Global body suspends WFI, no India flag for wrestlers at WC

The national anthem will not be played and the tricolour will not go up inside the arena when an Indian wrestler finishes on the podium at the World Championships in Serbia next month. Indian wrestlers will participate there as ‘neutral athletes’ because UWW – the sport’s global governing body – Thursday suspended the Indian federation (WFI) for its failure to hold elections in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against outgoing chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

August 25, 2023 at 03:49AM

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IIT-Bombay gets Rs 160 crore from anonymous donor

The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay has received its first ever anonymous donation of Rs 160 crore. The cheque has come from an alumnus who wishes to maintain complete privacy about his gift. The donation has come at a time when the institution has been hit by budget cuts and is taking loans from the Higher Education Financial Agency (HEFA) for expansion. The donated funds will go towards setting up a Green Energy and Sustainability Research hub (GESR) on campus.

August 25, 2023 at 03:23AM

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Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram ‘full on’, Pragyan does Moonwalk

A day after Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram touched down on Moon’s south polar region, Isro on Thursday switched on the payloads on Vikram and started moving Pragyan, the rover, on the lunar surface. On why the rover took more than four hours to roll out, Isro chairman S Somanath told TOI: “After the landing, we had to check the inclination, terrain condition and temperatures, and wait for the lunar dust to settle. The rover came out late last night.”

August 25, 2023 at 02:28AM

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Isro’s shoestring budget raises question. It's a secret, says chief post Chandrayaan-3 success

Every time an Isro rocket takes off or a mission like Chandrayaan-3 is completed, project comparisons — even with movies — become commonplace. How does India do it? “That’s a secret,” said Isro chairman Somanath in half jest after Vikram’s touchdown on Wednesday. Isro scientists said three factors make its missions cost-effective: Indigenisation, ingenuity, affordable manpower.

August 25, 2023 at 01:11AM

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389 foreign sats launched, Rs 3,300 cr earned, 123% rise in budget

Buoyed by the success of various space programmes, increasing space activities in the country and Chandrayaan-3 mission, the Modi government on Wednesday released a series of posts unveiling its report card on the country's achievements in the fast-growing space sector.

August 24, 2023 at 04:26AM

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SC rejects bid to link impact of constriction of Article 370 to north-eastern states

Arunachal Pradesh Congress leader Padi Richo, through Senior Advocate Manish Tiwari, said the SC must take into account the possible fallout of the Union government's "arbitrary" and "unconstitutional" exercise to end the special status of J&K under Article 370, which was promised by the framers of the Constitution in 1950, for the N-E states.

August 24, 2023 at 03:25AM

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'Every person has right to undergo sex change'

While passing the directive, Justice Ajit Kumar observed that if a person suffers from gender dysphoria and except for physical structure, her feeling and traits are of opposite sex, so much so that that there is a complete misalignment of her personality with physical body, such a person does possess a constitutionally recognized right to get her gender changed though surgical intervention.

August 24, 2023 at 12:08AM

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'Wagner chief on list of passengers on plane that crashed'

The head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who attempted to overthrow Russia's military leadership in June, was reportedly on a plane that crashed in Russia. Russia's ministry for emergency situation said 'There were 10 people on board, including 3 crew members. According to preliminary information, all those on board died'.

August 24, 2023 at 12:47AM

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Judiciary has become part of an unholy alliance: Madras HC judge

The Madras High Court has criticized the current approach of special courts dealing with disproportionate assets cases against politicians, stating that it could lead to the end of such cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court observed that the change of power in the state often results in the identities of the accused and the prosecution being obfuscated.

August 23, 2023 at 11:47PM

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Madras HC to review suo motu discharge of 2 more DMK ministers

The Madras High Court has initiated a suo motu revision of the discharge of two more DMK ministers, Thangam Thennarasu and KKSSR Ramachandran, from disproportionate assets cases against them. This comes after a similar action was taken against DMK minister K Ponmudy on August 10.

August 23, 2023 at 02:08AM

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