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India's first metro line 'under any mighty river' in Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first metro line "Under any Mighty River" in Kolkata on 6th March 2024, a landmark project showcasing the nation's infrastructure development.The Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section, a groundbreaking addition to the metropolitan transportation network, is acclaimed as India's first metro tunnel beneath a significant river. This underwater marvel, situated beneath the Hooghly River that divides Kolkata and Howrah, boasts the country's deepest metro station, the Howrah Metro Station.The completion of a trial journey in April 2023 marked a significant milestone for the Kolkata Metro, navigating a ...

ISRO Gaganyaan Mission

Giving astronaut wings to four selected designates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed the squad set to go to space as part of the Gaganyaan, India's first manned space mission. Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Subhanshu Shukla met the PM and were handed the astronaut wings at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram. The Gaganyaan Mission is India's first human space flight program for which extensive preparations are underway at various ISRO centers and is set to ...

Court Allows Performing Pooja in Gyanvapi Masajid ( Vyasji Ka Tehkhana )

Varanasi district court on 31st January 2024, allowed people to perform pooja in the cellar on the southern side, also known as the ‘Vyasji Ka Tehkhana’, in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. The court has directed the district administration to arrange for pooja to be performed by the Hindu side and a priest nominated by Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust.Meanwhile, the Muslim side, represented by the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee, has said they would challenge the order in the higher court.Timeline of Gyanvapi CaseHere is a timeline of the Gyanvapi case ...

Filmfare Awards 2024 Winner List

The 69th edition of the popular gala took place on Sunday, January 28, 2024 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The event featured hosting by Karan Johar, and performances by Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, and Kartik Aaryan among others. This year, the Gujarat celebration opened with a Curtain Raiser, leading up to the Filmfare Awards ceremony. The 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism was held in GIFT City, Gujarat. Filmfare Awards 2024 WinnersThe Filmfare Awards 2024 celebrated the finest achievements in Indian cinema. Here’s a glimpse of the notable winners ...

All 41 workers rescued from collapsed tunnel in India after 17-day ordeal

After the men are rescued, a green corridor organised by local police has been established to ensure ambulances reach the Chinyalisaur hospital as quickly as possible.In a huge breakthrough, rescue teams on Tuesday evening safely pulled out the 41 workers who had been trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel for 17 days. During the evacuation phase, all the workers were successfully pulled out from the tunnel in less than an hour. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami greeted the rescued workers as they emerged out of the tunnel. Earlier, it was estimated that ...

Pneumonia in China

As China experiences its first winter without strict COVID-19 restrictions since the outbreak of the pandemic three years ago, a wave of respiratory illnesses is sweeping across the country.The unusual rise in cases has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to prod China for additional information on the outbreak and seek enhanced response measures. Although the cause of this trend is unclear, some health experts are attributing it to a common and temporary aftereffect of lifting lockdown restrictions, even as unanswered questions around the infections and the country of their ...

The Sad Story of Laika, the Space Dog, and Her One-Way Trip into Orbit

“One small paw for the dog. One giant leap for dogkind.” It’s what Laika would have said if the poor dog had been aware of the historical achievement, she was a part of.Laika was the first dog to go to space as part of the USSR and the US’s bitter cosmological rivalry was at its peak during the Cold War. The US had already won plaudits for the first living beings sent to space when they launched fruit flies inside a V2 rocket beyond the atmosphere in 1947. The fruit ...

A blast at the convention center in Kochi killed three and injured 41 worshippers at the Jehovah’s Witnesses convention in Kerala’s Kalamassery

A member of the religious group, who claimed to be disillusioned with its “anti-national messaging”, confessed to the crime and has been booked under UAPA; police probing whether he worked alone At least two successive explosions ripped through a crowded Jehovah’s Witnesses prayer convention at Kalamassery in Ernakulam on October 29 morning, killing three people and injuring 41 other worshippers.The police identified one of the deceased as 53-year-old Kumari from Thodupuzha. The other victim remained unidentified. In the early hours of Monday, a 12-year-old girl from Malayattoor, who was hospitalised ...

Supreme court ruling on same-sex marriage in India

India's Supreme Court recently issued a ruling on same-sex marriage, refusing to legalize it and stating that the responsibility lies with Parliament to create a law for the recognition of same-sex marriages in the country.The Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud, emphasized the need for the government to uphold the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and end discrimination against them. The court heard 21 petitions advocating for the legalization of same-sex marriage but ultimately concluded that it is the legislative function of Parliament to decide on expanding marriage laws to include queer ...