An international team of astronomers has identified 366 new exoplanets, using data from the NASA Kepler Space Telescope’s K2 mission.The findings, described in a paper published in the Astronomical Journal, showed a planetary system that comprises a star and at least two gas giant planets, each roughly the size of Saturn and located unusually close…Continue Reading
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Monday issued notifications putting reward on the heads of three wanted fugitives accused of committing economic offence in Odisha.The EOW has also issued three separate phone numbers seeking information from anyone having any clue about the wanted criminals.The first of the three offenders, Aditya…Continue Reading
As fears of the new variant continue to grow, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday issued new guidelines for international travellers arriving in India. These will come into effect starting from December 1. The new guidelines mandate submitting travel details of 14 days. Also, the travellers will be required to upload…Continue Reading
The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, was passed by the Lok Sabha amid a disturbance by opposition MPs on Monday. The Leader of the Congress Party in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has demanded that the Bill be discussed in the House. On Friday, the three ‘Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021’ was distributed to…Continue Reading
In January, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the United Arab Emirates for his first visit of the year 2022. His visit will be centred on the Dubai Expo in the United Arab Emirates, where the India Pavilion has attracted a lot of attention and foot traffic. As part of the 75th anniversary…Continue Reading
As concerns mounted over a potentially more contagious coronavirus variant spreading to many countries, the Centre on Sunday decided to review the resumption of international flights, introduced stricter guidelines for people travelling from or transiting through “at-risk” countries and issued a slew of directions to the states for ramping up testing-surveillance measures and health facilities. Alert…Continue Reading
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district administration will resume Covid testing at Talapady Checkpost from Monday to conduct RT-PCR test of those coming to the district from Kerala without Covid negative report. In a circular issued on Sunday, the Karnataka government has made Covid negative report mandatory for all those coming from Kerala. Talapady Checkpost on NH…Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The bypoll to one Rajya Sabha seat in Kerala is underway after the seat fell vacant following the resignation of Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani. Mani had resigned after his party quit the alliance with the United Democratic Front (UDF) and joined the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Mani is contesting as an…Continue Reading
Kochi: Roads should be constructed with an eye on the future and not as relics of the past, the Kerala High Court on Monday said while asking the state government to reconsider a road construction project where the width is proposed to be reduced due to financial constraints. The high court said financial crunch cannot…Continue Reading
Chennai/Vellore: An earthquake occurred early on Monday off Tamil Nadu’s northern town of Vellore, the National Centre for Seismology said while district authorities said a house in a village suffered some damage. The earthquake was of the magnitude of 3.6, and it occurred on Monday at ’04:17:22 IST’ at a depth of 25 kilometres and…Continue Reading