Month: September 2023

After Chandrayaan success, Midhani is ready for ISRO’s Gaganyaan

September 8, 2023 admin

Midhani Chairman and Managing Director S.K. Jha inspecting company products, on September 8, 2023.. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (Midhani), the defence public sector unit specialising in making special steels and alloys for the strategic sector, is ready for the Gaganyaan Mission after playing a successful role in the Chandrayaan Mission…

Science

“If An In-Form Player Sits Out…”: Ex-India Star Takes Firm Stance On KL Rahul vs Ishan Kishan Debate

September 8, 2023 admin

Ishan Kishan (left) and KL Rahul.© X (Twitter) Former India batter Mohammed Kaif is happy with the healthy competition for places in the team heading into next month’s World Cup on home soil. The Indian team management has some big decisions to make with the World Cup kicking off in less than a month’s time….

Sports

Russian missile attack kills policeman, injures 52 others in Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine

September 8, 2023 admin

Damaged buildings at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Russian missile attack September 8 on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine killed one policeman and injured at least 52 others, emergency officials said, while another attack in the…

World

Mali military camp is attacked a day after 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed in assaults

September 8, 2023 admin

“A military camp in Mali’s restive north was attacked on September 8, a day after two separate assaults by al-Qaeda-linked insurgents killed 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers,” the military said. “Response and evaluation in progress,” the armed forces said in a brief statement about Friday’s attack on a Malian military camp in the Gao…

World

Stock markets rally for 6th day running on buying in HDFC Bank, L&T, RIL

September 8, 2023 admin

Benchmark BSE Sensex rallied further 333 points to extend its winning run to a sixth straight session on Friday driven by buying in index heavyweights HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries. Shrugging off weak global market trends, the BSE Sensex jumped 333.35 points or 0.50% to close at 66,598.91. During the day, it…

Business

Ex-PMs, These Opposition Chief Ministers To Skip President’s G20 Dinner On September 9

September 8, 2023 admin

Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda will not attend the G20 dinner. (File) New Delhi: Former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda will not attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for world leaders on Saturday due to “health reasons”. Sources said former prime ministers and Chief ministers, including opposition-ruled states…

World

“I Was On 2-3 Painkillers A Day…”: Rohan Bopanna’s Journey To US Open 2023 Final

September 8, 2023 admin

India’s doubles ace Rohan Bopanna, who is playing some of the best tennis of his career, became the oldest Grand Slam doubles finalist in the Open Era as he and his doubles partner Matthew Ebden reached the US Open final. Producing outstanding tennis at the Flushing Meadows in front of a handsome Louis Armstrong crowd,…

Sports

Rupee rises 24 paise to close at 82.99 against U.S. dollar

September 8, 2023 admin

The rupee rates in the last six days. | Photo Credit: PTI The rupee snapped a four-day losing streak to close 24 paise higher at 82.99 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday, helped by a firm trend in domestic equities and suspected intervention by the RBI. Besides, the local unit appreciated after the Reserve…

Business

Ajit Pawar’s appointment as national NCP chief “illegal”, Sharad Pawar’s faction tells Election Commission: Sources

September 8, 2023 admin

Rebel NCP leader Ajit Pawar is party boss Sharad Pawar’s uncle (File). New Delhi: The appointment of Ajit Pawar as the Nationalist Congress Party’s National President is “illegal”, the Sharad Pawar-led faction fumed Friday in its reply to the Election Commission of India. The Pawar side of the NCP was responding to a plea by…

Nation

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary Hit With Cream Pies By Climate Protesters

September 8, 2023 admin

Following the attack, Mr O’Leary appeared unfazed. Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary was hit with a pie in the face by environmental protesters in Brussels on Thursday. According to the BBC, the airline chief was preparing to speak outside European Union headquarters when two female protesters dressed in black smeared him with two cream pies. …

World