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Chandrayaan-2 lander separates, 5 days to go for touchdown

8:09 pm September 2, 2019

Bengaluru: In a key event of India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2, lander ‘Vikram’ was separated from the orbiter on Monday, five days ahead of its planned lunar touchdown, space agency ISRO announced. The separation of Vikram, which is set for soft landing on September 7 on the lunar surface along with rover ‘Pragyan’, was carried […]

TMC govt playing with emotions of Hindus: Adityanath

Pay dues to farmers or face action: Govt to Muzaffarnagar sugar mills

4:58 pm September 2, 2019

Muzaffarnagar (UP): The state government has directed owners of seven sugar mills here to clear dues of farmers amounting to over Rs 440 crore, failing which strict action would be taken against them, an official said on Monday. According to District Cane Officer RD Divedi, seven out of the total eight sugar mills in the […]

Pakistan provides consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

India accepts Pakistan offer of consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

12:34 pm September 2, 2019

New Delhi: India has accepted the consular access given by Pakistan to death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav, official sources said on Monday. On Sunday, Pakistan said it would grant consular access to Jadhav on Monday in line with the judgement in his case by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Charge d’ Affaires at the Indian […]

Candidate forced to breastfeed baby outside exam centre

11:02 pm September 1, 2019

Kolkata: A candidate of the West Bengal Integrated Child Development Society (ICDS) examination on Sunday was allegedly compelled to breastfeed her baby in the open outside due to lack of facilities for it inside the building. The incident took place at a school building in South 24 Parganas district’s Baruipur. The 21-year-old woman’s husband told […]

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

Light rains end sultry spell in Delhi

10:13 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: Light rains on Sunday brought Delhiites some respite from a long spell of sultry weather with the maximum temperature settling at 33.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. The minimum temperature settled at 26.4 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department official said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, […]