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Washington, August 7 Indian-American teenager Aarya Walvekar from Virginia has been crowned Miss India USA 2022 at the annual pageant held in New Jersey. An aspiring actor Aarya, 18, said, “It has been my childhood dream to see myself on the silver screen and work in films and TV.” …

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), August 7 ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Sunday informed the space agency’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data loss” at the terminal stage, although three stages “performed and separated,” and said the space agency was analysing the data to ascertain the status of the vehicle…

Sriharikota (AP), August 7 Indian Space Research Organisation’s tryst with history suffered a setback on Sunday as the maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data loss” at the terminal stage, although three stages “performed and separated” as planned and the scientists were “currently analysing” the data to ascertain the…

Sriharikota (AP), August 7 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said the satellites on board its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle “are no longer usable” after the SSLV-D1 placed them in an elliptical orbit instead of a circular one. The space agency said a committee would analyse and…

New Delhi, August 6In an about-turn, the Sri Lanka Government has requested the Chinese Government to defer the visit of its research vessel Yuan Wang 5 at the Hambantota port “until further consultations” on the matter.The denial of permission reportedly came after India, Sri Lanka’s biggest benefactor in its current…

New Delhi, August 6Sikhs in the US on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at the gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, by a white supremacist. It was the deadliest act of anti-Sikh hate in US history that took the lives of seven worshippers while they were praying.While…

New Delhi, August 6NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar was today elected the 14th Vice-President of India as he defeated joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva. Dhankhar, a former Governor of West Bengal, secured 528 votes while Alva got 182.Dhankhar, 71, will take oath on August 11, a day after incumbent M Venkaiah…

New Delhi, August 6 NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar was today elected the 14th Vice-President of India as he defeated joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva. Dhankhar, a former Governor of West Bengal, secured 528 votes while Alva got 182. Dhankhar, 71, will take oath on August 11, a day after…

Lalit Mohan Dharamsala, August 6 An artificial lake has been formed in the Gajj river in the Ghera area, 5 km from Dharamsala, threatening the habitations downstream. Sources said the lake was formed after landslides blocked the river flow yesterday. Kewal Singh Pathania, general secretary of the Himachal Pradesh…

Chandigarh, August 6 In a big relief to contract employees, the Punjab Government on Saturday announced a one-time relaxation in age limit for education providers/volunteers. The move is aimed at enabling them to compete for regular jobs through the direct recruitment for posts of ETT teachers. Stating this here today,…

Ajay BanerjeeNew Delhi, August 6Enhancing the use of technology to keep an eye on China and Pakistan, the Army has deployed some 140 artificial intelligence-based surveillance systems to get live feed of the ground situation.The 749-km-long Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and 3,448-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with…

Lalit MohanDharamsala, August 6An artificial lake was formed on Gajj river in Ghera area 5 km from Dharamsala threatening the habitations downstream the river.Sources said the artificial lake was formed after landslides blocked the natural flow of the river yesterday.Kewal Singh Pathania, general secretary of HPCC, visited the area. While…

Chandigarh, August 6 Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya has clinched gold in 57kg category at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Ravi Kaumar Dahiya defeated Nigeria’s Ebikewenimo Welson to win his maiden CWG gold. Read More | Source: The Tribune…

New Delhi, August 6Once a “reluctant politician”, Jagdeep Dhankhar’s reemergence in the political scene in 2019 as West Bengal governor surprised many, so has his rise to the office of the Vice President of India.Dhankhar, 71, was declared elected as the Vice President on Saturday after he bagged 528 votes…

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, August 6 A young NRI woman’s death by suicide, and a viral video detailing her domestic abuse, sparked outrage across social media platforms on Saturday with several Indian community groups in New York coming together to seek justice for Mandeep Kaur. The video posted online by…