India on Wednesday scripted history with the successful soft landing of its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on the south pole region of the Moon. With this achievement, India has become the first country to land on the Moon’s challenging south pole region.The space agency Isro announced the landing and wrote, “‘India, I reached my destination and […]
India is on the cusp of scripting history with the country’s third lunar probe, Chandrayaan-3, gearing up for the final phase of its 40-day space odyssey that is set to come to an end on Wednesday when the “Vikram” lander with the “Pragyan” rover in its belly starts its descent to the moon. The Indian […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BRICS leaders have discussed major global developments and leveraging the five-member bloc’s platform to find solutions to global challenges during a key meeting here.Modi arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to South Africa and Greece. In South Africa, he will attend the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg […]
United States President Joe Biden will visit India from September 7 to 10 for the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Delhi. Biden will discuss a range of global issues during the summit, such as a clean energy transition, climate change, the impacts of the Ukraine war, and boosting the capabilities of multilateral development banks, including the […]
Mumbai, known for its bustling streets, diverse culture, and economic vibrancy, has earned a distinction as the most expensive city to live in, as per the recently released Knight Frank Affordability Index for 2023.Ahemdabad is ranked as India’s most affordable city to live in. The issue of housing affordability has taken centrestage as cities strike […]
Several teams of the National Disaster Response Force, Army and the BSF have been pressed into service for rescue operations in flood-hit areas of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur and Rupnagar districts. Large parts of these three districts have been inundated following the release of excess water from the Bhakra and the Pong dams, said officials. The […]
Distributors of a contaminated Indian cough syrup that killed 65 children in Uzbekistan paid local officials a bribe of $33,000 to skip mandatory testing, Uzbek state prosecutors alleged during a trial on Wednesday.The Central Asian nation put 21 people on trial – 20 of whom are Uzbeks and one Indian – over the deaths last […]
Nine people died as a Shiva temple in Shimla collapsed on Monday following heavy rain, officials said.The temple was located in Summer Hill. At the time of the disaster, 25 to 30 people were present in the temple. Five people have been rescued, a police official told IANS. Confirming the death toll, Chief Minister Sukhvinder […]
Recalling the Quit India movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is now speaking in one voice against corruption, dynasty and appeasement. Modi’s apparent swipe at the Opposition came as the ruling BJP organises events across the country on Wednesday on these lines. “Tributes to the greats who took […]
