartoon shared on Facebook allegedly containing derogatory references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS. A bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Aravind Kumar directed that the matter be listed after August 15…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, met Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today, emphasising the need for a productive session in the Upper House. In a post shared on X, Kharge said, “The Opposition wants a productive…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian ever to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS), is on his way back. A live broadcast showed the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission undocking from the orbiting laboratory with its four-member crew on Monday. It is expected to splash…
San Diego/Bengaluru, July 15 (UNI) Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members of the Axiom-4 commercial mission safely returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California today. The return marked the successful completion of India’s second human spaceflight and Shukla’s pioneering role…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) India has made significant strides in childhood immunisation, achieving a 43% reduction in the number of zero-dose children to .9 million in 2024 against 1.6 million the previous year, according to a joint statement by World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF here. This development comes as part of a broader…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, whose execution was set for tomorrow in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, on charges of murder, has been postponed — thanks to the efforts of Indian officials who were in regular touch with the authorities there, sources said. “In the case of Ms. Nimisha Priya,…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court today granted one week’s time to the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to file their responses on a plea challenging the government directive mandating food sellers along the Kanwar Yatra route to display QR code stickers revealing owners’ details. A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court today agreed to list for hearing tomorrow a petition filed by an accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case seeking a stay on the release of the movie ‘Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder’. The petition has been filed by Mohammed Javed, the eighth accused in the…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) In a significant push towards achieving India’s self-reliance in defence technologies, the Defence Ministry through Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and in collaboration with the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), will host a workshop and exhibition on Indigenisation of Critical Components Currently Being Imported from Foreign OEMs in…
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to K Kamaraj on his birth anniversary today and said that his noble ideals and emphasis on social justice inspire us all greatly. In separate posts on X, PM stated, “Paying homage to Thiru K Kamaraj Ji on his birth anniversary. He was at…
