Indian and Nasa space scientists have captured fresh images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and confirmed that it has all the characteristics of a “comet” while dismissing some astronomers’ theory that it could be an “alien ship”.The scientists from Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) under the Department of Space have captured interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which is…
New Delhi: Dr Umar un Nabi, the suicide bomber behind the Nov 10 Delhi car blast, had met a Syrian terror operative in Turkiye in 2022 along with co-accused Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai and Dr Muzzafar Rather, supposedly on the directions of their Pakistani handler Ukasha, sources connected with the investigation told TOI on Thursday.The…
Police in Gurugram have launched a major investigation after the dismembered body of a young child was discovered along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway, triggering panic in nearby villages. Officers told PTI the remains were found within the Bilaspur police station limits, and a murder case has been registered.According to police, the torso, head and one…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday attempted to touch Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s feet in an unusual moment at the Patna airport, shortly before the PM departed after attending the Janata Dal (United) leader’s swearing-in ceremony for a record 10th term.A video of the incident went viral, showing the 74-year-old JD(U) leader…
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar on Thursday took oath as Bihar chief minister for the tenth time after NDA’s sweeping victory in the assembly elections. Following the swearing-in, several political leaders, including those from opposition parties, extended their congratulations to the Janata Dal (United) leader.Among them was RJD leader and MLA Tejashwi Yadav, who congratulated Kumar…
NEW DELHI: Tribal councils and community leaders from across the Northeast on Thursday mounted a coordinated push for long-pending Sixth Schedule reforms and full implementation of the 2020 Bodo Accord, using an ABSU-led national seminar in Delhi to urge the union government to table the constitutional amendment in the upcoming winter session of Parliament.The deliberation…
The case of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi challenging his extradition will come up for hearing before Belgium’s supreme court, the Court of Cassation, on December 9, officials said on Thursday.Choksi has challenged before Belgium’s top court an October 17 ruling of the Antwerp Court of Appeal that upheld India’s request for his extradition while…
Prashant Kishor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj supremo Prashant Kishor on Thursday observed a day-long maun vrat (vow of silence) at the Bhitiharwa Gandhi Ashram in Bihar, a symbolic act of introspection after his party’s failure in the Assembly elections. His vow of silence comes as Nitish Kumar was sworn in as chief minister…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that constitutional courts cannot prescribe timelines for the President or governors while they decide on bills passed by state legislatures. Calling such directions unconstitutional, the court delivered its opinion on a presidential reference that sought clarity on whether courts could mandate time-bound action under Articles 200 and…
NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to social activist Jyoti Jagtap in the Elgar Parishad case.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma on Wednesday granted her the relief till the next date of hearing in Feb next year, after senior advocate Aparna Bhat told the court that…