Chandrayaan 2 to carry NASA science instrument

Washington (IANS) India's second moon mission Chandrayaan 2, scheduled for launch in April, would be carrying a NASA science probe, the media reported.

Chandrayaan 2 will carry NASA-owned laser retroreflector arrays that allow scientists…

China welcomes Modi, Khan exchanging greetings

Beijing (IANS) China on Monday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan exchanging greetings amid heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Beijing also said that it…

Congress' minimum guarantee to benefit 25 cr poor: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said nearly 25 crore poor people in the country will get financial assistance of Rs 72,000 per annum if the party is voted to power.

Announcing the details of the party's…

Court refuses interim relief to Robert Vadra

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant any interim relief to Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

Vadra has challenged a money laundering case brought against him.

A division bench…

Mueller report finds no Russia-Trump collusion

New York (IANS) Special Counsel Robert Mueller who investigated Russian interference in US President Donald Trump's 2016 election has concluded that there was no collusion between him or his campaign and Moscow, according to a summary of the report…

Congress fields Karti from TN, changes Maha candidate

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Sunday released its ninth list of 10 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, including Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, from Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu.

BJP veteran Kariya Munda denied ticket to return to farming

Ranchi (IANS) Former Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker and eight-time Lok Sabha member, Kariya Munda, said on Sunday that he will return to farming after the BJP denied him ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Jharkhand.

In the list of BJP…

Congress, JMM, JVM-P announce seat sharing in Jharkhand, RJD unhappy

Ranchi (IANS) The Congress, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) on Sunday announced an alliance in the state for the Lok Sabha battle but the RJD boycotted the deal after it was given only one seat…

Tata Motors to hike car prices by up to Rs 25,000

Mumbai (IANS) Automobile major Tata Motors will increase prices of its passenger vehicles range by up to Rs 25,000 starting April 2019.

The company said in a statement on Saturday that the prices will be hiked due to rising…

87,000 groups on WhatsApp targeting voters

New Delhi (IANS) The first phase of voting begins from April 11 and WhatsApp - and not its parent company Facebook - has turned out to be the biggest social media platform for more than 87,000 groups to target millions with political messaging.