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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed India-France relations, saying that the strategic partnership between the two countries is particularly special because it rests on the solid foundation of long-standing cultural and political ties.Addressing the inauguration of the Swaminarayan temple in Paris, Modi hoped that the grand temple would stand for centuries as … Read more

Building collapses in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan. (PTI) NEW DELHI: CCTV footage has captured the moment a multi-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, killing six people and triggering a major rescue operation.The building, which housed a boys’ paying guest accommodation near Delhi University’s South Campus, collapsed around 1.30 pm on Sunday while repair … Read more

6 killed in Satya Niketan building collapse; FIR against owner NEW DELHI: The death toll in the Satya Niketan building collapse in Delhi rose to six as search and rescue operations continued at the site, with teams clearing heavy debris and looking for any remaining trapped persons.One more body was recovered during late-night operations, taking … Read more

As vultures disappear, minister calls for ‘safe zones’ NEW DELHI: With vultures vanishing from nearly 72% of their historically known nesting sites across India, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav Sunday called for persistent efforts to create ‘Vulture Safe Zones’ to aid species recovery in the wild.Known as Nature’s most efficient scavengers, the vulture population has … Read more

Relief in Congress as all factions accept Pilot as Punjab handler NEW DELHI: Faced with turmoil over the state leadership in Punjab, Congress has heaved a sigh of relief as politicians cutting across factional lines have welcomed Sachin Pilot’s appointment as party incharge of the poll-bound state in place of Bhupesh Baghel.Former Punjab chief minister … Read more

Govt in a bind over SC ruling on ‘creamy layer’ NEW DELHI: The Centre is in a tangle over Supreme Court’s landmark judgement on “creamy layer” that paved the way for induction in the elite civil services of OBC candidates who had cleared the examinations over past ten years but were denied appointments.On Aug 25, … Read more

Isro dismisses privatisation speculation, says role will only strengthen NEW DELHI: Allaying fears of some of its staff that the organisation will be privatised and its role reduced to an R&D lab, Isro on Sunday dismissed “speculations and misinformation” about any diminution of its role, calling such reports “baseless and incorrect”. “We wish to categorically … Read more

ISRO “would neither be privatised nor will its importance be diminished”. BENGALURU: Two days after nine employee bodies at Isro centres sought written clarity on the future role of the organisation amid space-sector reforms, Isro on Sunday hinted at its “next chapter” while categorically stating that it “would neither be privatised nor will its importance … Read more

Two days after employee associations representing thousands of Isro staff sought a formal written clarification on Isro’s future, Pawan Goenka, chairman, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) said that Isro will remain the “bedrock of the Indian space sector”.“…Let me say it unequivocally: Isro’s role is by no means diminishing. It will remain … Read more

The eyewitness said the collapsed building was called ‘Hostel Daze’ NEW DELHI: Three people were killed among nine rescued after a five-storey boys’ paying guest (PG) accommodation collapsed in southwest Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday, officials said. Rescue operations were under way to search for any remaining people trapped under the rubble.The collapse involved … Read more