Rocket scientist V Narayanan appointed ISRO chief

North News New Delhi, January 8 V Narayanan, a key architect behind India’s lunar missions, has been appointed the new chairman of ISRO and Secretary of the Department of Space. He will succeed Dr. S Somanath, whose tenure concludes next week. Dr. Narayanan, a rocket scientist with nearly four decades at ISRO, joined the organization […]

Centre allocates land for Pranab Mukherjee memorial at Rajghat

North News New Delhi, January 7 The Centre government has designated land at the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in the Rajghat complex for a memorial dedicated to late President Pranab Mukherjee. Mukherjee’s daughter, former Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee, expressed her gratitude after receiving a letter from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs informing her of […]

126 dead as 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet

North News New Delhi, January 7 At least 126 people have been killed after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas, including neighboring Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of northern India, the news outlet CNN reported. The quake hit at 9:05 a.m. local time […]

BHARATPOL, new criminal laws to strengthen mechanism for capturing fugitives abroad: Amit Shah

North News New Delhi, January 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday inaugurated the BHARATPOL portal, developed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Sunday. Shah described the portal as a transformative technological platform designed to enhance the capabilities of law enforcement agencies domestically and internationally. The […]

Delhi Assembly Polls: Voting on February 5, Results on February 8

North News New Delhi, January 7 Delhi Assembly elections will held on February 5, with vote counting scheduled for February 8, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday at a press conference in New Delhi.Kumar stated that over 1.55 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots across 70 Assembly constituencies, including 12 […]

Breaking: Delhi Assembly elections to held on February 5, counting on February 8: CEC Rajiv Kumar

HMPV cases: No unusual spike in respiratory infections, says Health Ministry

North News New Delhi, January 7 The Health Ministry on Monday said that no unusual rise in influenza-like illness (ILI) or severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) across India. Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava chaired a virtual meeting with states and union territories to assess respiratory illness trends and the status of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) […]

Tibet earthquake claims at least 95 lives

North News Chandigarh, January 7 At least 95 people were killed and many injured after a powerful earthquake struck near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities, on Tuesday. The quake hit at 9:05 a.m., with the China Earthquake Networks Centre measuring it at magnitude 6.8 while the US Geological Survey recorded the tremor at magnitude […]

‘US to lift restrictions on nuclear cooperation with India’

North News New Delhi, January 6 The United States will lift longstanding restrictions to deepen civil nuclear cooperation with India, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced on Monday. He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NSA Ajit Doval. Sullivan said the Biden administration has updated U.S. missile export control policies under the Missile Technology […]

Justin Trudeau announces resignation as PM

North News New Delhi, January 6 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stepped down as leader of the Liberal Party, declaring he is not the best choice to lead the party into the next elections. The announcement was made during a press conference where Trudeau acknowledged the growing challenges faced by his leadership.He will also […]