Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Spiritual leader and founder of Isha Foundation has undergone an emergency brain surgery at Apollo Hospital, New delhi. Dr.Vinit Suri, Senior consultant Neurologist at Apollo Hospitals Delhi, gave information about his condition after Sadhguru Surgery.
20 March,2024 08:26 PM IST
During the Question Hour in Lok Sabha on February 05, DMK MP TR Balu and BJP MPs indulged in a heated exchange after the former called Union Minister L Murugan an “Unfit MP”. Soon after TR Balu’s comment Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and Arjun Ram Meghwal asked DMK MP to apologize.
06 February,2024 05:53 PM IST
As the interim budget for the financial year 2024-25 was rolled out on February 01, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) Atul Keshap lauded US and India governments for their focus on iCET sectors and budget. Atul Keshap said, “First of all, I think this is a very confident, very sober and very pro-growth budget by the government of India, and I think it signals a real sense of optimism about the economic growth of the country. It sends a very strong signal to investors about the constancy of government policy. So I think it's very positive. And I congratulate the Finance Minister, her entire team and the government.” “So it actually details really nicely with iCET (Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology), which is the initiative on critical and emerging technologies that the two governments and the US chamber launched in January of 2023. So first, for instance, there's a $12 billion fund to help develop these so-called sunrise sectors of deep tech and future tech. And there's a lot of money as well on semiconductors. I think the government of India is showing great focus on artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other iCET sectors. I led an aerospace and defence mission last week, or rather this week, to Delhi, and we had really good and encouraging meetings. So I really applaud both the US and Indian governments for their focus on the iCET sectors and this budget. It proves that that focus is backed by real money,” he added.
02 February,2024 12:30 PM IST
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri announced a new oil discovery in the country. Hardeep Singh Puri said that the first oil was extracted yesterday 30 kilometres off the coast of Kakinada in the Krishna Godavari Basin. Hardeep Singh Puri said, “30 kilometres off the coast of Kakinada in the Krishna Godavari Basin, the first oil was extracted yesterday. Work started on this in 2016-17, then there were some delays due to COVID, but I'm sure that out of the 26 wells there, 4 wells are already operational. We will not only have gas also in a very short period but by May and June, we hope to be able to produce 45,000 barrels per day, which will be 7 per cent of our total crude oil production and 7 per cent of our gas production.” Narendra Taneja said, “This is a huge step. They first conduced a search operation in deep sea near Krishna-Godavari Basin and then started production. We have now started 47,000 barrels of ONGC production from there. In future, it will be 75000 barrels.” The place where the oil is extracted is 30 kilometres off the coast of Kakinada in the Krishna Godavari basin. Phase 3, leading to peak oil and gas production from the basin, is already underway and likely to be over in June 2024. The 98/2 project is likely to increase Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)'s total Oil and Gas production by 11 per cent and 15 per cent respectively. India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, is dependent on crude oil from various sources in the global market to meet its domestic demand.
09 January,2024 12:18 PM IST | Mumbai
On a day the Supreme Court upheld the abrogation of special status to Jammu & Kashmir, home minister Amit Shah escalated the attack on first PM Jawaharlal Nehru for having erred by delaying J&K’s accession to India, declaring an untimely ceasefire during the 1947 war with Pakistan when Indian Army was close to getting control of entire Kashmir, and taking the issue to the United Nations. Menawhile Rajya Sabha saw a heated debate between Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on December 11 over Kashmir issue and former PM Jawahar Lal Nehru.
12 December,2023 11:36 AM IST | Mumbai
Who says News always has to be a serious business? When you have weird news stories from across the world, News can serve as a source of wonder. entertainment and even enlightenment. Get ready to be amused by Weird News stories on Mid-day, as Shunali Khullar Shroff and Kiran Manral - acclaimed authors and hosts of the podcast ‘Not Your Aunty’, review news stories that are bound to leave you speechless. With their puns and punches, Shunali and Kiran are set to tickle your funny bone as they review weird news stories. You can catch them on - Shunali Khullar Shroff:https://www.shunalishroff.com/ https://www.instagram.com/shunalikhullarshroff1/ Kiran Manral: https://linktr.ee/KiranManral https://www.instagram.com/kiranmanral/
11 December,2023 05:06 PM IST
India on Nov 07 successfully carried out the test of the Pralay tactical ballistic missile off the coast of Odisha. As per defence officials, the missile test was highly successful in all parameters and it travelled its full range of around 500 km. In order to create the country’s strong rocket force, last year Defense Ministry cleared the induction of Pralay missile. The Pralay missiles will be acquired at a cost of over Rs 7,500 crore which will be used in conventional roles. 'Pralay' powered by a solid propellant rocket motor and other technologies has been developed by the DRDO. The Pralay ballistic missiles can take out targets at 150 to 500 kms and are extremely difficult to intercept for the enemy. The missile system started getting development around 2015 and its development was given a push by the late Gen Bipin Rawat as COAS. Notably, in the past also India has carried out successful tests of the missile.
08 November,2023 04:50 PM IST
A thick layer of smog shrouded Delhi on November 03 as air quality was recorded in the ‘severe’ category. The latest capture of Signature Bridge in Delhi from ANI’s drone camera at 10 a.m. showed the severity of the pollution. The Air Quality Index is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms that are easy to understand. There are six AQI categories, namely Good, Satisfactory, Moderately polluted, Poor, Very Poor, and Severe. As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the overall Air Quality Index stood at 346.
03 November,2023 01:25 PM IST | Mumbai
On November 03, Israel’s war of ‘self-defence’ against the Hamas terrorists entered Day 28. Israel continues the annihilation of Hamas and their underground tunnels, furthering the ‘second stage’ of offensive. Amid ongoing tensions, Israel may face further hardships as Hamas is allegedly preparing another "massacre". Israeli Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Lior Haiat dropped a bombshell that “Hamas is planning another Oct 7-like massacre”.
03 November,2023 12:44 PM IST | Mumbai
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while addressing the Joint Session of the Italian Senate's External Affairs and Defence Commission and the EU Affairs Commission in Rome, explained that Italy is the oldest link of India with Europe. Dr S Jaishankar said, “Italy is historically among our oldest links with Europe. In recent years, Italy has also played a very, made a very major contribution to strengthening, cooperation with the European Union, as a whole. We have been in the midst of negotiations since 2021 a set of agreements, the most important of which is a free trade agreement with the European Union. We also have, last year, set up, a trade and technology council, with the European Union. The EU only has 2 of these councils, one with the United States and one with India. The fact that the EU, the US, and India are today coordinating and cooperating very closely on technology matters is something which is very, important to recognize.” “We see very frankly very difficult times ahead, very turbulent times ahead. In the last 5 years the impact, on the global economy, certainly, but even on society of COVID has been very, traumatic. There are still many countries and many societies which have not recovered from it. We have seen, that progress in sustainable development goals, in many countries, has been rolled back, and many more countries today are facing, a financial economic crisis, and debt is a very big problem. Trade has been very challenging. We've had the conflict in Ukraine. In a globalized world, it has affected every part of the world,” he added. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar embarked his official visit to Portugal and Italy from October 31 to November 3.
03 November,2023 11:24 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
