New Delhi: The Chandrayaan-3 mission will carry the hopes and dreams of our nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, lauding Indian scientists hours before the launch of India’s third lunar mission. Till Chandrayaan-1, the moon was believed to be a bone-dry, geologically inactive and uninhabitable celestial body while it is now seen as…
Nagpur: Police in Maharashtra’s Nagpur have found links between Jayesh Pujari, arrested for allegedly making threatening phone calls made to Union minister Nitin Gadkari earlier this year, and Afsar Pasha, who is currently in jail in Karnataka after being convicted in a Bengaluru terror attack case, an official said. Pujari, alias Kantha and Shakir, was earlier…
San Francisco: Less than a month after the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, a Congressional Senatorial Committee has passed a resolution recognising Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India. The resolution was introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley, Bill Hagerty, Tim Kaine and Chris Van Hollen on Thursday. The resolution…
Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in France for a two-day official visit, will join President Emmanuel Macron for the French National Day celebrations as the Guest of Honour here on Friday. The French National Day, or Bastille Day, occupies a special place in the French consciousness as it commemorates the storming of the…
Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest honour of France, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron, an official statement said. Modi was accorded a red-carpet welcome as he arrived in Paris on a two-day visit on Thursday. He will join Macron for the French National…
New Delhi: The BCCI reaffirmed its status as the financial powerhouse of world cricket as the ICC unanimously pas:ed the revenue distribution model at its all-powerful board meeting in Durban on Thursday. In another important development, the ICC has put a cap on overseas cricketers plying their trade for teams in various leagues, keeping it…
Roseau (Dominica) Debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal showed remarkable temperament while skipper Rohit Sharma eschewed his natural flair as their twin tons in a record opening stand put India in complete control of the first Test against the West Indies here on Thursday. India galloped to 245 for two at tea against at the final break of the…
Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India and France have agreed to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in this European nation, opening a huge new market for Indian innovation. Addressing the Indian community at the La Seine Musicale, a performing arts centre on an island in river Seine, Modi said very soon…
Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met French counterpart Elisabeth Borne here and discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interests. Modi, who landed here earlier in the day, was received by Prime Minister Borne at the airport in a special gesture. The Prime Minister is here on a two-day visit during which he will…
Bangkok: India bagged three gold and two bronze medals on the second day of the Asian Athletics Championships with Jyothi Yarraji becoming the first from the country to secure top podium finish in women’s 100m hurdles in the continental showpiece here on Thursday. The 23-year-old Yarraji opened India’s gold medal account in the championships as she…
