From stars to moon: Meet Chandrayaan-2 Mission Director

Lucknow (IANS) As soon as Chandrayan 2 soared up into the skies, a rent of cheer tore through the roof of a house in Lucknow.

The house in Rajajipuram, where Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, the mission director of Chandrayan-2, lived, is suddenly…

20 rescued from burning MTNL building in Mumbai, many more trapped

Mumbai (IANS) At least 20 persons were rescued but scores more were still trapped as a massive fire engulfed the Mahanagar Telephone Nagar Ltd building in Bandra here on Monday afternoon, an official said.

The blaze erupted round 3.10 pm on…

Pragya summoned to Delhi, Nadda unhappy over toilet remark

New Delhi (IANS) A day after BJP's Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur said she was not elected to the Parliament to clean toilets and drains, she was summoned at the party headquarters here on Monday where BJP Working President J.P. Nadda expressed…

India's tryst with destiny: 'Bahubali' puts Chandrayaan-2 into orbit

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) India's second lunar mission was on track as its 'Babubali' GSLV rocket successfully put the moon spacecraft -- Chandrayaan-2 -- into the orbit in a copy book style on Monday afternoon.

The Rs…

No top US official in airport to greet Imran Khan

Washington/Islamabad (IANS) Was Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan given a diplomatic snub when he arrived in Washington on his maiden US trip to reboot bilateral ties that have seen a downslide?

With his country in financial doldrums, Khan…

India slams Pak bid to equate terrorists with freedom-fighters at NAM

United Nations (IANS) India has denounced Pakistan's attempt to equate terrorists with freedom-fighters while raising the Kashmir issue at the Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) ministerial meeting.

"NAM needs to be in the vanguard of…

7,500 people register online to witness rocket launch

Chennai (IANS) A total of 7,500 persons have registered online with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to watch India's heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) roaring towards the skies…

Countdown for India's 2nd moon mission remain smooth

Chennai (IANS) The countdown for Monday's Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission launch that started at 6.43 p.m. on Sunday is progressing smoothly, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

The rocket and spacecraft's…

Former Dhanbad MP AK Roy no more, last rites with full state honors today

Dhanbad: Three-time former Dhanbad MP and Marxist thinker AK Roy passed away at the Central Hospital of BCCL here at the age of 85. Arun Kumar Roy or AK Roy or popularly known as Rai Da among his followers was grappling various old age-related ailments…

4 lynched in Jharkhand for 'practicing' witchcraft

Ranchi (IANS) In another case of mob lynching, four persons were thrashed and killed in the Gumla district of Jharkhand on Sunday.

According to police, 10-12 people attacked a family in the Siskari village in the wee hours of Sunday. The attackers…