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India, Russia finalise AK-47 203 rifles deal: report

India, Russia want to diversify, strengthen bilateral relations: PM Modi

2:33 pm September 3, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he looks forward to discussing regional and international issues of mutual interest with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Vladivostok to attend the Eastern Economic Forum. He also said his visit underlines the desire of the two countries to diversity and further strengthen bilateral […]

Chandrayaan-2: ISRO anxious but optimistic ahead of crucial soft-landing

First de-orbiting manoeuvre performed for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft: ISRO

2:17 pm September 3, 2019

Bengaluru: A day after lander ‘Vikram’ was separated from Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter, the ISRO said on Tuesday it has successfully performed the first de-orbiting manoeuvre for the spacecraft. The city-headquartered space agency will perform one more de-orbit manoeuvre on Wednesday, before the powered descent on September 7 for its landing in the south polar region of […]

Clear weather, below-normal temperatures in Delhi

Sultry in Delhi; rains to return Wednesday

11:04 pm September 2, 2019

New Delhi: Sultry weather persisted in the national capital on Monday, but rains will return soon, the local MeT office said. The city recorded a high of 36.6 degrees Celsius, two notches more than the normal, and a low of 27.1 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels shot up to 87 per cent. Kuldeep Srivastava, a senior […]

PM Modi’s Russia visit to strengthen economic ties

9:48 pm September 2, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be undertaking a two-day visit to Russia from September 4 during which he will take part in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) meeting and will also hold a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Talking to reporters about the visit, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said that two […]

LG Baijal directs DDA to prepare plan for Yamuna riverbed rejuvenation

9:36 pm September 2, 2019

New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to prepare a comprehensive plan for the rejuvenation of the Yamuna riverbed and its floodplains in a sustainable manner. The directions were issued at a review meeting chaired by Baijal. “The LG directed the DDA that work at site should be […]