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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the second orbit raising operations of navigation satellite, IRNSS-1I, the space agency said on Saturday. According to the ISRO, the orbit raising operation took…

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won gold in the men's freestyle 65 kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday. Bajrang needed only around two minutes to overpower Kane Charig of Wales by technical superiority.…

India has requested Hong Kong to arrest fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi and is awaiting for a response from the authorities there, a senior official said here on Thursday. "We have requested the authorities in Hong Kong to surrender Nirav…

India early on Thursday put into orbit navigation satellite IRNSS-1I, a part of Indian satellite navigation system NavIC in copy-book style. The 1,425 kg satellite was carried into space by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket's…

Noting that India will be a key driver of global energy demand in the next quarter century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for "responsible" pricing in the hydrocarbons market so as to balance the interests of oil and gas…

A soldier martyred and three civilians were killed as militants clashed with security forces on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, triggering violent street protests, officials and witnesses said. The security forces…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a PIL seeking the framing of rules to regulate the composition of benches, including constitution benches, and the allocation of work. Junking the PIL by advocate Asok Pande, a bench of Chief…

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the National Security Guard (NSG) is a world-class "zero error" force and can counter any kind of attack in minimum response time. "NSG which comprises army and paramilitary forces has…

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday sought the cooperation of Odisha Government to upgrade the Stone Sculpture Training Institute in Konark to international standards. "There is need to upgrade the present institute…

Protests flared in Chennai on Tuesday as people demanding a Cauvery Management Board took to the streets against an IPL match to be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at night. Even as the rival…