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New Delhi: In what is being described as a milestone in Indo-US partnership in the science and technology sphere, US space agency NASA is set to welcome two Indian astronauts for the Axiom-4 spaceflight mission that will send four astronauts to the International Space Station. ISRO has sent Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair – part of India’s Gaganyaan Mission – for training at Axiom Space and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. While Group Captain Shukla is the primary astronaut for the Axiom mission, Group Captain Nair is the back-up astronaut for the project. The Axiom-4 mission,…

New Delhi: India on Sunday night strongly advised all its nationals presently residing in Bangladesh to exercise “extreme caution” and restrict their movements in the wake of fresh waves of violence in the neighbouring country. In its latest advisory, India also asked its citizens not to travel to Bangladesh till further notice. At least 90 people, including 14 policemen, were killed on Sunday in fierce clashes between security forces personnel and anti-government protesters in different parts of Bangladesh, according to reports from Dhaka. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “In view of ongoing developments, Indian…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: While there have been swings over the past five years, Goa’s rice output has increased overall. According to information given by the Minister of Agriculture, Ravi Naik, Goa produced 94,611 metric tonnes (MT) of rice in the fiscal year 2023–2024. 26913 MT from the Rabi season and 67,698 MT from the Kharif season are included in this. Goa’s principal crops, besides rice, are groundnuts, cashew nuts, sugarcane, coconut, areca nut, mango, and banana. For the fiscal year 2023–24, Goa required a total of 49,087.314 MT of rice. The Food Corporation of India, which distributes rice through the…

New Delhi: The allegations that revision of the Waqf laws is a ploy of the government to usurp Waqf land, is completely wrong, sources told NDTV today after certain remarks from the Muslim Law Board. The idea behind the amendment, sources said, is empowering Muslim women and children, who have been suffering under it. Sources said a “dangerous narrative” is being built by certain Muslim clerics who are making wild statements that Muslim land will be taken away. In a statement today, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board said any change or alteration in Waqf Act “will not be…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: “Hope most corrupt, insensitive & inhuman BJP Government’s CM Dr. Pramod Sawant & other Ministers know that their Next Generations will have to face the Curses not only of Common People but of Nature for Destroying Goa for the Greed of Wealth. At least wake up now! Save Goa,” stated Congress Media Cell Chairman Amarnath Panjikar. Reacting to the “Tha Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation of Single Window Clearance (Amendment) Bill 2024 to be taken up for Consideration and Passing in the Goa Legislative Assembly on Monday, Amarnath Panjikar said that BJP Destroyed Goa. “It is most…

NEW DELHI: In a big setback for the Aam Aadmi Party government, the Supreme Court today ruled that the Lieutenant Governor can nominate aldermen in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) without the Delhi government’s aid and advice. The Lieutenant Governor’s power to nominate members to the civic body is a statutory power and not an executive power, the bench said. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala reserved its verdict in the matter last year. The Supreme Court’s website earlier said Justice Narasimha will be pronouncing the verdict. Justice Narasimha…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Over the past five years, stray cattle and domestic animals have been identified as the cause of 73 motor vehicle accidents in Goa, resulting in the deaths of thirteen persons. According to police data, 73 incidents happened in Goa between the month of May and the year 2019. The accidents were caused by animals that wandered onto the roads. Thirteen human lives and nineteen animal lives were lost in these seventy-three accidents. Nilkanth Halarnkar, the minister of animal husbandry, stated that the highest number of traffic fatalities caused by stray animals on the highways was recorded in…