‘Indian scientists discover 28 new stars in Milky Way’
Nainital (Uttarakhand) Jul 26 (PTI) Scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) here have discovered 28 new variable stars in the Milky Way galaxy. ARIES Director Wahab Uddin described the finding of the new variable stars, whose luminosity or brightness keeps changing, as a “rare achievement”. It is for the first time that […]
China provided India satellite data on flood-hit regions for relief efforts, says envoy
New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) China has provided India satellite data on the country’s flood-hit regions to assist in New Delhi’s flood relief efforts, the Chinese ambassador here said on Friday. The satellite data was given after the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) request for international disaster relief support, China’s Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said. […]
Pak cannot fight full-fledged war with India: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) Pakistan can neither fight a full-fledged nor a limited war with India and is waging a proxy war, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. He was speaking in Lok Sabha on the 20th anniversary of Kargil conflict as Parliament paid tributes to Indian soldiers who drove out enemy forces and […]
HC dismisses plea seeking to declare ‘Vande Mataram’ national anthem or national song
New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Centre to declare ‘Vande Mataram’ the national anthem, at par with “Jana Gana Mana”, or the national song. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said it finds no reason to entertain […]
President Kovind to celebrate ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ in Srinagar due to bad weather
Srinagar: President Ram Nath Kovind, who was scheduled to visit the war memorial in Drass in Ladakh region to pay tributes to soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil war, will celebrate Kargil Vijay Diwas in the summer capital Srinagar due to bad weather. Kovind arrived in Srinagar on Friday to pay […]
US has very good, growing relationship with India: White House
Washington: The United States has a very good and growing relationship with India, the White House said on Thursday. “We have a very good and growing relationship with (Prime Minister) Mr (Narendra) Modi and the Indian government,” White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway told reporters during a press gaggle. She was responding to a question on the […]
Pak imports over USD 36 million of anti-rabies, anti-venom vaccines from India
Islamabad, Jul 26 (PTI) Over USD 36 million of anti-rabies and anti-venom vaccines have been imported by Pakistan from India due to lack of manufacturing capacity in the country, according to a media report. The Nation newspaper on Thursday reported that in the last 16 months, Pakistan imported anti-rabies and anti-venom vaccines worth over Rs 250 […]
Srinagar-Leh Highway remains shut for second straight day
Ganderbal: Vehicular movement on the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway has been suspended following massive landslide at Zojilla, officials said on Friday. They said that late Thursday evening a massive landslide occurred at Zojilla and blocked the road. The road was closed yesterday following landslides due to cloudburst at various locations over the stretch. An official said […]
Rupee slips 10 paise to 69.14 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, Jul 26 (PTI) The rupee opened on a cautious note and fell 10 paise to 69.14 against the US dollar in early trade Friday amid rising crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened weak at 69.12 then fell to 69.14 against the US dollar, showing a decline […]
Post Imran Khan visit, US says time to build upon those commitments
Washington: In the wake of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the US, wherein he met President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the United States on Thursday said it was time to build on those commitments. “We are committed to peace in Afghanistan. We think that was an important step. And there […]