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ISRO's Gaganyaan G1 Set To Launch With Half-Humanoid In December

The first uncrewed mission of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, G1, is ready to launch with the half-humanoid robot -- Vyommitra -- and the launch is expected in December, said V. Narayanan, Chairman of the ISRO

"There Are Political Solutions": Centre Jabs States On Presidential Reference

Appearing for the centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that if some governors were, in fact, sitting on bills, then a political solution should be prioritised over a judicial answer.Appearing for the centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta ar

Key Panel Accepts Centre's Proposal To Move To 2 GST Slabs, Down From 4

A key meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST rate rationalisation on Thursday ended with state finance minister accepting the Centre's plan to reduce the number of tax slabs.

An Arvind Kejriwal Move Prompted Government To Get 'Sack Ministers' Bill

The Centre decided to bring a law to remove Chief Ministers and ministers jailed for more than a month after being charged with serious offences after former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not resign after he was arrested

Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar Resigns, Joins State Cabinet As Minister

BJP MLAs Ramesh Tawadkar and Digambar Kamat were sworn in as ministers in the Goa cabinet led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday.

Amazon Enables 50 Million MSMEs With Digital Procurement Before Festive Season

Over 50 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India, who have GST and Business PAN (B-PAN), can have digital procurement access through Amazon Business ahead of the upcoming festive season, the global e-commerce giant said on Thursday

Online Gaming Bill Clears Parliament Amid Huge Protests By Opposition

A bill to ban the operation, facilitation and advertising of online games played with money was cleared by Parliament on Friday, amid intense protests by the Opposition.

Raj Thackeray Meets Devendra Fadnavis, Clarifies It Was Over Civic Issues, Not Political

A day after Thackeray brand failed to show magic in the BEST Credit Society elections, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray met CM Devendra Fadnavis at his official Varsha bungalow on Thursday, creating a buzz in the state politics.

19 Bills, Including New Income Tax Act, Passed Without Protesting Opposition

Nineteen bills - including two critical proposals, one to overhaul the Income Tax Act of 1961 and another to amend the Constitution to sack ministers facing criminal charges - were passed sans discussion or debate with the opposition.

"It Was Entire Nation's Mission": Shubhanshu Shukla On Visiting Space Station

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India's first astronaut to visit the International Space Station as part of the Axiom-4 mission, described his journey as a mission for the entire nation.

Massive Protest In Ahmedabad Over School Murder, Over 500 Booked For Vandalism

The protests against the murder of a Class 10 student by a junior at a private school in Ahmedabad continued on Friday, with the student wing of the opposition Congress alleging negligence by authorities and demanding closure of the institute.

All Change In Maharashtra? Ajit Pawar On Raj Thackeray-D Fadnavis Meet

A meet between MNS boss Raj Thackeray, who is allied with his cousin, Uddhav Thackeray and his Shiv Sena faction, and Maharashtra Chief Minister D Fadnavis has sparked rumours of an alliance switch before the Mumbai civic elections.

"Battle Of Ideology": INDIA bloc Veep Candidate B Sudershan Reddy Files Nomination

INDIA bloc's Vice-Presidential nominee B Sudershan Reddy filed his nomination on Thursday in the presence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

The Inside Story On Bill To Sack Jailed Chief Ministers

The Lok Sabha erupted in protests yesterday when Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill that states that the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and ministers, if jailed for more than 30 days

"To Blackmail, Torture Nitish Kumar": Tejashwi Yadav On Bill To Sack Ministers

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has criticised a set of bills to sack ministers in the federal or any state or union territory government - including chief ministers - if they have been jailed (not necessarily convicted) of 'criminal charges'.

Opinion | Addiction, Laundering, Suicides: Why Real-Money Gaming Had To Go

The new gaming bill will effectively curb the predatory practices that have characterised much of India's online gaming sector. By severing the financial infrastructure supporting real-money games, it addresses addiction at its source.

Rapido Fined Rs 10 Lakh By Consumer Protection Authority For Misleading Ads

Consumer protection authority CCPA has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on ride-hailing platform Rapido for misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices, the consumer affairs ministry said on Thursday.

Indian Economy Likely Grew 6.8-7% In Quarter 1, Higher Than RBI's Estimate: SBI Report

The Indian economy may have registered a strong growth rate of around 6.8 per cent to 7 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year, significantly higher than the Reserve Bank of India's estimate of 6.5 per cent.

Calcutta University Students Beaten Up For Speaking Bengali, Called 'Bangladeshis'

A group of shopkeepers from West Bengal's Sealdah market allegedly thrashed some Calcutta University students and called them 'Bangladeshis' on Wednesday night.

1 Dead, 39 Injured As Bus Carrying Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Falls In J&K Gorge

A bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, leaving one person dead and 39 others injured, officials said.