Sriharikota (AP): Aiming to take a “billion dreams to the moon”, India on Monday successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 on-board its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the spaceport here to explore the uncharted south pole of the celestial body by landing a rover. The geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle lifted-off from the Satish Dhawan Space […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The launch of Chandrayaan-2 illustrates the prowess of Indian scientists and the determination of 130 crore countrymen to scale new frontiers of science, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Soon after the launch, the prime minister took to Twitter to hail the success and also sent a congratulatory audio message to those […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce verdict on Tuesday as to who would complete the stalled projects of embattled real estate major Amrapali Group to give respite to over 42,000 hassled home buyers. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra will pronounce the verdict in the case. The apex court reserved the verdict in […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Lok Sabha on Monday passed the bill amending the Right To Information Act, amid objections by the Opposition which alleged that it was an attempt to undermine the law and make the transparency panel into a “toothless tiger”. The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, takes away the stature of information commissioners from […]
Read MoreThiruvananthapuram: Five people lost their lives Monday as heavy rains continued to pound North Kerala and over 300 persons were shifted to relief camps in the state as the South West Monsoon intensified. All the five deaths reported Monday were due to drowning. A Red alert (very heavy rains) has been sounded in Kozhikode, Wayanad […]
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