THE spectacular scene of the Earth, Sun and Mars will on a straight line, because of which Mars will appear to be brightest and biggest tonight. Mars will look bigger and brighter due to a phenomenon called ‘opposition’, during which the Earth, Sun and Mars are aligned on a straight line. Mars will be visible from dusk to dawn and is estimated to appear nearly three times brighter than Sirius. This is because of a phenomenon called ‘opposition’. During this, the Earth, Sun and Mars are aligned on a straight line and Mars is the farthest away from Earth. Earth,…
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKNx4IovZn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Tom Cruise is back in action! The Hollywood star has resumed shooting for the next instalment of the action-packed ‘Mission Impossible’ (MI) movie series. He was recently spotted riding a BMW G 310 GS motorcycle on the sets of MI:7 movie for an action sequence. The bike used by the American actor is the Italian Police-spec BMW G 310 GS with a distinctive blue body colour. The motorcycle also features alert lights and panniers, on either side. The actor was seen riding the Italian Police-spec BMW G 310 GS The American star was also seen shooting for a stunt…
Following heavy rains due to a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh has alerted opposition leader and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu about rising Krishna river flood waters to his residence built on its banks. “Between Tuesday and Friday, nearly 5 lakh cusecs of flood water inflows are expected from catchment areas. Additionally, 1 lakh cusecs of more water is expected,” said a revenue official in his alert to Naidu. The former chief minister’s home is located on the banks of Krishna river in Undavalli village of Tadepalli mandal. Considering the imminent danger posed…
In a positive development, Rs 120 crores has been earmarked by the Shri Kedarnath Utthan Charitable Trust (SKUCT) for the construction work in the temple premises, reports Hindustan Times. As per the information given by the state’s Tourism Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, the second phase of the construction work with a cost of Rs 120 crores will be completed in Kedarnath Dham, including 50 feet wide walkway, security wall and other works. It should be noted that SKUCT was constituted by the Uttarakhand government in 2017 with an aim to facilitate construction, re-construction, development, re-development and renovation of all infrastructure at…
Actor Khushbu Sundar, who has joined BJP recently hit back at her former party today, saying the Congress “does not want an intelligent woman” and there is “no freedom to speak the truth” within the party. Ms Sundar, a national spokesperson of the Congress with a strong social media presence, after quitting the Congress, had alleged that some leaders were “dictating terms” and “suppressing” her. Ms Sundar called the Congress “mentally retarded” citing the comments by state Congress leaders. Later, at the press meet she addressed from the BJP office, she said: “I was loyal to the Congress. But the…
Former CM Mehbooba Mufti who was under detention, charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA) was released yesterday. Ms Mufti’s release comes just as a deadline set by the Supreme Court, which had been approached by her daughter Iltija Mufti with a habeas corpus petition, was set to expire. In July, Ms Mufti’s detention under the Public Safety Act was extended for another three months. Minutes after Ms Mufti’s release was confirmed her daughter, Iltija Mufti, who took over her mother’s Twitter account after she was detained, tweeted: “As Ms Mufti’s illegal detention finally comes to an end, Id like…
With the lockdown relaxed and Kashmir valley coming back to normalcy, the wards of non-migrant Kashmiris and Kashmiri Pandits are to get benefits in the field of education. The Education ministry has decided to provide relaxation in admissions. The wards of Hindu families living in Kashmir will get relaxation in cut off by 10% point in admission to universities and colleges, located in other parts of the country, from this year. The Union Education Ministry has approved a proposal to provide relaxation to such students in consultation with the Union Home Ministry and the government of Jammu and Kashmir. Until…
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese football federation announced on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Juventus striker will miss Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League game against Sweden but is “well, has no symptoms and is in isolation”, the federation said. The federation said Ronaldo’s result prompted another round of tests for the rest of the Portugal squad. It said everyone else in the team tested negative. The squad was scheduled to practice normally on Tuesday ahead of the match against Sweden in Lisbon. Juventus Football Club SpA saw shares fall as much as 6.9% in Milan trading after the…
Launching a scathing attack on the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, priests at Shirdi Temple in Maharashtra are protesting against for not reopening temples for worship. Despite Central government allowing opening of religious places back in June, the Maha government is adamant in not opening for public. The Shirdi Temple priests will begin a hunger strike today. Acharya Tushar Bhosle said that the Central government had issued guidelines on June 8 for reopening the religious places all over the country but the Maharashtra governing did not comply with the guidelines. “Aaj purey desh bhar k mandir k dwar khul chuke hain…
To ease the movement along the seven border states, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave 44 bridges to strategically important areas. The border areas of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab are most sensitive and thereby the connectivity is of prime importance here. Auguring in a new era in the connectivity of roads and bridges in sensitive areas close to Western, Northern and North Eastern Borders, defence minister dedicated 44 major permanent bridges to the country. He also laid the Foundation Stone for Nechiphu Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh. These bridges are of strategic importance and…