Chennai, Aug 26 (UNI) ISRO on Saturday evening said the third Lunar Mission Chandryaaan-3 achieved three mission objectives. In a social media post, ISRO said “of the 3 mission objectives, Demonstration of a Safe and Soft Landing on the Lunar Surface is accomplished” “Demonstration of Rover roving on the moon is accomplished”, it said. “Conducting…
Chennai, Aug 26 (UNI) Nine pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh were charred to death and eight others suffered injuries/burns when a fire broke out in a railway coach near Madurai Railway station on Saturday. Reports received here said the deceased included three women. The bodies were shifted to Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) where the post mortem…
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (UNI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday clarified that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and himself did not breach protocol by not receiving Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru as they were obeying PMO’s orders. He made the clarification amid a controversy of an alleged protocol violation during PM Modi’s visit to…
Varanasi, Aug 26 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday underlined the importance of the strengthening of cultural heritage for economic development and diversification and said that India will launch the PM Vishwakarma Yojana in the next few months to help traditional artisans and preserve the rich cultural heritage. Addressing the meeting of G20 Culture…
Cape Town, Aug 26 (UNI) Former South Africa superstar AB de Villiers has suggested Virat Kohli could be the answer to India’s No.4 conundrum at the World Cup. Speaking on his Youtube channel ‘AB de Villiers 360’, Kohli’s former IPL teammate said “We’re still talking about who will be the No. 4 batter for India….
Hyderabad, Aug 26 (UNI) The sleuths of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) have caught a Revenue official red-handed when he was accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000. On Friday, at about 1400 hours, the Accused Officer (AO) Askani Narsimulu, Addl. Revenue Inspector, office of Tahsildar, Atmakur Mandal, Wanaparthy District, was caught red-handed in his office when…
Srinagar, Aug 26 (UNI) Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of the Charri-Mubarak of Swami Amarnath, the holy mace of Lord Shiva, accompanied by a group of Sadhus, left in a bus from Dashnami Akhara Temple Srinagar for the cave shrine to conduct the final rituals of the yatra amid tight security arrangements on Saturday. “Chhari…
Srinagar, Aug 26 (UNI) Security forces on Saturday arrested three militant associates of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) during separate operations and recovered grenades in Jammu Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police said in a significant joint operation, Jammu and Kashmir Police along with 28 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) apprehended two terrorist associates affiliated with the LeT in Kupwara. The operation…
Washington, Aug 26 (UNI) The SpaceX Crew-7 mission aboard a Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, has been launched on Saturday to the International Space Station (ISS) , according to NASA’s live broadcast. The launch took place at 3:27 a.m. US East Coast time (07:27 GMT). The launch, initially planned for August 15, has already been postponed…
Chennai, Aug 26 (UNI) Southern Railway on Saturday appealed to the passengers not to carry any inflammable or explosive items in train and said any violation of this was punishable under the Railways Act. In a release here, it said carrying inflammable articles and explosives is a punishable offence under Railways Act. “Carrying inflammable articles…
