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India's Aditya L1 sends photos of Earth and moon

India's first space-based mission to the sun, Aditya L1, has taken some pictures of the earth and the moon during its nearly four-month journey
7 September 2023

Manipur violence: SC protects four members of Editors Guild of India

The Indian Supreme Court yesterday protected four members of the Editors Guild of India against any coercive action till Monday in connection with two FIRs lodged in the ethnic strife-affected north eastern state of Manipur. The FIRs were filed against
6 September 2023

Xi missing G20 summit not unusual

China’s President Xi Jinping skipping this week’s G20 summit in New Delhi was not unusual and will not affect negotiations to produce a consensus communique at the meeting, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said.
6 September 2023

India SC protects four editors against coercive action in Manipur FIRs

The Indian Supreme Court today protected four members of the Editors Guild of India against any coercive action till Monday in connection with two FIRs lodged in the ethnic strife-affected north eastern state of Manipur
6 September 2023

After president, Asean summit note uses ‘PM of Bharat’

After the row over the use of 'President of Bharat' instead of the traditional 'President of India' in the official dinner invitations sent to guests attending this week's G20 summit, a note on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Indonesia visit to attend the 20th Asean-India Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit has used the term "Prime Minister of Bharat"
6 September 2023

Manipur Violence: Curfew imposed in 5 valley districts

The authorities have imposed 24-hour curfew in all five valley districts of north eastern Indian state of Manipur, hit by ethnic strife, as a preventive measure following a call by an outfit demanding removal of security barricade at a particular place, officials said
6 September 2023

Top judges to consider direct rule

India’s Supreme Court yesterday concluded its hearing on a challenge to New Delhi’s 2019 imposition of direct rule in Jammu and Kashmir, a snap decision that led to protests and mass arrests.
5 September 2023

How slums in Delhi were flattened before the G20 summit

When residents of a slum cluster in New Delhi's Janta Camp area heard that the G20 summit was to be held in the Indian capital, barely 500 metres (yards) from their homes, they expected it would benefit them as well
5 September 2023

India's Aditya L1 successfully performs 2nd earth-bound manoeuvre

India's first space-based mission to the sun today underwent a second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, the national space agency said
5 September 2023

J&K lecturer reinstated

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government on Sunday revoked the suspension of a college teacher who had recently argued against the scrapping of Article 370 in the Supreme Court.
4 September 2023

Ukraine war, absence of Xi, Putin set to dent G20 summit

Deeper and more entrenched divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine risk derailing progress on issues such as food security, debt distress and global cooperation on climate change when the world’s most powerful nations meet this weekend in New Delhi.
4 September 2023

Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander makes soft-landing on moon again

The Vikram lander of India’s successful moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, underwent a hop test when it made a soft-landing again on the lunar surface.
4 September 2023

14.3kg gold seized in West Bengal near Bangladesh border

India's Border Security Force (BSF) and Director of Revenue Intelligence recovered 14.296kg of gold biscuits valued at 8.5 crore Indian rupees from a house in West Bengal's Nadia district, which shares a border with Bangladesh
4 September 2023

Rethink priorities for 21st century

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the United Nations to reform in line with 21st century realities to ensure the representation of voices that matter, according to an interview published yesterday.
3 September 2023

INDIA bloc ‘hates Hinduism’

The remark on Sanatana Dharma by DMK chief MK Stalin’s minister son shows that the Opposition bloc INDIA “hates Hinduism” and is “an attack on our heritage”, India’s Union Home Minister Amit Shah said yesterday.
3 September 2023

Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to 'sleep'

India switched off its moon rover, the first craft to reach the lunar south poll, after it completed its two-week assignment conducting experiments, the country's space agency said
3 September 2023

India launches spacecraft to study the sun

Following quickly on the success of India’s moon landing, the country’s space agency launched a rocket yesterday to study the sun in its first such solar mission.
2 September 2023

ISRO plans to put moon lander in sleep mode as one lunar day nears end

As India's Chandrayaan-3 nears the conclusion of its planned exploration period of one lunar day, equivalent to 14 days on earth, the Indian Space Research Organization today says it is preparing to put the lander and the rover in sleep mode
2 September 2023

Aditya L1 places satellite in orbit: ISRO

Aditya L1 has placed the satellite in orbit shortly after launch as it makes its way to the centre of the solar system, Indian Space Research Organisation said today
2 September 2023

From the Moon to the Sun: India launches next space mission

The latest mission in India's ambitious space programme blasted off Saturday on a voyage towards the centre of the solar system, a week after the country's successful unmanned Moon landing
2 September 2023