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Vikram lander located on lunar surface
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Vikram lander located on lunar surface

BENGALURU, Sept 8 - The Chandrayaan-2�s Vikram module has been located on the lunar surface and it must have been a hard-landing, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said on Sunday, in an admission that the planned soft-landing wasnt successful. �Yes, we have located the lander on the lunar surface. It must have...
30 pc of NEC budget to be earmarked for underdeveloped areas
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30 pc of NEC budget to be earmarked for underdeveloped areas

GUWAHATI, Sept 8 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah today announced that the North Eastern Council (NEC) will earmark 30 per cent of its fund for focused funding of priority areas and deprived villages in the Northeast. While inaugurating the 68th plenary of the NEC here, the Home Minister also urged...
Rupee rises 14 paise to 71.58 against USD in early trade
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Rupee rises 14 paise to 71.58 against USD in early trade

MUMBAI, Sept 9: The rupee appreciated by 14 paise to 71.58 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday as China's easing move and rate cut hopes by the US Fed enthused investors.Forex traders said market investors were optimistic about cut in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve following...
Sensex drops over 150 points; bank, auto stocks drag
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Sensex drops over 150 points; bank, auto stocks drag

MUMBAI, Sept 9: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 150 points in early session on Monday, weighed down by losses in banking, auto and IT stocks amid unabated foreign fund outflow.The 30-share index was trading 147.20 points, or 0.40 per cent, lower at 36,834.57 at 0930 hours, while...
MLA fined for violating traffic rules in Odisha
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MLA fined for violating traffic rules in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR, Sept 9: Ruling BJD MLA Ananta Narayan Jena was on Sunday penalised Rs 500 for violating traffic rules, police said.Jena, MLA from Bhubaneswar (Central) and a former city mayor, was in the city to attend a traffic sensitisation programme when the incident took place, they said.The...
Brathwaite reported for suspect bowling action
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Brathwaite reported for suspect bowling action

DUBAI, Sept 9: West Indies batsman Kraigg Brathwaite has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during the second Test against India in Kingston.According to a media release issued by ICC, the match officials report, which was handed over to the West Indies management, cited concerns...
Foreign coach
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Foreign coach's changes helped improve my game: Sindhu

MUMBAI, Sept 9: World champion P V Sindhu has said that working on the changes suggested by India's foreign badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun helped her a lot.Olympic silver medallist Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the final of the BWF World Championship recently.Asked how Kim Ji Hyun's advice...
Actor-dancer Veeru Krishnan dead, Bollywood celebrities pay tributes
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Actor-dancer Veeru Krishnan dead, Bollywood celebrities pay tributes

MUMBAI, Sept 9: Actor-Kathak dancer Veeru Krishnan, known for his work in films such as "Ishq", "Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke" and "Raja Hindustani", has passed away.The actor died on Saturday. His final rites were performed at a crematorium in suburban Santacruz.Krishnan mostly appeared in supporting...
President Kovind leaves for three-nation tour
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President Kovind leaves for three-nation tour

NEW DELHI, Sept 9: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday night left for a visit to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia during which he will hold talks with the top leadership of those countries to strengthen bilateral ties."To continue India's engagement and boost the bilateral relations with Iceland,...
Martyrs Memorial Park at Mangaldai
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Martyrs Memorial Park at Mangaldai

MANGALDAI, Sept 7 - In a move to preserve the memories of the 21 martyrs of the Assam Movement in Darrang district, Dipanka Nath, president of AASU on Wednesday ceremonially laid the foundation stone of the proposed Swahid Memorial Park at the same place where all the 21 were cremated on the fateful...
Two students knifed at college function
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Two students knifed at college function

BONGAIGAON, Sept 7 - Two students of Abhayapuri College in Bongaigaon district got injured when a group of three youths, among them two students of the college, attacked them with a knife during Fresher�s Day function this evening at the college premises.The injured students have been identified as...
Illegal liquor seized
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Illegal liquor seized

HAILAKANDI, Sept 7 - A night police patrolling team of Katlicherra police station of Hailakandi district seized a huge amount of illegally transported liquor and two persons have been arrested in this connection. The Superintendent of Police in Hailakandi, Rabindra Kumar Nath informed that the...
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