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 Tesla Inc and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued on Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles' Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies. In a proposed class action filed in San Francisco federal court, shareholders said Tesla defrauded them over four years with false and misleading statements that concealed how its technologies, suspected as a possible cause of multiple fatal crashes, "created a serious risk of accident and injury." They said Tesla's share price fell several times as the truth became known, including after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating the technologies, and reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating Musk's Autopilot claims. The share price also fell 5.7% on Feb. 16 after NHTSA forced a recall of more than 362,000 Tesla vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving beta software because they could be unsaf

Reports of more layoffs at Twitter landed on Monday as owner Elon Musk waded into a racism controversy that risked pushing advertisers further away from the struggling platform. Musk called US media "racist" on Sunday after multiple American newspapers announced they would stop publishing a popular comic strip whose creator called Black people a hate group. Musk, chief of electric car company Tesla and Twitter, made his comment in regard to backlash to a rant by Scott Adams, creator of the long-running "Dilbert" comic strip -- a satirical take on office life. Adams, like Musk, has increasingly stoked controversy with his views on social issues. "For a 'very' long time, US media was racist against non-white people, now they're racist against whites & Asians," Musk wrote in a post on Twitter, where he has reinstated thousands of users banned for hate speech. "Same thing happened with elite colleges & high schools in America. May

US Republican Party Presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday said that COVID likely came from a Chinese lab and asked to cut US aid to China. "COVID-19 likely came from a Chinese lab. Cut US aid. Not a cent to Communist China," Haley tweeted on Tuesday. Haley recently said that if voted to power, she will cut every cent in foreign aid for countries that hate the US. This includes China, Pakistan and other adversaries as "a strong America doesn't pay off the bad guys". "I will cut every cent in foreign aid for countries that hate us. A strong America doesn't pay off the bad guys. A proud America doesn't waste our people's hard-earned money. And the only leaders who deserve our trust are those who stand up to our enemies and stand beside our friends," Haley, the Former Governor of South Carolina and former US ambassador to the UN, wrote in an op-ed for New York Post. According to Haley, America spent USD 46 billion on foreign aid las

The Canadian government on Monday banned TikTok from all of its phones and other devices, citing concerns about data protection. TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has faced increasing Western scrutiny in recent months over fears about how much access Beijing has to user data. Effective Tuesday, "the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices. Users of these devices will also be blocked from downloading the application in the future," the government said in a statement. It added that Canada's chief information officer had "determined that it presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security." Although there's been no evidence of breaches of government data linked to the app, it warned that "TikTok's data collection methods provide considerable access to the contents of the phone." The European Commission banned the app from its equipment last week, following similar moves in the Un

A couple was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for killing their three-month-old daughter, who was born without an ear, and disposing of her body in a garbage dump. Pappu Rawal (50) and his wife Sangeeta Rawal (45) were convicted under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for killing their child with a kitchen plier, a prosecution official said. The child's body was found wrapped in cloth in a garbage heap in Khajrana area here on March 16, 2016. The child, who was the second daughter of the couple, did not have an ear, due to which they disowned her and killed her, the official said. However, DNA tests established them as the biological parents and a probe found them guilty. Assistant District Public Prosecution Officer Avisarika Jain convinced the court about the couple's guilt through circumstantial and scientific evidence, the official said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/EbZf5P1 https://ift.tt/

The Meghalaya Assembly polls today will see over 21 lakh electorates decide the fate of 369 candidates. Polling will be held at 3,419 polling stations across 59 Assembly constituencies in the state. The voting will begin at 7 am and continue till 4 pm. Of the 60 Assembly constituencies in Meghalaya, 36 fall in Khasi, Jaintia Hills region while 24 are in Garo Hills region. However, polling for the Sohiong Assembly constituency was postponed following the demise of the state's former Home minister and United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate from the seat, HDR Lyngdoh. There are over 21 lakh (21,75,236) registered and eligible voters this year of which 10.99 lakh are women and 10.68 lakh are men. In Meghalaya, the women voters number more than their male counterparts. There are about 81,000 first-time voters in the state. As many as 369 candidates are in the fray of which 36 are women. Of the total candidates, 44 are contesting as Independents. The ruling National People's P

Meghalaya will witness a multi-cornered contest, where besides the Congress, BJP and Conrad Sangma's NPP (National People's Party), Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress are in fray. Trinamool has become the largest opposition party in the state following the defection of former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and several other Congress legislators. The Congress, which won 21 seats last time and became the single largest party, is seen to have suffered an erosion of its voter base. In 2018, the BJP won only two seats, but managed to cobble together a government with NPP. This time, it has fielded candidates on 60 seats after a rift with Mr Sangma's party over allegations of corruption. The NPP's ambition for a footprint in all the northeastern states, however, is seen as the big reason for the growing coolness between the two parties. Mr Sangma's party has contested the last year's elections in Manipur and improved its vote share. It has some presence in Arun

Czech Republic Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky on Sunday arrived in India for a three-day official visit which is supposed to provide further momentum to India-Czech Republic bilateral relations. "Welcoming the Czech Foreign Minister @JanLipavsky as he arrives in India on a 3-day official visit. This visit will provide further momentum to India's bilateral relations with the Czech Republic," MEA official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Sunday. Jan Lipavsky is visiting India from February 26 to March 1. A Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) release said that Lipavsky will during his India visit, attend the inaugural session of the India-EU Business and Sustainability Conclave on February 28. During his visit to India, Jan Lipavsky will be accompanied by Czech Republic's Members of the Parliament, the Deputy Minister for Science, Research and Innovation and a high-level official and business delegation, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a recent release.

Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday accused the media of being racist against whites and Asians after US newspapers dropped a white comic strip author who made derogatory comments about Black Americans. The Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and USA Today were among newspapers that canceled the cartoon "Dilbert" after its creator Scott Adams said Black Americans were a hate group and posted racist comments on his YouTube channel on Wednesday. In replies to tweets about the controversy, the Tesla and Twitter chief executive said the media had long been racist against non-white people but are now "racist against whites & Asians." "Maybe they can try not being racist," Musk tweeted. In response to an account that said white victims of police violence get a fraction of media coverage compared to Black victims, Musk said the coverage is "Very disproportionate to promote a false narrative." Musk did not immediately respond to a request for com

As curtains came down on the Congress' 85th plenary session on Sunday, there were several takeaways from the three-day conclave of the party -- from opting to authorise the AICC president to nominate CWC members to making its stance clear on alliances for 2024 polls. The main takeaways from the session are as follows: The Congress Steering Committee unanimously decided not to hold elections to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and authorised party chief Mallikarjun Kharge to nominate its members. Mr Kharge said his party is willing to forge a viable alternative by aligning with like-minded parties in order to get rid of the "anti-people" BJP government in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and is ready to make any sacrifice required to achieve the goal. The Congress said it is the only party that can provide capable and decisive leadership to the country, but is ready to make sacrifices to defeat the BJP-led NDA and would go all out to identify, mobilise and align like-mind

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday took a dig at the Opposition for boycotting the customary tea party on the eve of the Budget session of the state legislature, and said it was good that those having ties with terrorist Dawood Ibrahim did not turn up for it. The budget session of the state legislature, which begins on Monday, will end on March 25. The opposition parties - the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the Congress - boycotted the tea party hosted by the government on Sunday. Speaking to reporters here later, CM Shinde said, "In a way, it was good that the opposition did not turn for the high tea when some of them have ties with terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. Instead of calling our (Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party) alliance as anti-Maharashtra, will you not call such people anti-nationals? There are some people in the opposition parties who have had ties with Haseen Parkar, sister of Dawood Ibrahim." Shinde

A demonstration against supplying Ukraine with weapons for war with Russia attracted 10,000 people on Saturday, drawing criticism from top German government officials and a large police presence to maintain order. Organised by a prominent left-wing German politician, the protest comes a day after the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which drew promises of more weapons from western allies, fresh sanctions against Russia and shows of support for Kyiv across the globe. "We call on the German chancellor to stop the escalation of arms deliveries. Now!...Because every day lost costs up to 1,000 more lives - and brings us closer to a 3rd world war," the protest's organizers said on their website. The "Uprising for Peace" was organised in part by Sahra Wagenknecht, a member of Germany's left-wing Die Linke party. Germany, along with the United States, has been one of the biggest suppliers of weapons for Ukraine. "Negotiate, not esc

The Congress will bring a legislation against hate crimes in the country if voted to power. The assertion is part of the party's 58-point political resolution that was adopted at its 85th plenary session on Saturday. In its political resolution, the Congress also said, "The judiciary is constantly threatened by direct and indirect measures which create apprehensions in their mind." "Unfortunately, the law minister himself is leading the blatant attack on the judiciary. Congress promises that the independence and integrity of the judiciary will be maintained and protected at all costs," the party said in its resolution. The party will pass a "new law to prevent and punish hate crimes", it said. "Congress promises to pass an anti-discrimination law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, gender or language in the supply of goods and services that are made available to the public in general such as housing, hostels, hotels, cl

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said the Congress should be absolutely clear in its ideological stance in favour of an inclusive India and pointed out that party could have been more vocal on issues such as the Bilkis Bano outrage and murder in the name of cow vigilantism. Addressing the 85th plenary session of the party in Raipur, the former Union minister said the Congress should stand up for its foundational principles. "We should be absolutely clear in our ideological stance in favour of inclusive India. The tendency to downplay some positions or avoid taking a stand on some issues in order not to alienate what we assume to be the sentiments of the majority only plays into the BJP's hands," Mr Tharoor said. "We must have the courage of our convictions. We could have been more vocal on the Bilkis Bano outrage, attacks on Christian churches, murder in the name of cow vigilantism, bulldozer demolition of Muslim homes and similar issues," he

'Deeply Concerned': US After China Gives USD 700 Million Loan To Pakistan https://ift.tt/9uTJbm4 Zee News The US said it is "deeply concerned" that the loans being given by China to India's immediate neighbourhood -- Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- may be used for "coercive leverage". https://ift.tt/Y0QDFXR February 25, 2023 at 08:46AM Zee News :World https://ift.tt/vs1EtdW

In order to comprehend planetary origin and evolution, scientists have been investigating the Earth's centre for a very long time, and recently they have made a huge discovery related to the innercore of the planet Earth. Until recently, it was believed that the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core made up the structure of the Earth. But, new research published in Nature Communications confirms that there is actually a fifth layer. According to a new study, scientists have made previously unheard-of observations of a mystery metal ball that resides within the Earth's deep core, revealing a structure that has long been the subject of conjecture but has never been seen in such detail. Researchers said the intensive study of Earth's deep interior, based on the behavior of seismic waves from large earthquakes, confirmed the existence of a distinct structure inside our planet's inner core - a wickedly hot innermost solid ball of iron and nickel about 800 miles (1,3

The tramways carnival is back in Kolkata after a gap of four years on Friday, marking 150 years of the only operational tram system in the country. Since 1996, 'Tramjatra', a global collaboration of tram enthusiasts, artists, environmentalists, and communities, have been in motion in Melbourne and Kolkata. The festival highlights the value of trams through awareness campaigns for cultural heritage, healthy living and sustainability. The theme of this year's Tramjatra is Heritage, Clean Air and Green Mobility. For five days, colourful trams will travel across the city displaying artworks, including paintings and posters with sustainable development goal themes. Local youths will perform musical and theatrical performances inside moving trams, while Roberto D' Andrea, a retired tram conductor from the Australian city would distribute specially designed 'Tramjatra' cards to passengers. "We are unable to run trams on all the routes due to construction of f

Specially made spittoons are being distributed in Indore in Madhya Pradesh as part of the civic body's 'no thu thu' (no spitting) campaign to further boost its reputation as the country's cleanest city. Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava on Friday distributed these cup-shaped spittoons to pan shops and passersby at Bengali Chowk and sought their cooperation to stop the menace of public places being stained with pan, tobacco and gutkha spit. He told PTI these spittoons were being distributed free of cost. Dr Atul Kala, an oral surgeon and co-founder of local start up Ek Pehal, said the spittoon has been manufactured with special metal to turn liquid spit into hard waste. "It can hold 240 ml of spit," he said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/aq7KUnG https://ift.tt/TofXwE6 February 25, 2023 at 03:29AM

Bihar is bracing for some political sabre-rattling on Saturday when Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address BJP supporters at two places, and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav will hold a joint rally of the 'Mahagathbandhan'. Amit Shah, the BJP's veritable principal strategist, will begin his tour of the state with a public meeting in Balmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, a party stronghold that was given away to the chief minister's JD(U) in 2019 as part of seat-sharing arrangements. The function, scheduled around noon, would coincide with the 'Mahagathbandhan' rally at Purnea, more than 400 km away, where the septuagenarian Chief Minister and his 33-year-old deputy will be joined by smaller allies like the Congress and the Left in display of the state's own version of a "united opposition" which Mr Kumar, in particular, believes is the way forward to take on the mighty BJP in next year's Lok Sabha polls. Mr Shah

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Friday for "a just peace" in Ukraine during a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the presidency announced. "President Erdogan stressed the need for achieving a just peace to prevent further loss of life and destruction," it said in a brief statement. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/HP2ZWst https://ift.tt/TofXwE6 February 25, 2023 at 01:49AM

Lovepreet Singh walked out of jail today after a pro-Khalistan organisation lay siege to Ajnala police station in Punjab's Amritsar. But who is he and who is the Amritpal Singh that led the group to Ajnala police station. Who is Lovepreet Singh Lovepreet Singh aka Toofan Singh belongs from Gurdaspur in Punjab. He was arrested for his connection in a kidnapping and assault case. Lovepreet Singh is also a part of Waris Punjab De, and a close aide of Waris Punjab De's chief Amritpal Singh. Who is Amritpal Singh Amritpal Singh is the chief of Waris Punjab De, a separatist organisation started by Deep Sidhu. Amritpal Singh returned from Dubai last year. He was recently made the head of Waris Punjab De at an event in Moga district, the village of Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale. What happened on February 23 at Ajnala police station After Lovepreet Singh's arrest on February 16, Amritpal Singh warned the police to release him, or else he would come with a huge crowd on February 23

A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly burgling houses in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area to buy expensive gifts for his fiancee and live a lavish life post marriage, police said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Ashutosh Yadav, a resident of Burari, they said, adding that he works in a printing press in Samaypur Badli. Police said several burglary incidents were reported in Chhawla area in the last few days. It was found that all these crimes were committed by one person, they said. "Yadav was apprehended on Wednesday," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) M Harsha Vardhan said, adding that the accused confessed to his involvement in the crime. Yadav told police that he got engaged last month and that his expenses had shot up. He then made plans to burgle locked houses in the locality to make easy money. According to police, the accused deposited the stolen cash in his bank account to buy expensive gifts for his future wife. Police recovered

North Korea has test-fired four strategic cruise missiles during a drill designed to demonstrate its ability to conduct a nuclear counterattack against hostile forces, its state media said on Friday. The exercise on Thursday involved an apparently operational strategic cruise missile unit of the Korean People's Army, which fired the four "Hwasal-2" missiles in the area of Kim Chaek City, North Hamgyong Province, towards the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, state news agency KCNA said. Other units conducted firepower training at hardened sites without live firing, it added. The four strategic cruise missiles hit a preset target after traveling the "2000km-long (1,242.7 miles) elliptical and eight-shaped flight orbits for 10,208 seconds to 10,224 seconds," the English-language report said. The drill demonstrated "the war posture of the DPRK nuclear combat force bolstering up in every way its deadly nuclear counterattack capability against t

Indian users, for the first time, will be able to switch between Alexa's original voice and a new masculine sounding voice, Amazon said on Thursday as its virtual assistant completed five years in India. Amazon, in a statement marking the milestone, said millions of customers across India have purchased Echo devices. "For the first-time, Indian users will be able to switch between Alexa's original voice and a new masculine sounding voice. The new voice can respond in both English and Hindi languages," the statement said. Users can change Alexa's voice by saying "Alexa, change your voice" on the Echo device or from the Alexa app by going to individual device setting and selecting Alexa's voice. "In 2022, requests to Alexa on Echo Smart speakers, Amazon Shopping App, Fire TV and many Alexa-enabled devices by other brands increased by 37 per cent versus 2021 - making it a household name across the country. Maximum new customers started their Al

Ukraine Unveils New Currency Notes To Mark First Anniversary Of Russian Invasion https://ift.tt/mrMS1G2 Zee News The central bank has worked hard since the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 last year to keep the economy afloat and maintain stability. https://ift.tt/90acfx1 February 23, 2023 at 11:50PM Zee News :World https://ift.tt/sibwlEf

The LNJP Hospital in Delhi has sent its inquiry report on the case of a newborn baby, who was "declared dead" soon after birth, but was later found alive, to the Delhi government for further action, said a senior doctor. The premature baby, born when her mother was 23 weeks pregnant and weighing only 490 grams, was found alive Sunday when the family was making plans for her burial. She was brought back to the state-run hospital and was put on ventilator support. She died on Wednesday. Doctors had earlier said that in medical terms, such babies are considered "non-viable" and their chances of survival are slim. The hospital had constituted a three-member panel to probe the incident and a report was submitted on Wednesday. "The report was submitted to the medical director of the hospital, Dr Suresh Kumar, who has forwarded it to Health Department for further action," said a senior doctor at the hospital. The panel has spoken to doctors who were on duty

'Line Between Good and Evil...': Ukraine Foreign Minister's Message to Countries Remaining Neutral on Russia War https://ift.tt/biG1jEh Zee News "Never in recent history has the line between good and evil been so clear," he said https://ift.tt/90acfx1 February 23, 2023 at 06:44AM Zee News :World https://ift.tt/sibwlEf

The man who shot dead Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle on a Los Angeles street in 2019 was jailed for at least 60 years on Wednesday. Eric Holder had not denied killing Hussle -- a fast-rising star whose death sent shockwaves through the music world -- but his lawyers argued it was an impulsive crime that took place in the "heat of passion." But a jury last year found Holder had acted with premeditation as he fired at Hussle at least 10 times following a dispute between the two men over claims the assailant was "snitching" to the police. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke sentenced Holder to a minimum of 25 years for the killing, with an additional 25 years because a gun was used in the crime. Holder was given another 10 years for shooting and wounding two other men who were nearby. The violent killing of Hussle, a former gang member, in front of a clothing store he owned triggered widespread grief in his native Los Angeles and among his s

A federal judge in Austin, Texas on Tuesday rejected a request by Meta Platforms Inc's to throw out a $175 million jury patent verdict for walkie-talkie app maker Voxer Inc. US District Judge Lee Yeakel's decision leaves intact the jury's finding that Meta's Facebook Live and Instagram Live live-streaming technology infringed two Voxer patents related to video streaming and messaging. Meta can still appeal the verdict to a higher court. Representatives for Meta and Voxer did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday. San Francisco-based Voxer's 2020 lawsuit said its representatives disclosed its patented technology to Meta, which was then Facebook, when the companies met in 2012 about a potential collaboration. Voxer said Facebook cut it off from key features of the social media platform in 2013 and misused its technology in Facebook Live and Instagram Live, which launched in 2015 and 2016. A jury found last September that Meta infringed the two

A 35-year-old man named Rahul Solanki was killed in a gang war in Gurugram and the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for the murder. The victim was shot 13 times and was killed on the spot. The victim used to work as a taxi driver and was out on bail, according to Police. The incident occurred around 10.15 pm on Tuesday in Saraswati enclave of Sector 10 when he was walking towards his house after parking his taxi. As soon as he started walking towards his house after parking the taxi, three masked riders arrived and fired at Solanki. The sister of the victim has accused her husband of murdering her brother. The man was a resident of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. At around 3 am, Boxer Hrithik, the henchman of Lawrence Bishnoi, took to social media and claimed responsibility of the murder. He also warned that whoever goes against them will face the same consequences. He also claimed that gangsters Bawana, Kaushal and Bambiha's associates will also be killed in a similar

An Air India flight from Newark to Delhi, carrying 292 passengers, made an emergency landing in Stockholm on Wednesday due to an oil leak in one of the engines and aviation regulator DGCA will probe the incident, according to senior officials. A senior DGCA official said the flight, operated with a Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, had an oil leak in one of the engines. Following this, the engine was shut down, and later the aircraft made an emergency landing in Stockholm. The plane landed safely, the official added. In a statement in the afternoon, an Air India spokesperson said its flight AI 106 from Newark (US) to Delhi faced a technical issue and was diverted to Stockholm early this morning with 284 passengers and 8 infants onboard. The  airline said the aircraft is being thoroughly checked to address the technical issue. The flight had total 311 people onboard, including 15 cabin crew and 4 pilots. During the ground inspection, oil was seen coming out from the drain mast of engine

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday made light of the exit of Upendra Kushwaha from his JD(U) with the assertion that he was "least bothered". The JD(U) supremo recalled the reservations people in his party had with regard to the former Union minister's induction in 2021 and wondered "why he came back in first place". "I had to put my foot down to facilitate his return. He had been saying that he wanted to spend his entire life in the party. I wonder what went wrong of late... But now that he has left, it is fine. We are least bothered," said mr Kumar. Mr Kushwaha had returned to the JD(U), merging his Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, and was immediately rewarded with the designation of the JD(U) parliamentary board chief, besides membership of the legislative council which he has expressed the willingness to give up. The veteran leader had on Monday quit the JD(U), and announced the formation of a new outfit, ‘Rashtriya Loktantrik Janata Dal&#

A special NIA court in Rajasthan has sentenced an ISIS-linked terrorist to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for conspiring to carry out terrorist acts in the country, an official said on Tuesday. The special judge of the NIA court Jaipur convicted Mohammed Sirajuddin alias "Siraj" in a case registered in 2016 under various sections of Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, a spokesperson of the federal agency said. The case pertains to the promotion of the ISIS ideology and Siraj influencing others over social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram to become members of the proscribed terror group and to indulge in terrorist activities, the spokesperson said. Sirajuddin, who hails from Gulbarga area in Karnataka, was found inciting the youth to carry out acts of violence and terror. "He was living in Jaipur and was using online chats and messages advocating and spreading the ideology of the ISIS, also known as Islamic Stat

The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch two initial missions later this year under the 'Gaganyaan' programme followed by country's maiden human space-flight mission in 2024, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said. The second part of the 2023 mission will carry a female robot "Vyommitra" to space, the science and technology minister said. In an interview with PTI, Mt Singh said these missions were envisaged to be launched in the 75th year of Indian independence, but due to the emergence of COVID-19 these programmes were delayed by two to three years. "The then ongoing training of our astronauts in Russia was stopped midway due to the pandemic," he said, adding that they were sent back to complete their training once the situation subsided. "In the second half of this year, two initial missions will be sent under the Gaganyaan programme. One mission will be completely unmanned and a female robot named 'Vyommitra' will

A Romanian court on Tuesday extended the detention of Andrew Tate, the controversial influencer being investigated along with his brother for alleged human trafficking and rape. Tate, 36, and his brother Tristan, 34, were arrested in late December. Their current detention order was to expire next week. But the court ordered them detained for another 30 days, Ramona Bolla, a spokeswoman for Romania's anti-organised crime and terrorism directorate (DIICOT), told AFP. The Tate brothers, who have denied all charges, are expected to appeal the ruling. Tate, a British-American former kickboxer, along with his younger brother and two Romanian women are under investigation for allegedly "forming an organised criminal group, human trafficking and rape". They allegedly coerced women into "forced labour... and pornographic acts" for "substantial financial benefits". As part of the probe, Romanian police raided several properties connected to the Tate brothe

One of India's biggest and oldest conglomerates is returning to its roots with a multi-billion-dollar bet on the country's growing middle class and its demand for air travel. Air India was for many years under government ownership. Now back in the hands of its original private owners, it announced combined purchases of 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, which together form one of the largest orders in aviation history. The announcement comes a year after tea-to-software conglomerate Tata Group re-acquired the loss-making airline, founded by globetrotting Franco-Indian industrialist JRD Tata, who piloted its maiden flight in 1932. Reports say he described its post-Independence nationalisation as the saddest day of his life, frequently lamenting the loss. And it has haemorrhaged money in recent years, with successive governments spending nearly $15 billion to prop it up from 2009 until Tata bought it back in a $2.4 billion deal a year ago. "Welcome back, Air India,&qu

The Congress is giving final touches to certain organisational changes to help party coffers and for leaders to reconnect with workers, ahead of the plenary session in Chhattisgarh's Raipur. The Rs 100 membership fee for state Congress committee delegates, will be hiked to Rs 1,000 per year. Of this, Rs 400 will be a developmental fee and Rs 300 for the party magazine Sandesh. For senior AICC members, the fee will be put at Rs 3,000 and the development fee will be Rs 1,000 per year for five years. The party hopes with this fee hike, workers will be more committed and help the party during these trying times, when there has been a massive funds crunch. The Congress is all set to have elections for the CWC, though there is a strong coterie which is keen to avoid it. Top party sources indicated that the leadership is keen on elections, so leaders do not forget and keep in touch with party workers across the country. Former presidents, former Prime Ministers, leaders of the party i

President Joe Biden's surprise visit Monday morning to wartime Kyiv began in the dead of night at a military airport hangar outside Washington. At 4:00 am (0900 GMT) Sunday -- unbeknown to the world's media, the Washington political establishment or American voters -- the 80-year-old Democrat boarded an Air Force Boeing 757, known as a C-32. The plane, a smaller version of the one US presidents normally use on international trips, was parked well away from where Biden would usually board. And a telling detail: the shade on every window had been pulled down. Fifteen minutes later, Biden, a handful of security personnel, a small medical team, close advisors, and two journalists who had been sworn to secrecy, took off en route to a war zone. The US president is perhaps the most constantly scrutinized person on the planet. Members of the press follow Biden wherever he goes -- whether to church or international summits. Every word he says in public is recorded, transcribed and

The crime branch of the Odisha Police, which is probing the murder of state minister Naba Kishore Das, said on Monday that a prayer for a detailed mental examination of accused Gopal Das has been rejected by a court here. In a statement, the crime branch also said that a special board of four psychiatrists was constituted to examine the mental health of the accused, which suggested that there was a need for his detailed examination. The statement also claimed that Gopal Das, the dismissed assistant sub-inspector of police, has a "prolonged history of mental illness". "The board examined him and carried out an analysis at Jharsuguda. It later opined that there is a need to have detailed examination of the accused to come to a definite conclusion about his mental health." The crime branch had prayed for a further comprehensive mental evaluation of Gopal Das at NIMHANS Bangalore, before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class-1, Jharsuguda, in accordance with th

A colleague of Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam was injured when he was manhandled during an alleged brawl over taking a selfie with the latter at an event in Mumbai on Monday night, police said. The incident took place around 11 pm when Nigam was in suburban Chembur to attend a music festival, a police official said. #SonuNigam attacked by Uddhav Thackeray MLA Prakash Phaterpekar son and his goons in music event at Chembur. Sonu has been taken to the hospital nearby. pic.twitter.com/ERjIC96Ytv — Swathi Bellam (@BellamSwathi) February 20, 2023 While leaving the venue, a group of fans approached the singer for a selfie when his two colleagues intervened, he said. Both colleagues of Nigam were manhandled by the fans, leading to one of them receiving minor injuries, said the official. A video of the incident later surfaced on social media platforms. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/FYsyxat https://ift.tt/GJpkzSL February 21, 2023 at 01:01AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday assured the people of Nagaland that the BJP-led central government wants a quick solution to the decades-old Naga peace talks. The veteran BJP leader also asserted that addressing the issues of the Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO), which has been demanding a separate state, will be the responsibility of the next NDPP-BJP government. “The NDPP-BJP coalition will form the government in Nagaland (again) after polls. We will solve all problems of the state,” Mr Shah said while addressing an election rally. The NDPP-BJP is contesting the election in a 40-20 seat-sharing formula. The organisers claimed that Mr Shah's visit is the first by any Union Home minister to this district in the eastern tip of Nagaland, which also shares a boundary with Myanmar. Reiterating the BJP's commitment towards the Naga peace talks, Mr Shah said, “Our aim is to make peace talks successful and solve Naga political problem quickly.” “I want yo

A Pakistani drone entering India from across the international border in Rajasthan has been shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday evening, a spokesperson of the force said. The flying machine was downed in the Sriganganagar sector of the state and five packets of "suspected" narcotics, that were being ferried, has been recovered, he said. In a related incident, a China-made drone was recovered by the BSF and the state police from along the India-Pakistan frontier in Punjab's border district of Fazilka on Monday. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/vTwNtJW https://ift.tt/GJpkzSL February 20, 2023 at 10:54PM

As many as 13 houses were damaged due to the landslide in the Ramban district, after which the affected families were shifted to safe locations, officials said on Sunday. The landslide occurred in around 1 sq km area at Duksar Dalwa, in Sangaldan of Gool Tehsil on the upper side of Ramban-Sangaldan Gool road, the officials said. According to the SDM of Gool, all the affected families have been shifted to tents and have also been provided with blankets, and utensils. The Army is also providing them food. The landslide has posed great danger to the 33KV Power line and a major water pipeline. Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ramban, Mussarat Islam has requested the Jammu Divisional Commissioner to send a team of geologists from the Department of Geology and Mining to find out the underlying reason and also seek help from the engineers of IRCON and USBRL (Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line). The Ramban DC has also requested the Officer-in-charge, 52-RCC of General Reserve Engineering F

North Korea launched an unspecified ballistic missile on Monday, its second in less than 48 hours and a day after joint US-South Korean drills, Seoul's Joint Chief of Staff announced. "North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Monday," the South Korean military said, according to the official Yonhap news agency, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/vM1dhJT https://ift.tt/T3Wkt6n February 20, 2023 at 04:18AM

Two persons have been booked for allegedly assaulting a woman paan shop owner who refused to give them free cigarettes, a Nagpur police official said on Sunday. The incident took place in Jaripatka on Saturday evening, he said. "They hit her, smashed a beer bottle on her head and ransacked the shop. They have been charged with attempt to murder and other offences," he said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/FmTOi3H https://ift.tt/T3Wkt6n February 20, 2023 at 02:57AM

At least five people were injured and several vehicles were damaged in pre-poll violence in Nagaland, police said on Sunday. National People's Party (NPP) and LJP supporters clashes in Thonoknyu assembly seat in Noklak district on Sunday afternoon. Four people sustained minor injuries as the supporters of both parties engaged in heavy stone-pelting. The situation was brought under control following the deployment of state police, Indian Reserve Battalion and Border Security Force (BSF), a police officer said. In another incident, one person was injured and five vehicles were damaged after unidentified people pelted the convoy of NPP state president Andrew Ahoto Sema with stones while he was returning from election campaigning near Thoktsur in Kiphire district on Sunday evening. In Dimapur, unidentified people fired some blank shots near the residence of NDPP candidate from Dimapur II assembly seat in Indisen village on Saturday night. A member of Indisen Youth Organisation cla