Hyderabad: Expressing his deep love and association with rockets, ISRO chairman S Somanath on Saturday said he considers the launch vehicles as babies. Somanath said he enjoyed the launch of Phase-I of Chandrayaan-3 on Friday, while adding that he had gone through the entire data and marvelled at “how beautiful the rocket was”. ISRO on Friday…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday reviewed the facilities and infrastructure of the country’s major airports and directed all concerned authorities to develop and provide standards for quick, safe and convenient travel experience of the travellers. A home ministry spokesperson said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)…
Chennai: Countries that have explored the Moon till now could not obtain those findings that were procured from Chandrayaan missions, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. The Chandrayaan mission, undertaken by Indian space agency ISRO, has placed India as a leading global player as…
Hampi: Top negotiators of G20 nations complimented New Delhi’s efforts to deliver “strong outcomes” at the grouping’s upcoming summit to deal with key global challenges such as addressing financing gaps, pushing economic growth and ensuring sustainable development, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Saturday. He also described the ongoing discussions at the third Sherpas’ meeting…
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not be attending an opposition dinner on July 17 as she has to follow post-surgery protocols, but will be part of the daylong meeting of the parties on July 18, sources in her Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Saturday. Banerjee underwent a microsurgery on her left knee…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi moved the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging the Gujarat High Court’s July 7 order which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark. The appeal has been filed by Gandhi through advocate on record Prasanna S. Gandhi was disqualified as…
Abu Dhabi: India and the UAE on Saturday agreed to start trade settlement in their currencies and link the Indian Unified Payments Interface with the Gulf country’s Instant Payment Platform (IPP) as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held comprehensive talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan here. In his remarks after meeting the UAE…
Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged French industry leaders to look at investment opportunities in infrastructure and other segments of the economy and become part of the Indian growth story. Addressing the India-France CEO forum along with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, Modi highlighted the ongoing economic reforms and the initiatives taken by his…
Roseau (Dominica): The world’s top-ranked bowler R Ashwin was too good for an ill-equipped West Indies batting line-up as his second five-wicket haul of the game set up India’s innings and 141-run victory in the opening Test here on Friday. After India declared their first innings at 421 for five midway into the afternoon session, an…
London: The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), of which India is a shareholder, will arrive in India on Sunday for a G20 finance summit with the reform agenda for multilateral development banks (MDBs) high on the list of priorities. Odile Renaud-Basso, the first woman head of an MDB as EBRD…
