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New Delhi, Sept 9: Former DRDO scientist A Sivathanu Pillai has claimed India will be able to set up a base on the surface of moon in ten years for extraction of the Helium-3. Speaking to the "War and Peace" programme on DD News, Pillai said, "In space programme, we are one of the four countries that has complete mastery over technology." Pillai, who had spearheaded the Brahmos Missiles programme

Rohtak, Sept 9: A police official, deputed here for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally, was found murdered at an apartment on Sunday, police said. It appears that Pradeep, a head constable, had a fight with someone on Saturday night who hit him in the head with a bottle, Superintendent of Police Rahul Sharma told news agency. "Forensic experts were called for collecting samples from the crime

New Delhi, Sept 8: Upset over being issued a Rs 16,000 challan for drunk driving, not carrying registration document and not wearing a helmet, a resident of South Delhi area yesterday set his motorcycle on fire in Chirag Delhi. According to police, they received a call about the incident from the traffic police. When police reached the spot, it was found that a traffic personnel had stopped the

Guwahati, Sept 8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said no "illegal migrant" will be allowed to stay in the country and that the NRC exercise in Assam was completed in "time-bound manner". Shah, also the chairman of the North Eastern Council (NEC), was addressing chief ministers of eight northeastern states, in his inaugural address at the 68th plenary session of the NEC here. "Various

Kathmandu, Sept 8: In a clear message to make deeper inroads into the Hindi heartland, the Narendra Modi government has spent over Rs 890 crore in advertising in Hindi newspapers compared to the over Rs 719 crore in the English newspapers in the last five years, an RTI filed by IANS has revealed. At a time when print media overall is facing rough weather owing to stiff competition coming from

Washington, Sept 8: NASA has lauded India's historic Chandrayaan-2 mission, saying the Indian Space Research Organisation's attempt to soft-land Vikram module on the lunar South Pole has "inspired" it and the US space agency is looking forward to explore the solar system with its Indian counterpart. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) plan to soft-land Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module on

New Delhi, Sept 8: Legendary lawyer and former Union law minister Ram Jethmalani passed away early on Sunday morning. He was 95. Jethmalani had been on round the clock medical help for last two weeks. He is survived by his son, noted lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani, and a US-based daughter. His other daughter Rani Jethmalani had pre-deceased him. Ram Jethmalani breathed his last at 7.45 am at his

Gaza, Sept 7: Israeli forces attacked Hamas positions in Gaza after rockets fired from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state, the military said early Saturday. The exchange came hours after two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli fire during clashes on the Gaza border. Late Friday, "five projectiles were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel," the army said. The projectiles

Los Angeles, Sept 7: A US-based Indian couple and an Indian-origin scientist were among those who died from smoke inhalation when they were trapped on a boat packed with scuba divers that caught fire and sank off the California coast, according to media reports. On Monday, a massive fire broke out on the 75-foot charter boat called ''Conception'' when the passengers were sleeping below the deck

New Delhi, Sept 7: The Delhi Police has issued around 5,000 challans per day for violating traffic rules in the national capital since the implementation of the new traffic fines, a senior police official said. According to a senior police officer, a total of 254 drunken driving, 1,229 without seat belt, 4,097 without helmet, 1,527 dangerous driving and 2,698 red light violation challans have been