INDIA'S second lunar exploration mission- Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander, which crashed on the surface of the Moon in September, has been found by NASA, the US space agency confirmed on Tuesday (3), lauding a Chennai-based techie who helped it trace the debris of India's ambitious lunar mission by spending hours comparing…
Claiming that the Ayodhya verdict legitimises "majoritarianism and mobocracy", Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani on Monday said a review petition challenging the Supreme Court ruling has been filed exercising a constitutional right and not to disturb "communal harmony". Hours after the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind filed the review petition, Madani said…
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting is in awe of India's "fantastic" pace attack but feels their spinners tend to struggle Down Under, making his country's bowling unit a stronger force here. Helped by an impressive battery of fast bowlers, led by Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma, India have…
Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambarm on Tuesday took a dig at the BJP over its MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks that the GDP has no relevance, saying "God save India's economy". Participating in a discussion in Lok Sabha on the Taxation Law Amendment Bill and a statutory…
SENIOR advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who appeared for Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case, on Tuesday said he has been sacked from the matter on the 'nonsensical' ground that he is unwell. Dhavan, who posted the information on Facebook, said he is no longer involved in either…
A Shiv Sena member on Tuesday sought reply from the Finance Minister on the issue of alleged refund of Rs 40,000 crore given by the Centre to Maharashtra for various development projects including bullet train. It was alleged that the fund was returned without spending by the hastily formed government…
THE restrictions on the internet in Jammu and Kashmir has been imposed to check aggressive anti-India social media posts being pushed from Pakistan to instigate the youth in the valley, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The restrictions on the internet was imposed on August…
DASHING Australian opener David Warner believes India's Rohit Sharma has the firepower to surpass West Indies great Brian Lara's record 400 not out in a Test match. Warner, who scored his maiden triple ton (335) in five-day cricket during the ongoing second Test against Pakistan here, was just 65 runs…
SUPERSTAR Salman Khan says it has become sort of a norm in the movie business that whenever a big film is getting ready for release, it gets struck by controversy. The 53-year-old actor's latest "Dabangg 3' has found itself at a centre of a controversy after a Hindu outfit objected…
IN a move that may benefit Indian companies as well as foreign investors, regulator Sebi has issued a new framework for issue of depository receipts for greater exposure to world markets for raising capital and enhancing their shareholder base. DRs are foreign currency denominated instruments, issued by a foreign depository…