The Indian Navy has created history with the induction of the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, built by the Cochin Shipyard, into its fleet. With the handing over of Vikrant to the Navy, India has become one of the few nations that manufacture aircraft carriers within the country. Vikrant will join the Indian Navy and become fully functional by next month. India’s first aircraft carrier was also named Vikrant which played an important role in the 1971 war. After 36 years of excellent service, Vikrant was relieved on 31 January 1997. IAC-1 is the largest warship ever built in India. Its weight is about…
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The Delhi High Court on Friday issued summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D’Souza in a civil defamation case filed by Union Minister Smriti Irani. Justice Mini Pushkarna also directed Congress leaders to remove tweets, retweets, posts, videos and photographs from social media in connection with the allegations against Irani and her daughter. Irani has sought damages of over Rs 2 crore for allegedly leveling baseless allegations against him and his daughter. The court also issued directions to remove the posts, videos, tweets, retweets, tampered images, and to prevent their re-dissemination, shared with respect to the plaintiff…
All cases of recent jihadi violence, including the murder of Praveen Netaru in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, should be tried in fast track courts to ensure speedy justice to the victims’ families and the Hindu community. Shri Parande said that the Central and State Governments should immediately consider setting up of Fast Track Courts. According to him, if the jihadi mentality continues to commit such violence, then there will be direct anger in the Hindu society and there will naturally be a fierce reaction. If this happens, then the Hindu society will not be responsible for it. He reiterated that Vishwa…
Trinamool Congress state general secretary and spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Thursday demanded that West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in connection with the SSC scam probe, should be immediately removed from the post and also expelled from the party. According to the ED, around Rs 50 crore in cash and gold have been recovered from the apartment belonging to Chatterjee. Apart from this, some properties and documents related to foreign exchange were also recovered, after which they were arrested. Party spokesperson tweeted, “Parth Chatterjee should be immediately removed from the cabinet and all party posts. If my statement is found to be…
Russia has decided to leave the International Space Center after 2024. The decision was announced yesterday by Yuri Bori Sof, the newly appointed chairman of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. President Vladimir Putin was also informed about this. The announcement comes amid rising tensions between Russia and the West over Russia’s military crackdown in Ukraine and several rounds of unprecedented sanctions against it. Russia and the United States have been working together for the Space Station, established in 1998, in Earth orbit. Yuri Bori Sof also told President Putin that despite the decision, the space program would continue to be a top priority and…
The Lok Sabha on Thursday was adjourned till 4 pm after a one-time adjournment following an uproar by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs over a remark by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on President Draupadi Murmu. Terming the Congress as “anti-tribals, women and the poor”, the BJP demanded an apology from Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Earlier, when the proceedings of the lower house started at 11 am, Women and Child Development Minister and senior BJP leader Smriti Irani raised the issue and said that the leader of Congress in the house, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, had taken the country’s first woman tribal…
Olympic gold medalist India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been ruled out of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to a foot injury. Neeraj suffered an injury in the final of the World Athletic Championship in USA. Neeraj Chopra had an MRI scan after the World Athletics event. In which there has been information about injury to the waist. Neeraj Chopra has been advised rest for about a month. This is the reason why he has been dropped from the Commonwealth Games 2022. Neeraj Chopra’s Commonwealth Games match was to be held on August 5. World Championships 10th place Rohit Yadav and DP Manu will…
The Indian team, which has already won the series, will take to the field with the aim of making a clean sweep against the West Indies in the third and final cricket match to be held here on Wednesday. India on Sunday created a new world record by winning the 12th consecutive series in the ODI format against the West Indies. This is the best performance of a team against a single opponent. Indian coach Rahul Dravid may try some new players in this match but he will focus on maintaining team balance to maintain the winning momentum. Ravindra Jadeja was named…
The Kanvad Yatra, which has been going on for 13 days in different parts of the country, will conclude today. The annual Kanvad Yatra took place after a gap of two years. This yatra was canceled for the last two years due to the Covid pandemic. About four crore Kanwariyas participated in this year’s Yatra. Most of the pilgrims traveled on foot, while some resorted to personal vehicles in case they were unable to travel long distances. Many NGOs came forward to help the Kanwariyas during the Yatra and made arrangements for their accommodation and food. India – Aware News is a portal that…
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi for the second round of questioning in the National Herald case. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also with Sonia Gandhi. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi was questioned for five days in the same case. Sonia Gandhi was first questioned on July 21 in the case for over two hours. Then he answered 28 questions of the agency. The ED is probing alleged financial irregularities in Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald, a newspaper promoted by the Congress. The Congress has condemned the ED’s action against its top leadership and termed it…