Washington US President Donald Trump has once again offered to help ease tensions between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue, even after New Delhi has reiterated that it was a bilateral matter. While addressing the media at the White House on Monday, Trump said: “I am willing to helpRead More

Chennai The Indian space agency on Tuesday reiterated that its moon lander Vikram had been located by the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter. “#VikramLander has been located by the orbiter of #Chandrayaan2, but no communication with it yet,” the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) tweeted. “All possible efforts are being made to establishRead More

Chennai The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) clarified on Monday that its Chairman K. Sivan does not have any personal account on the social media. ISRO said in a tweet: “It is noticed that accounts in the name of Kailasavadivoo Sivan is operational on many Social media. This is toRead More

Manila The Indian media is in a state of “crisis” which is not accidental or random, but systemic and structural, prominent Indian journalist Ravish Kumar said here on Monday as he received the prestigious 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize. Kumar, 44, isRead More

Karachi Namira Salim, Pakistan’s first woman astronaut, has congratulated the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) on the Chandrayaan-2 mission and its historic attempt to make a landing on the moon. In a statement to the Karachi-based digital science magazine, Scientia, Salim said: “I congratulate India and ISRO on itsRead More

New Delhi After failing to garner support on Jammu and Kashmir from countries individually, Pakistan, in response to government of India’s decision to abolish the special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcate the state in August, is sending its Foreign Minister ShahRead More

Geneva UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday asked India and Pakistan to ensure that the human rights of the Kashmiri people are respected and protected, amid tensions between the two nations after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Tensions between India and Pakistan spikedRead More

Jaipur Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said a “well-conceived strategy” was needed to make India a five trillion economy. “Presently, our economy seems to have slowed down. The rate of growth of GDP is declining. The Investment rate is stagnant. Farmers are in distress. The banking system isRead More

New Delhi The Narendra Modi government 2.0 has completed 100 days in power, that is if May 30 — the day the new Cabinet took the Oath of Office and Secrecy — is also taken into account. Mega events like Chandrayaan-2, abrogation of Article 370 and 35 A of theRead More

New Delhi Support poured in for ISRO scientists on Twitter, with messages of encouragement flooding the micro-blogging site, after Chandrayaan-2’s moon lander Vikram lost contact with ground stations minutes before touchdown early on Saturday morning. The lessons learned from India’s “bold attempt” to soft land Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram module on theRead More