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The objectives of this project is to study and map the lunar terrain, mineralogical analysis of rocks and soil, study the lunar ionosphere and measuring moon-quakes and studying the lunar crust and mantle. (Photo: PTI)

Chandrayaan-2: Know about India's first lunar landing mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to send a manned mission into orbit by 2022.

13 July 2019 10:40 AM IST

Former Union minister Salman Khurshid

Weaker sections in far-flung areas living in fear: Salman Khurshid

Khurshid's comment came after 3 madrasa students were thrashed with cricket bats and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'...

13 July 2019 10:36 AM IST

Officials said over 27,000 hectares of farmland are under floodwater and over 7,000 people have been evacuated to 68 relief camps across the state. (Photo: AFP)

Assam floods: 6 dead, over 8 lakh affected as situation worsens

Ferry services across Assam were stopped on Friday after the weather office forecast more rain this weekend.

13 July 2019 9:55 AM IST

Amid ongoing political turmoil in Karnataka, Congress leader D K Shivakumar visited the residence of Congress MLA and state minister MTB Nagaraj early on Saturday morning to convince him to take back his resignation. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Shivakumar meets rebel Cong MLA Nagaraj in Bengaluru, asks to...

Hoskote MLA Nagaraj and Chikballapur Congress MLA Dr K Sudhakar resigned from the Assembly on July 10.

13 July 2019 9:55 AM IST

The development comes two days after 10 Goa Congress MLAs joined the BJP in the presence of its working president J P Nadda and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Days after renewing membership, Goa BJP worker resigns over induction...

Sanvorderkar who claims to be working for the party for about two decades now made his resignation public by posting it...

13 July 2019 9:44 AM IST

A police team went to his native place in Bihar where a series of raids were conducted. (photo: Representational image)

3-year-old Mumbai kid fell into stormwater drain; search stopped

The search was finally stopped around 10 pm, the spokesperson of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

13 July 2019 9:42 AM IST

Sakshi is the daughter of Rajesh Misra, a legislator from Bareilly. She married Ajitesh Kumar, a 29-year-old businessman, last Thursday at a temple in Prayagraj. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Feeling safe now,' says UP BJP leader's daughter who was threatened...

Sakshi said she was feeling safe after the police promised them protection after the media's intervention.

13 July 2019 9:37 AM IST

Accusing BJP of not taking any steps to prevent the move, Surjewala said, The notification came on March 4. But the government did not do anything to prevent it. In future, we could see many more industries, including services, where exports worth USD 28 billion could be significantly affected. (Photo: File)

Privacy of citizens a severe casualty under BJP govt: Congress

Surjewala cited a news report, which alleged that the government has given out data of citizens, while levelling the...

13 July 2019 9:15 AM IST

A student was stabbed on Friday morning on the Kerala University campus here following which there were clashes and protests by students. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala University students protest as their mate stabbed in campus

Meanwhile, opposition leader Ramesh Chennnithala in a statement lashed out at the SFI, the student union wing of the...

13 July 2019 9:02 AM IST

A report by Skymet Weather stated that it is expected that the rain might pick up pace in Maharashtra, and Mumbai, too, might see scattered, light to moderate rain and thundershower activities on April 15-16.

15 dead, 133 buildings collapse as rainfall wreaks havoc in UP

The IMD has predicted 'partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers' for Saturday and next five...

13 July 2019 8:49 AM IST

Indo-French exercise Garuda VI falls under the global framework of bilateral cooperation between the two nations and is alternately held in France and India. (Photo: ANI)

Indian pilots taking to Rafale jets 'was amazing': French Air Force's...

Indian pilots took to Rafale jets during the Indo-French Garuda VI exercise. The air defence drill was held from July 1...

13 July 2019 8:43 AM IST

Speaking to ANI, the policeman said instead of following the latest trends and copying fake heroes like film stars, he chose to copy Abhinandans style. (Photo: ANI)

Inspired by Abhinandan Varthaman, Bhopal-based cop sports gunslinger...

Kailash Pawar feels that sporting a gunslinger moustache like Abhinandan helps him feel more patriotic for the country.

13 July 2019 8:36 AM IST