Nitya Choubey

On January 16, India becomes the fourth nation in the world to achieve space docking. This technological milestone is expected to expand avenues for the dollar 400 billion global space market. The two satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, are Target and Chaser. The two satellites successfully lodged onto each other in...

The Centre on Wednesday imposes the GRAP 4 restrictions within Delhi-NCR. The Commission for Air-Quality Management (CAQM) subcommittee decided to invoke actions under Stage 3 (severe air quality of Delhi) and Stage 4 (Severe+ air quality of Delhi). This happens as the Delhi air worsens. Earlier on January 12, the CAQM revoked all stage...

As another Indian national serving in the Russian military dies on the frontlines of the conflict in Ukraine, the Indian government on Tuesday, demanded that Russia release all Indian nationals serving in the Army. After the death of another citizen recently, the toll has been up to 10. An Indian national from Kerala was killed,...

On Monday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed the capital city. Under the comfortable sunlight at 5.30 pm, he rallied ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled in February. Called the ‘Jai Bheem-Jai Samvidhan’ rally, Rahul addresses north-east Delhi’s Seelampur area. This is the first time in the national capital region since the Lok Sabha...

A yet to be inaugurated waste plant in Bidadi, situated at a distance of 32 km away from Bengaluru, blasted as a result of an internal explosion at the workplace. The blast, which occurred in the early hours of last Saturday, took the life of a contract labourer and injured five other workers who...

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, says that he “will go to war” on the issue of H-1B visa. The owner of Tesla, X and SpaceX urged the right-wing politicians of the United States to “take a step back” from scrapping the H-1B Visa, which allows foreign nationals to be employed by businesses in...

Ahead of the Mahakumbh Mela, the National Green Tribunal’s principal bench has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure that the waters of rivers Ganga and Yamuna are fit for drinking and bathing. The statutory body on environmental protection also asked the authorities to ensure that no...

On 27th December 2024 at Delhi’s LTG Auditorium in Mandi House, the theatrical ‘Ghalib in New Delhi’ completed its 602nd play. On the same day approximately 200 years ago,  the famous poet Mirza Ghalib was born. On his 227th birth anniversary, a play based on Ghalib’s character was performed at Delhi’s local theatre hub....

“Everyone who was born had to die; those who died would be reborn again. The killer and the slain: these were terms that had no meaning. The soul could never be destroyed. The soul discards a worn-out body for a new one as human beings discard old clothes for new, said Krishna, and there...

On 26th December 2024, India lost one of its architects, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. For months now, Singh’s health was on the low. But the former prime minister's meticulous approach to work could not stop him from working.  “I regret because of my ill health. I will not be able to record an...

On 23rd December, India celebrates the National Farmer’s Day or the Rashtriya Kisan Diwas to commemorate the significant contribution of farmers, the backbone of Indian economy and rural prosperity. Rashtriya Kisan Divas is observed to mark the birth anniversary of Late Chaudhary Charan Singh, India’s fifth Prime Minister. The day is popular amongst India’s agricultural...

In an atmosphere of digging every nook and corner of the country, a 1857 era stepwell was discovered in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal District. The discovery came shortly after the ruins of an ancient Banke Bihari temple were found in a wreck, in the same neighbourhood earlier this month.  The Nineteenth Century Stepwell The stepwell was discovered...