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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

JP Nadda asks Jharkhand BJP to Break membership record and get 65 plus seats

Ranchi: BJP’s national working president JP Nadda shared his mantra with the Jharkhand BJP to win the assembly elections expected to be held in November-December and asked the senior leaders of the party to break the membership record in the…

Women power, powers Chandrayaan-2

Chennai (IANS) A good measure of women's power is powering India's Rs 978 crore second moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2, with the Project Director and the Mission Director also being women.

"Nearly 30 per cent of the members working…

3 killed in fire at Delhi rubber factory

New Delhi (IANS) Three persons, including a woman, were killed after a major fire engulfed a rubber factory in Delhi on Saturday, an official said.

The incident took place in Jhilmil Industrial Area near Dilshad Garden.

"Twenty…

ISRO is now for Mission 2.0, catching up with others is incidental: Sivan

Chennai (IANS) Indian space programme is now on mission 2.0 mode with programmes like human space mission, inter-planetary missions, setting up space stations, even while trying to catch up with other countries is incidental, said a top official of…

Chandrayaan-2 mission will go where no country has ever gone before

New Delhi (IANS) Chandrayaan-2, India's most ambitious second lunar mission to be launched on July 15, will be the first of its kind as it will shed light on a completely unexplored section of the Moon - its South Polar region.

Leveraging…