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Aditya-L1 solar mission set for Saturday launch

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced on Monday that it will launch its first spacecraft to survey the Sun on September 2 at 11.50 am, days after it created history by reaching close to the south pole of the Moon from where its Chandrayaan-3 has been sending the first readings about the atmosphere and the surface

'IT TOOK ME THREE MONTHS TO DIGEST ALL THE CRITICISM'

Aayush Sharma opens up about the long gaps between his projects and what's kept him away from the screen

Amid protests, Mumbai Police increase security around SRK's Mannat

Shah Rukh Khan has found himself embroiled in a controversy due to the promotion of an online gaming app

'FILMMAKERS ASK ME WHY I PLAY SMALL ROLES'

The director and how they tell a story, is more important to Mrunal Thakur than the length of her role

Asia Cup: Once a continental showpiece, now a prep event

By acting as a warmup to ICC meets in recent years, the Asia Cup has at least ensured continuity

Djokovic, Alcaraz promise a Grand Slam for the ages

The Serb’s victory in Cincinnati shows he is ready to avenge his Wimbledon loss to the young Spaniard, who is also US Open defending champion

Ahead of Asiad, wrestlers not keen on national camp

Freestyle and women wrestlers selected for the Asian Games have preferred to continue training at their respective centres instead of joining the national camp

Kipyegon first woman to bag 1500-5000 double at Worlds

Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson, the two faces of the World Athletics Championships, won their third and second gold medals respectively by anchoring the US to 4x100m relay triumphs in Budapest on Saturday

Tatas working on new biz structure for AI Express

The Tata Group is in the final stages of stitching together a new business structure at Air India Express as it gets ready to streamline its business verticals under the airline with pay parity across the board for the merged entity of Air India Express and AirAsia India, three people aware of the development told Mint

Single entity takes ₹2600 cr in AEL position

A single market participant took a derivatives position worth an estimated ₹600 crore in Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), flagship of the Adani Group and a Nifty 50 stock, just days before India's markets regulator submitted its status report on the Adani probe to the Supreme Court on August 25

India Inc's ability to repay debt picks up

Cheaper inputs, debt reduction, lower and working capital help

Georgia booking: Trump campaign raises over $7mn

For former president Donald Trump, a picture is worth... more than $7 million

Hate crime: Shooter kills 3 Black people in Florida

A masked white man carrying at least one weapon bearing a swastika fatally shot three Black people at a Florida store on Saturday in an attack with a clear motive of racial hatred, officials said

Free domestic capital from onerous fetters

Our regulations are increasingly restrictive and create a compliance load. We should not be crimping our nation's entrepreneurship

'Convert reserved coaches with low occupancy to gen coaches'

RLYS DIRECTS ZONAL AUTHORITIES

Caste arithmetic to new faces, BJP draws strategy to wrest Chhattisgarh from Cong

Out of power for five years and striving to put together a formidable fight, the BJP is hoping that its strategy of balancing caste and regional aspirations, pitching newer faces, and pivoting the election campaign on issues such as joblessness and corruption will see the party form the government in Chhattisgarh in the elections to pick a new assembly later in the year.

Women outreach: CM unveils aid and quota

AHEAD OF ELECTIONS

Fresh violence, loot of arms rock Manipur before assembly session

Fresh violence rocked Imphal on Sunday as three houses were burned down and assault rifles were stolen from security personnel, two days ahead of an assembly session in strife-torn Manipur, officers aware of the matter said

Govt puts price curbs on export of basmati amid high inflation

The Union government has temporarily halted export of any basmati rice consignment being sold overseas for less than $1,200 a tonne, while shipments contracted above that price threshold will continue to be allowed, according to an order issued on Saturday

Rlys begins probe after 9 die in private coach blaze

The Railways on Sunday began a statutory inquiry into the fire at a chartered train coach at Madurai station in Tamil Nadu, in which nine people were killed on Saturday, a senior official said

India capable of launching more planetary missions: Somanath

India has the capability of travelling to planets such as Mars and Venus, but the sector needs more investment, the Indian Space Research Oganisation (Isro) chief S Somanath said on Sunday, days after Chandrayaan-3's lander made a successful soft landing near the lunar south pole on August 23

Old Delhi's havelis now reborn as new cultural centres of city

For generations, the centuries-old havelis of the Walled City in Delhi were repositories of culture. Stories, myths, songs, hymns, art and architecture these crumbling edifices recounted the fabled history of Delhi

Waste-to-art installations come up in city

Ahead of the G20 Summit in the Capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is installing a series of waste-to-art themed installations in public spaces

Rehearsal for G20 carcades leads to major traffic snarls

Several roads were jammed and commuters faced delays despite it being a Sunday as a fleet of 360 high-security cars moved on the Capital's arterial roads for a full security rehearsal of guarding cavalcades of heads of State, senior officials, and dignitaries who will arrive for the G20 Summit early next month

G20 park with monument replicas soon in Karol Bagh

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to set up a heritage park in Karol Bagh in central Delhi that will feature replicas of monuments selected from the countries that comprise the G20 grouping, said officials aware of the matter

Five go on stabbing spree in NW Delhi, 1 man killed

One person was killed after a group of five people, including at least three minors, allegedly went on a stabbing spree in Jahangirpuri area in northwest Delhi and attacked four people at four different spots within a gap of 15 minutes early on Sunday, the Delhi Police said. The condition of the three others was said to be stabl

Hate posters in Ggm target Muslim workers

Posters threatening Muslim migrant workers to leave and warning that their hutments will be set on fire have triggered panic in some sectors of Gurugram, with police saying that strict action will be taken against those responsible, and Hindu groups saying they had nothing to do with the act

WORLD CHAMPION

Rocketman Neeraj wins India's first-ever gold at athletics worlds

7 killed after blast in illegal cracker factory

At least seven people were killed and several injured in a powerful explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in the densely populated Duttapukur area of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Sunday morning, police said

PM: India solution to supply chain worries

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon global chief executives to take businesses beyond bottom-lines by adopting an inclusive, consumer-centric approach while focusing on sustainability, and invited them to invest in India as the country is significantly positioned to create an \"efficient and trusted\" global supply chain