Elon Musk’s SpaceX To Launch NASA’s ‘Dragonfly’ To Saturn’s Moon In 2028: What We Know
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch NASA’s groundbreaking Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, using a Falcon Heavy rocket. Scheduled to lift off between July 5 and 25, 2028, from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the launch contract is valued at $256.6 million. This mission, part of NASA’s New Frontiers Programme, will cost $3.35 billion […]
Rajasthan Cabinet Approves Anti-Conversion Bill
The Rajasthan Cabinet on Saturday approved the Anti-Conversion Bill, which aims to curb forced religious conversions. The bill will now be presented in the state legislature during the upcoming parliamentary session.According to Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa, the bill proposes severe punishments, including imprisonment from 1 to 5 years, to crack down on forced […]
Businessman Raj Kundra Summoned By Probe Agency Tomorrow In Pornography Case
Businessman Raj Kundra has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning, sources said two days after his house and offices were raided in a money laundering probe linked to the pornography case against him. Mr Kundra has been asked to appear at the ED office at 11 am tomorrow, they added. Mr Kundra is […]
Tripura Hospital Shuts Door For Bangladeshi Patients
A day after a Kolkata hospital decided not to treat patients from Bangladesh over alleged atrocities against minority Hindus, a multi-specialty healthcare facility in Agartala followed suit on Saturday. Agartala-based ILS Hospital, which has been a popular destination for patients from the neighbouring country due to its proximity and affordable treatment costs, said the decision […]
Cops Bust Noida Call Centre That Offered Fake Holiday Plans, Looted Lakhs
A gang operating a fake call centre under the guise of offering lucrative holiday packages was busted by Noida Police on Saturday. The operation culminated in the arrest of 32 individuals, including 17 women, who allegedly defrauded unsuspecting victims out of lakhs of rupees. The gang, posing as representatives of ‘Country Holiday Travel India Limited’, […]
World Central Kitchen Member Among 2 Aid Workers Killed In Gaza Airstrikes
Two aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, with Israel saying it had killed an operative who took part in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel and who it said was employed by a US-based charity. The first was a World Central Kitchen member, who was hit in a […]
Taiwan President Gets ‘Red Carpet’ Welcome In US, China Reacts
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te was feted with a red carpet, garlands of flowers and “alohas” as he kicked off his two-day stopover in Hawaii on Saturday, part of a Pacific tour that has sparked fiery rhetoric from Beijing. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has responded to Lai’s first overseas trip as […]
Old Video Of Trudeau Mocking Trump Viral As They Meet Amid Tariff Threat
A five-year-old video of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reportedly mocking US President-elect Donald Trump in front of other world leaders is making rounds on social media as the two leaders met and dined in Florida after Trump’s tariff threat on Canada on Saturday. The video shows Trudeau standing in a huddle with former UK […]
World AIDS Day 2024: Difference Between HIV And AIDS
World AIDS Day 2024: HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, targets the body’s infection-fighting cells, weakening the immune system and increasing vulnerability to severe complications. After exposure, acute HIV infection typically develops within 2-4 weeks, presenting symptoms such as fever, headache, and rash. During this stage, the virus multiplies rapidly, spreading throughout the body and compromising […]
Trump Taps Charles Kushner, Father Of His Son-In-Law, As Envoy To France
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as the US ambassador to France, in the latest of several controversial picks. Kushner “is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests,” Trump said on his Truth Social […]
Man pushed from container is ‘completely fine,’ says Pakistan’s information minister
Pakistan security forces brutally push praying protester from container Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Saturday said that the man seen in a viral video falling from a container during a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest in Islamabad is “completely fine.”Speaking to the media, Tarar said that the man sustained minor injuries in the incident, as […]
‘Not afraid to stand’: Clashes erupt outside Georgia parliament between pro-EU protesters and police
Violent clashes erupted outside Georgia’s parliament between law enforcement and protesters opposing the government’s choice to postpone European Union membership discussions during a post-election crisis, on Saturday. For the third consecutive night, thousands gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, resulting in numerous arrests.Following the ruling Georgian Dream party‘s declared victory in the October 26 parliamentary election, […]