Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has chosen the youngest of its astronaut-designates as the prime astronaut to fly on the upcoming Indo-US mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The prime astronaut will be Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla who recently got promoted. A ‘prime astronaut’ is one who is chosen…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec stole the show with his effortless style during the 10-meter air pistol mixed team final at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Wednesday, July 31. Dikec and his shooting partner, Sevval Ilayda Tarhan, secured a spot in the gold medal match by leading the qualification round with a…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Stressing the use of digitisation for rapid development, the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, lavished praise on India for its work in this direction, which has lifted 800 million out of poverty in the last 5-6 years. He highlighted how people in rural areas…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Himachal Pradesh news: A cloudburst has caused severe disruption in the Samej Khad area of Rampur in Shimla district, resulting in 19 people being reported missing. As per Shimla Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anupam Kashyap, the SDRF team has left for the spot Earlier today, a building collapsed and was washed away…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The franchise owners of the Indian Premier League met on Wednesday night at the BCCI headquarters to chart out the plans for the upcoming season. Ahead of the meeting, many topics were reportedly on the agenda, with the most significant being the mega auctions and the various elements associated with them. According to Cricbuzz, however,…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has cancelled the selection of Puja Khedkar as a trainee IAS officer. Additionally, Khedkar has been permanently barred from taking any future UPSC exams after being found guilty of identity fraud. The UPSC has officially stated that Puja Khedkar violated the Civil Services Examination (CSE)…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Two people died, and 20 others were injured after a Howrah-Mumbai passenger train derailed in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident took place around 3:43 am near Jharkhand’s Charadharpur division, between Rajkharswan West Outer and Barabamboo. All the injured passengers have been given first aid, officials said. According to initial…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Massive landslides struck various hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district early on Tuesday, leaving several people suspected to be trapped. The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has said that Fireforce and NDRF teams have been deployed to the affected area, with an additional NDRF team en route…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Days after after three civil service aspirants drowned in a flooded basement of Rau’s IAS Study Circle in Central Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) deployed two bulldozers in the area to raze illegal encroachments. The bulldozers on Monday dug up footpaths on both sides of Bada…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia’s petition challenging Delhi High Court order rejecting his bail plea in connection with a money laundering case linked with the excise policy ‘scam’. The top court adjourned Sisodia’s plea till August 5. The court gave Enforcement Directorate (ED)…