Day: September 6, 2019

All set for soft-landing of ‘Vikram’, PM says mission manifests Indian talent

7:29 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: As the nation awaits with bated breath for the soft-landing of the ‘Vikram’ lander on the south pole of the lunar surface, the first attempt by any country, ISRO said on Friday everything related to the much awaited touchdown is going as per plan. Joining the nation in wishing ISRO a success, Prime […]

Alka Lamba quits AAP on Twitter, to join Congress

7:27 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: The time has come to say goodbye to the Aam Aadmi Party, disgruntled Delhi MLA Alka Lamba said on Friday while announcing that she would be returning to the Congress. Lamba, who quit the AAP’s primary membership, said she would shortly join the Congress in the presence of its president Sonia Gandhi. The […]

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Euphoria grips US scientists ahead of India’s Chandrayaan-2 landing

6:37 pm September 6, 2019

New York: US space scientists, including those from NASA, are all over the moon as they await with bated breath for India’s ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan-2’s historic soft landing on the moon in the early hours of Saturday. Chandrayaan-2’s landing module ‘Vikram’ will begin its final descent to pull off a historic soft landing on […]

IMF welcomes India's focus on growth in Union Budget

IMF to send SOS team to cash-strapped Pakistan

4:33 pm September 6, 2019

Islamabad: The IMF is sending its SOS mission to Pakistan this month for suggesting ways to the cash-strapped government to curtail the yawning budget deficit being faced by the country, according to a media report on Friday. In July, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) formally approved a USD 6 billion loan to Pakistan, which is […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

4 AMU Kashmiri students show-caused for protest

4:23 pm September 6, 2019

Aligarh (UP): Four Kashmiri students at the Aligarh Muslim University have been served show-cause notices by the authorities for holding a protest at the campus, official sources said on Friday. The action comes a day after a group of Kashmiri students had taken out a march from the AMU library to the Bab-e-Syed gate and […]