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Fresh arrest in PMLA case linked to Kamal Nath's kin

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a banker, Nitin Bhatnagar, as part of its money laundering probe in connection with the ₹354-crore bank fraud case, involving Ratul Puri, the businessman nephew of senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday.

A mission to the Moon, at a fraction of the cost

CHANDRAYAAN-3 SPACECRAFT BUILT AND LAUNCHED AT AN ESTIMATED BUDGET OF $75 MN

Now, Isro sets eyes on Aditya L-1, Gaganyaan

The successful landing of India's third lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-3, is only the beginning of India's space missions.

Years of hard work paid off: Isro chief credits success to his team

The lessons that we learnt from our failure helped us perfect this mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chief S Somanath said on Wednesday as he credited the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission to the hard work of all the scientists who worked on it for over a decade.

HISTORY, ETCHED IN SPACE

Relief, delight in the Isro command centre as a nation waiting with bated breath for 18 anxious minutes exhales and exults

Celebrations break out as Indians revel in success of lunar mission

India erupted in rapturous celebrations on Wednesday, feting the milestone landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's lunar surface, as scores of people burst crackers, distributed sweets, and went out on the streets with the Tricolour in their hands and songs on their lips.

Make in India gets shot in arm as Isro breaks new ground

The success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on Wednesday is likely to boost the Centre's ambitious Make in India programme by spurring investments in private space launches and related satellite-based businesses, according to experts.

'We dreamt on Earth, fulfilled on the Moon'

Modi says India's space mission will continue to break new ground, and help moon missions by other countries

Four MLAs likely to be inducted in MP cabinet

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to include four ministers into his cabinet with an aim to balance caste and regional equations in the council ahead of the assembly elections later this year, according to two people aware of the matter.

PM and Ramaphosa review bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday reviewed bilateral relations and discussed coordination between the two sides at multilateral bodies as they met on the sidelines of the Brics (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) Summit in Johannesburg, according to a statement from the external affairs ministry.

Won't amend spl provisionsfor N-E: Centre to top court

The Union government on Wednesday recorded an undertaking in the Supreme Court that it has no intention to touch or amend the special provisions relating to the northeastern states of the country, and that the constitutionally granted status and safeguards for such states shall continue.

Zoo to celebrate 1st b'day of white tigers

The Delhi Zoological Park is set to celebrate the first birthday of its two white tiger cubs on Saturday, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

Sajjan Kumar cleared of murder charge, but not for rioting, arson

A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged former Congress member of Parliament Sajjan Kumar of murder charges in a case related to the anti-Sikh riots in which two people were killed outside the party office in Uttam Nagar on November 2, 1984.

Survey for revamp of four Delhi markets completed

The Delhi government has concluded ground surveys of four markets - Kriti Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Kamla Nagar, Majnu Ka Tila - for their redevelopment, and will now hold consultations with stakeholders to take the project forward, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

QRTs, ambulances in Summit security plan

With the Capital set to host to the G20 Summit in the second week of September, the Delhi Police has decided to deploy more than 450 quick response teams (QRTs), around 50 ambulances, and firefighting teams at strategic points across the city during the event, officials aware of the development said on Wednesday.

Lessons from 2019 play out in 18 mins

In the 4 years since Chandrayaan-2, Isro scientists learnt all they could from their failure, then executed those lessons in a tense 18-minute show of perfection

India backs Brics expansion on consensus basis, says PM

India fully backs the expansion of Brics (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) on the basis of consensus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a summit of the five-nation bloc on Wednesday in the face of a push by China to enlarge the grouping.

Semesters, extra language in curriculum framework

Two Indian languages as compulsory subjects in Class IX and Class X and one in Class XI and Class XII; a semester system for Class XI and Class XII with the option to sit for so-called board examinations twice a year, helping students test immediately in a course they have finished in a semester; and the freedom to choose subjects from arts, sciences, and humanities in these two classes - these are some of the far-reaching and radical changes in the final version of National Curriculum Framework (NCF) released by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday.

Railway bridge site crash kills 18 in Mizoram

At least 18 people were killed and three were injured on Wednesday when a section of an under-construction railway bridge collapsed in Mizoram's Sairang town, 21km from the state capital Aizawl. Mizoram government officials present at the scene said five others were missing.

CHANDRAYAAN-3, 2, 1... CONTACT

Vikram lands at 6.03pm, making India the 4th country to successfully park on the Moon, and the 1st in history to reach the lunar south pole | Grand moment of success for India comes after a 20-year-long lunar programme and 4 years after Chandrayaan-2 did not succeed | 'India is on the Moon,' declares Isro director S Somanath as country hails massive team of scientists that pulled off a flawless mission | Celebrations across the country and accolades from across the world, as Isro opens doorway to lunar exploration and future space missions

Kareena Kapoor Khan roped in as MyTrident's brand ambassador

The flagship home furnishing brand of Trident Group, MyTrident, announced actor Kareena Kapoor Khan as its brand ambassador during the launch of its Fall-Winter 23 collection in Andaz, Aerocity, New Delhi. The rapidly expanding retail and e-com brand welcomed the celebrity to the family with a vision to provide accessible luxury to every Indian household.

'IN THE END, WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE'

Director Neeraj Ghaywan's episode from Made in Heaven 2 that touched upon the issue of casteism has been a topic of discussion, ever since it dropped.

Picking Axar over Chahal shows lower-order frailties

With teams seeking longer batting line-ups in white-ball cricket and the subsequent freedom it offers to hit out in death overs, India are perhaps wary of falling behind

Listless PV Sindhu knocked out of World Championships

This one's going to hurt. Perhaps more than any other loss of late. You could see the dejection on PV Sindhu's face as she reached the net to shake Nozomi Okuhara's hand, eager to rush off the court.

Global uncertainty may keep inflation elevated, says FinMin

The ministry added that this warrants greater vigilance by govt and the RBI

Dangling cable car: All eight people rescued

Military helicopters and zipline experts on Tuesday rescued eight people, including six school children, trapped for hours in a stricken cable car high above a remote Pakistan valley. The daring rescue began with a helicopter plucking two children to safety after almost 12 hours in the air as daylight faded, but the chopper was forced back to base in the dark.

Thailand: Srettha Thavisin gets parl nod to become PM

The parliamentary vote came hours after divisive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra returned after years of self-imposed exile

'No pluralistic voice today...only one rule, one party'

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray (33), along with his father and party chief Uddhav Thackeray, is working to rebuild the party more than a year after a vertical split in the Shiv Sena. Aaditya is also hands-on with arrangements for the forthcoming meeting of INDIA bloc in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1. In an interview with Shailesh Gaikwad, he spoke about the political situation in the state following a split in ally NCP, among other issues. Edited Excerpts:

Can constituent assembly Art 370 speech be binding: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed doubts that the Constituent assembly debates or a speech by one of its “weighty” members could represent a “commitment by the Dominion of India to the state of Jammu & Kashmir” regarding perpetuity of the latter’s special status under Article 370, observing that such an inference would be difficult to be accepted as a legal principle.