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Lunar mission to bring back moon rocks get cabinet nod

In a boost to the space programme, the government on Wednesday approved the Chandrayaan-4 mission to bring back moon rocks to earth, to send a spacecraft to orbit planet Venus and to expand the......

ISRO's smallest rocket completes final test flight

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its third and final developmental flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle here on Friday whose payloads can be used in......

Chandrayaan lander finds plasma sparse on Moon, records event

The initial assessment of the first-ever measurements of the near-surface lunar plasma environment over the south pole region by RAMBHA-LP payload onboard Chandrayaan-3 lander indicates that plasma......

3rd time lucky India is 4th nation to land spacecraft on Moon

India on Wednesday joined an elite group of three nations to have sent a spacecraft on the Moon, as Chandrayaan-3 landed a rover on the lunar surface to explore the uncharted territories near the......

Preparation For Biparjoy Paid Dividends

No lives were lost after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall.Preparations for Biparjoy were not only extensive, they were also telecast far and wide.Ahead of the cyclone's landfall, Shyam G Menon......

Foxconn junks $19.5 bn Vedanta chip plan

Taiwan's Foxconn has withdrawn from a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with mining baron Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Ltd as the venture struggled to get a technology partner to make chips that......

Will Vedanta's chip plans hit its liquidity?

Mining mogul Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources' credit profile will unlikely be weighed down by the group's planned Rs 1.54 lakh crore foray into semiconductor manufacturing, S&P Global Ratings......

Jet Airways fails to attract new bidders

There are only three entities left in the fray now - Russian Fund Treasury RA Partners, Panama-based investment firm Avantulo Group and South American conglomerate Synergy Group Corp. Grounded Jet......

Jet lenders give third extension for EoI to Aug 31

After the August 10 deadline, South American conglomerate Synergy Group Corp reportedly evinced interest in the airline, forcing the RP to seek lenders' nod to extend the deadline to August 31.The......

As revival hopes fade, Jet creditors' claims zoom

Naresh Goyal-owned group companies, including the airline's general sales agent in India and abroad, and a car rental firm, are among those who have filed claims. Only Jet Privilege’s claims......

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster. 1993 was a......

Sacred Games is terrific!

'As I watched Sacred Games, I kept flinching at the thought of all the thorns poised to lodge themselves in the sides of the thin-skinned,' says Mitali Saran. IMAGE: Nawazuddin Siddique as the......

Bigg Boss 11: Is Hina Khan jealous of Shilpa Shinde?

Post nominations, the house is on fire, says Rohan Shinde. IMAGE: Hina Khan criticises almost everyone in the Bigg Boss house. All photographs: Kind courtesy ColorsTV/Twitter Day 37 in the......

PIX: TV actors Karan-Ankita's beautiful Greece holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to bring you their travels with a special series. Raai Laxmi had an awesome US holiday.......

The Crew Contest: Win COOL Prizes!

All you have to do is answer a simple question! The Crew is inspired by the 1979 Soviet film Air Crew and is a tale about bravery, self-sacrifice and human dignity put on trial by the merciless......

EPL PIX: Man Utd back into top four

Rashford fires Man United into top four with 1-0 win over Brentford IMAGE: Manchester United's Marcus Rashford in action with Brentford's Ethan Pinnock. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Marcus......

Sports Shorts: Badminton star Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Legendary shuttler Lee Chong Wei has been diagnosed......

PHOTOS: Indonesia opens 18th Asian Games with explosive ceremony

Some 13,000 athletes will compete in 40 sports and 67 disciplines, including new additions such as bridge, jet skiing and roller skating in the biggest multi-sport extravaganza outside the......

Euro 2016: Nani outshines Portugal teammate Ronaldo

IMAGE: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo looks dejected. Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters. Portugal’s Nani is poised to make his 99th appearance for his country in a crunch clash with......

'FIFA's role more important than ever'

Alarmed at the financial gulf between soccer's haves and have-nots, FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne says a more even distribution of riches will be a priority if he wins election in......

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