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Of the five poll-bound states of the country — Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Mizoram, the Congress is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh while the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is in power in Telangana. At present, BJP government is in power in Madhya Pradesh while Mizoram is governed by an NDA government with Zoramthanga, the leader of the Mizo National Front, an ally of the BJP, is the chief minister of the northeastern state.BJP women wing’s national president Vanathi Srinivasan told IANS that the saffron party has prepared a mega plan to influence women voters towards it in…

Broad firmly believes that it would be “unjust” if rain were to deprive them of a victory that could set up an opportunity for a series decider.On Saturday, during the fourth day of the fourth Test, only 30 overs were played with the morning and evening sessions wiped out due to rain, as Australia reached 214 for 5 in 71 overs at stumps.England head into the final day with a 61-run lead and need to claim Australia’s remaining five wickets in quick succession before any potential weather interruptions, if they are to level the series at 2-2.”We just need a…

The complainant was lodged by IndusInd Bank in 2013 against Surya Vinayak Industries Ltd. and its Directors for cheating and committing fraud against the bank to the tune of Rs 29.92 crore. The FIR was lodged in 2016. Later in February 2023, the Department of Financial Services (Vigilance Section), Ministry of Finance, directed the CBI to take over the probe.”The total credit facilities sanctioned by the Consortium Banks to the Company was to the tune of Rs 1,400 crore out of which the share of the credit limits by the applicant bank was Rs 41.70 crore. However, the company failed…

Brampton, July 23 (IANS) Vancouver Knights and Brampton Wolves registered impressive wins in their respective matches on Day 3 of the third edition of Global T20 Canada, here. In the first encounter on Saturday, the Vancouver Knights defeated Mississauga Panthers by five wickets in a last-ball thriller, while the second match of the day witnessed Brampton Wolves beat Toronto Nationals by a wicket in a nail-biting game.Vancouver Knights vs Mississauga PanthersAfter winning the toss the Vancouver Knights asked the Mississauga Panthers to bat first. Early on in the innings the Knights’ bowling exerted a great amount of pressure on the…

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The very first tweet of Jack Dorsey, whose non-fungible token (NFT) was sold for a whopping $2.9 million in 2021, now has a paltry price of less than $2,000.Iranian-born crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi bought Twitter founder Dorsey’s first-ever tweet that read “Just setting up my twttr” as an NFT for $2.9 million.He listed the NFT for sale again at $48 million in April 2022.”I decided to sell this NFT (the world’s first ever tweet) and donate 50 per cent of the proceeds ($25 million or more) to the charity,” he had posted on Twitter.However, the…

San Francisco, July 23 (IANS) Google has announced that it is adding the ‘Alt text’ option in the ‘Image options’ sidebar of Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings.In Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings, users currently add alternative text to photos by right-clicking the image and choosing ‘Alt text’, which opens a box where they can input the text.”Starting this week, we’re making this feature more discoverable by adding it to the ‘Image options’ sidebar,” the tech giant said in a Workspace Updates blogpost.Moreover, the company said that delegators need to review existing delegates, as well as add new delegates by…

While the first half of 2023 saw four rocket launches carrying Indian and foreign satellites, the second half began with the Chandrayaan-3 mission with several others in the pipeline.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for a commercial launch — carrying third party satellites to orbit for a fee — with its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) later this month.The Indian rocket will carry the Singaporean DS-SAR satellite weighing about 360 kg, along with six other small satellites — VELOX-AM, ARCADE, SCOOB-II, NuLIoN, Galassia-2 and ORB-12 STRIDER.Following that will be another interplanetary mission. And this time the Sun…

The success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission will make India the fourth country in the world to land and ride on the Moon’s surface after the US, Russia, and China.India launched its first Moon mission Chandrayaan-1 in October 2008 using its light rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the second mission on July 22, 2019 with the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mk III now renamed as LVM3.The latest moon mission is a follow up of the failed Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019 when the lander named Vikram crashed on to the Moon’s surface.According to the prestigious journal Nature, India’s Moon mission reflects…

Remembering Azad, the PM tweeted, “The story of his sacrifice to protect the motherland will always inspire the countrymen.””The story of his courage, struggle and dedication in the freedom movement will always inspire the countrymen,” Modi wrote in another tweet, paying rich tributes to Tilak.Union Ministers also took to the micro blogging site and paid homage to both the freedom fighters.Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tributes to them and said,”They dedicated every moment of their life for the motherland. Their contribution will always be remembered.””Tributes to the fearless freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad ji on his birth anniversary. Synonymous with…

The advantage, though, is that the principal player, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has established itself as an end-to-end operator.India has to go a long way to catch up with other major spacefaring nations in terms of rocket and satellite capabilities.That process has begun with the opening up of the sector in 2020 to allow private players to make/own/launch/operate satellites and rockets.A recent EY report has put the global market size of the space sector at $447 billion in 2020 and is estimated to touch $600 billion by 2025.According to the EY report, the Indian market size in 2020…