China's space probe lands on Moon's far side

Beijing (IANS): China's Chang'e 4 space probe on Thursday became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the far side of the moon, Xinhua news agency reported.

At 10.26 a.m. (Beijing time), the probe, comprising of a lander and…

Dawn-to-dusk shutdown in Kerala over Sabarimala row

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS): A dawn-to-dusk Kerala shutdown call, given by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi (SKS) to protest against the visit of two women to the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday, evoked a mixed response in the state on Thursday.

The…

Modi adds 'Jai Anusandhan' to Shastri's slogan

Jalandhar (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday added 'Jai Anusandhan' to the slogan 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' given by the late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, hailing the power of research to propel the nation…

India's second Moon mission gets delayed again

Bengaluru (IANS): India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 that was to be launched on Thursday with a lander and rover got delayed again, officials said on Thursday.

"The next launch date of Chandrayaan-2 has not been confirmed yet,"…

Lenders recover Rs 80,000 cr via NCLT, Rs 70,000 cr more likely: Jaitley

New Delhi (IANS): Banks struggling with the Rs 10-lakh crore non-performing assets (NPAs or bad loans) crisis are likely to recover around Rs 70,000 crore by the current fiscal-end over the Rs 80,000 crore they have already recovered through the insolvency…

Congress cheating farmers in name of loan waivers: Modi

Gurdaspur (Punjab)(IANS): In a frontal attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Congress was cheating farmers in the country in the name of loan waivers.

"The Congress earlier cheated the country in the…

Cabinet approves Mukhyamantri Sukanya Yojana, scheme to cover 36.57 lakh families

Ranchi: In its first cabinet meeting for the New Year the state government has approved the Mukhyamantri Sukanya Yojana under which 36,57,323 families would be benefitted. The main purpose of the scheme is…

Raghubar urges para teachers to return back to work

Ranchi: The state government has formed a high-level committee led by HRD Minister Neera Yadav to look into the demands of the para teachers. Chief Minister Raghubar Das has constituted the committee which also has Development Commissioner…

CCL to organize Khel- Mahakumbh from Jan 7 to scout for hidden sports talent

Ranchi: With a view to finding hidden sporting talents from the hinterland of the state the Central Coal Fields Ltd which runs the Jharkhand State Sports Promotion Society in collaboration of the state government has…

More than 40,000 devotees offer prayers at Maa Chinmastika Temple at Rajrappa

Ramgarh: The first day of the new year which also coincided with Tuesday ensured that a huge rush of devotees was present at the
premises of Maa Chinmastika Temple located at Rajrappa of this district…