India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 called off due to technical snag in the rocket

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) India's ambitious moon landing mission Chandrayaan-2 launch was called off due to a technical snag in the 'Bahubali' rocket on Monday about one hour before it was to blast-off.

"It…

BJP MLAs daughter, husband kidnapped outside Allahabad HC

Prayagraj (IANS) In a sensational turn of events, the couple from Bareilly, who have been making headlines since last week claiming to be under threat from a BJP MLA over their inter-caste marriage, was on Monday kidnapped at gunpoint by…

BSF shoots intruder on international border in J&K

Jammu (IANS) Border security force (BSF) troopers on Monday shot and killed an intruder on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district.

The incident took place in Ramgarh sector at 3 a.m. after the intruder…

Violence erupts in WB's Kakinara, train services disrupted

Kolkata (IANS) Violence broke out in West Bengal's Kakinara of North 24 Parganas district on Monday following which the locals disrupted train services in the Barrackpore-Naihati division of Eastern Railway (ER), an official said.

Rs 3.6 lakh looted from Ranchi bank, one robber arrested

Ranchi (IANS) Three armed criminals looted Rs 3.6 lakh from a Canara Bank branch here on Monday but bank staff managed to catch one of the robbers as they fled, police said.

The three criminals entered the bank branch at S.N. Ganguly Road,…

Jalan Panel may recommend Rs 50Kcr transfer from contingency fund

New Delhi (IANS) The Bimal Jalan panel, which is looking into the size of capital reserve that the Reserve Bank of India should hold, may recommend transfer of Rs 50,000 crore to the Centre from the contingency fund. The panel will submit its report…

Countdown begins for Chandrayaan-2 lift-off

Chennai (IANS) The 20-hour countdown for the July 15 early morning lift-off of India's heavy rocket nicknamed the 'Bahubali' carrying the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft began at 6.51 a.m. on Sunday, a top official of the Indian space…

Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab minister

Chandigarh (IANS) The rift between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his Cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu deepened on Sunday, when the latter resigned as Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources.

"I hereby resign…

How football is saving tribal girls in Jharkhand from trafficking, child marriage

Ranchi (Jharkhand) (101Reporters/IANS) As an uneducated tribal woman, Tetri Devi, 51, has seen many struggles, but seeing her youngest child, Anshu Kacchap, scale heights in football and visit the UK to play an inter-school football tournament has…

Karnataka Congress rebel makes U-turn, flies off to Mumbai

Bengaluru (IANS) In a sudden u-turn, rebel Karnataka Housing Minister M.T.B. Nagaraj flew to Mumbai on Sunday, a day after assuring state Congress leaders that he would withdraw his resignation as a legislator and attend the Assembly on Monday.