Historic moment for us, says PM Modi as Chandrayaan-3 lands on Moon

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its team for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3  on the Moon. 

PM Modi, who watched the landing live from Johannesburg,…

Board exams twice a year, Class 11 & 12 students to study 2 languages: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) Board examinations will be conducted twice a year with students having the option to retain the best score, and Class 11 and 12 students will need to study two languages, of which one must be Indian, Ministry of Education said on…

LCA Tejas successfully test-fires indigenous ASTRA air-to-air missile

New Delhi (IANS) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas LSP-7 successfully test-fired the ASTRA indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile on Wednesday.

The test was carried out at the coast of Goa.

According to the Defence Ministry,…

Article 370 case: No intention to interfere with other special provisions of the Constitution, Centre tells SC

New Delhi (IANS) During hearing on pleas pertaining to Article 370, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday submitted before the Constitution Bench that the Union government has absolutely no intention to interfere with the special provisions…

PM Modi holds bilateral discussions with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral discussions with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, where they discussed matters related to trade, defence and investment.

The meeting took place on the sidelines…

Mizoram: 17 killed after under-construction railway bridge collapses

Aizawl, (IANS) At least 17 workers were killed on Wednesday after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram, officials said.

According to railway and police officials 17 bodies have been recovered so far.

Maha: 82 Yavatmal farmers end life in 83 days, 2023 Vidarbha toll 1,567

Nagpur (IANS) As the country looks skywards at the moon-landing this evening, a disturbing development has hit the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra with virtually one farmer committing suicide daily since June 1, in the Yavatmal district, activists…

ED raids Chhattisgarh CM Baghel’s OSD residence

Bhopal (IANS) Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted raids at the premises of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s Political Advisor Vinod Verma and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Raipur.

Reacting to the raids, the Chhattisgarh…

India will land on moon on Wednesday evening as scheduled: ISRO Chairman Somanath

Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency is focused on landing its moon lander on Wednesday evening and is not looking at any postponement or Plan B, said a top official about the country’s third moon mission Chandrayaan-3.

“The landing is confirmed…

Dumri by-election - Shibu Soren and Avinash Pandey will campaign

Ranchi:  The Dumri assembly by-election is for Chief Minister Hemant Soren, it can be gauged from the fact that he self-sacrificed for the electoral victory.

It has been decided to field Shibu Soren, who was very close to Jagarnath Mahato.