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Nearly 15 years after its first flight and on its 25th mission, the rocket code named PSLV-C57 is being used for another interplanetary mission – to study the Sun- by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

A woman was paraded naked in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district. The incident came to light after a purported video of the incident went viral on social media. The incident took place at Nichalkota village of the district. 

The Supreme Court, on the 14th day of the hearing of the pleas against the abrogation of Article 370 on Friday, was told that the decision to revoke the constitutional provision was not solely made by the political executive but had the backing of the Parliament.

The sources said that Goyal was arrested at around 10 p.m. on Friday after a marathon interrogation in connection with causing Rs 538 crore loss to Canara Bank. He will be produced before a PMLA court in Mumbai on Saturday.

The Supreme Court on Friday said that children born from void or voidable marriages can claim rights in their parents' ancestral property in joint Hindu families following the Mitakshara system of law.

"Congratulations to RBI Governor Shri Shaktikanta Das. This is a proud moment for India, reflecting our financial leadership on the global stage. His dedication and vision continue to strengthen our nation's growth trajectory," Modi said in a tweet on X.

During the month, revenue from import of goods was 3 per cent higher and from domestic transactions (including import of services) are 14 per cent higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.

“Hindustan (India) is a Hindu Rashtra and this is a fact. Ideologically, all Bharatiyas (Indians) are Hindus and Hindus mean all Bharatiyas. All those who are in Bharat (India) today are related to Hindu culture, Hindu ancestors and Hindu land, nothing other than these.”

In a statement issued on Friday, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) said that they have received information of rape with an 85-year-old woman who lives in a slum in Shakurpur area of Delhi.

The Supreme Court on Friday handed life imprisonment to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Prabhunath Singh in the double murder case of 1995, and also awarded a seven-year jail term for the offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code.

The countdown for the Saturday morning launch of India’s third interplanetary mission -- this time to the Sun - Aditya-L1 -- will begin at 12.20 p.m. on Friday, said a senior official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The Central government on Friday announced the setting up of a high-level panel to study the proposal of 'one nation, one election'. Former president Ram Nath Kovind will head the panel and submit a report on the proposal.

Aditya L1 spacecraft is designed for providing remote observations of the solar corona and in situ observations of the solar wind at L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrangian point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the earth.

The girl resisted and the accused, Pankaj Rawat and his friends, stabbed her 16 times before people heard her screams and rushed her to a nearby hospital and also informed her family members.

A Delhi court has denied bail to an individual, accused of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme along with others resulting in the withdrawal of more than Rs 13 crore from the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) through falsified data.

A Pakistani national, who had entered India illegally, was arrested by the police in Hyderabad on Thursday.  Mohammed Faiz, 24, was arrested from his in-laws’ house in Asad Baba Nagar under the limits of Bahadurpura police station.

In an inhumane act, a woman in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar was seen being dragged, thrashed, and kicked even in public as she cried and pleaded for mercy, even as her five-month old infant lay unattended on the ground, as per a viral video.

Ashok Gehlot's remark that a "lot of corruption is happening in the judiciary" has triggered a row in Rajasthan, leaving a section of the lawyers angry who burnt an effigy of the Chief Minister at the high court premises on Thursday. 

A fresh political row has been triggered in the national capital after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday passed a resolution to raise MCD councillor's allowance from Rs 300 to Rs 25,000 per meeting, drawing sharp criticism from the opposition BJP.

The letter also asked all the members of the bar associations to participate in peaceful protests, awareness campaigns, or any other activities that can draw attention to this issue and support their fellow advocates in Hapur.

As per police sources, Maya, a suspect in four murder cases, ran a gang with a dozen members in it. His Instagram bio reads, "Naam Badnam, Adress Kabristan, Umar Jeene Ki, Shauk Marne Ka".

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Thursday asked Centre to not make “mockery of democracy” after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that “right people were under house arrest” as there “was no bandhs” post abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

India's economic growth stood at 7.8 per cent in the first quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal, a steep fall from 13.1 per cent GDP growth recorded in the corresponding period of last year, according to data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation on Thursday.

The production of coal, steel, natural gas, cement, electricity, refinery products, fertilisers and crude oil increased in July 2023 over the corresponding month of last year.

Earlier, Sunny and Arshveer were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police and 18 pistols were recovered from them in January, he said, adding both have again started illegal activities after coming out on bail.