The Soviet rocket Lunik II has hit the moon, according to officials of the Moscow planetarium

India said its consistent view on peace and reconciliation in the neighbouring island nation has been been for a political settlement within the framework of an United Sri Lanka, ensuring justice, peace, equality and dignity for the Tamil living there.

A sleeper coach and three general coaches of the Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger special train derailed soon after passing the Jeypore station in Odisha’s Koraput district on Monday afternoon

In a video, Union minister Smriti Irani criticised the Congress party for forgetting to pay tribute to Swami Vivekananda when the party's ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ commenced in Kanyakumari last week. She accused Congress MP Rahul Gandhi of finding the gesture of paying respect “unacceptable”.

Gadkari acknowledged the dichotomy between building super-fast roads to bring cities closer in the country and ensuring safety of passengers as well as pedestrians

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Sonali Phogat death: So far, five persons, including two of Phogat's aides, have been arrested in connection with the case. The Goa Police has booked her two aides on the charge of murder.

During her stay in New Delhi, Catherine Colonna will discuss bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest with external affairs minister S Jaishankar on September 14

The administration of Cooch Behar State was taken over by Mr V. I. Nanjappa, Chief Commissioner, on behalf of the Government of India at a ceremony held here this afternoon at Cooch Behar Palace.