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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently rotated the moon rover for a safe navigation route. The movement was captured by a camera on the moon lander and was transmitted to the ISRO.

The Central government on Thursday appointed Jaya Verma Sinha as the first woman Chairman and CEO of the Indian Railways. Sinha will supersede Anil Kumar Lahoti as the new Chairman and CEO (Railway Board) and will assume office on September 1.

The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it cannot give any exact timeframe and it would take “some time” for restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir while reiterating that the union territory status is “temporary”.

“These claims are based on closed cases from a decade ago when the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) probed allegations of over invoicing, transfer of funds abroad, related party transactions and investments through FPIs.

After days of rumours of joining hands with the Congress, Y.S. Sharmila, the daughter of former united Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Thursday met Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi here.

In a shocking incident, an auto-rickshaw driver has been arrested for allegedly killing and chopping a teenage boy who he suspected was flirting with his wife and sister-in-law.

Harpreet, who was recently promoted as a senior manager in Amazon and was to move to Benglauru, suffered a gunshot injury on his head and was declared brought dead at the Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital.

Setting the tone for the two-day I.N.D.I.A. Conclave starting here on Thursday, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday that “the people of the country want a change”, for which the Opposition leaders are gathering here.

Officials probing the murder of a Amazon senior manager by unknown five miscreants in the Bhajanpura area of the national capital are investigating the possible involvement of a local gang led by gangster Maya, alias Sameer, in the crime. 

The Indian space agency had called the lander and rover of its Chandrayaan-2 mission as Pragyan and Vikram. However, while attempting a soft landing on the moon, Vikram crashed down.

The individual, identified as Dinesh Laxmanan Thevar from Theni district in Tamil Nadu, was found wandering suspiciously in the vicinity of the border. He was taken into custody on Tuesday evening by state police's intelligence personnel.

In a Raksha Bandhan day tragedy, a four-member family including two minor sons, perished in a major fire that broke out in an electrical hardware shop in Pimpri-Chinchwad early on Wednesday morning, police said.

Chinese forces are learnt to have ramped up construction of reinforced bunkers and underground tunnels in Aksai Chin, according to reports citing data from satellite imagery.

Meanwhile, India has also allowed traders to ship out their non-basmati white rice cargoes, which are stuck at ports due to the ban on exports, the DGFT said in an order issued late on Tuesday.

A senior manager at Amazon was shot dead by unknown assailants in Delhi's Bhajanpura area, an official said on Wednesday, adding that another person was also injured in the firing.

The amount of the scam, which took place from 2017-18 to 2021-22, amounted to Rs 144.33 crore and involved 830 institutes where fake beneficiaries were identified during the investigation.

"We have today lodged a strong protest through diplomatic channels with the Chinese side on the so called 2023 ‘standard map’ of China that lays claim to India’s territory," external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Tuesday.

"In the restroom, I encountered two boys already present. One of them locked the door from inside, while the other, standing next to me, subjected me to forced sexual acts," read the FIR lodged by the Class 8 student's family. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the reduction in prices of cooking gas cylinders by Rs 200 for all connection holders will give a lot of convenience to all "my sisters and family members on the occasion of Rakshabandhan."

In a shocking turn of events, young girl students from a local school in Ghaziabad have written a letter in blood, addressed to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, levelling allegations of molestation against the school’s principal.

As of now, the price of domestic LPG, which is used in the kitchen for cooking purposes, is Rs 1,103 per 14.2-kg cylinder in New Delhi. This will now come down by Rs 200 per cylinder.

“The instructions are -- UT is not a permanent feature. But, I will make a positive statement the day after tomorrow (regarding Jammu and Kashmir),” said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, adding that Ladakh would remain a UT. 

Police said the body of missing Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), Gurmeet Singh has been found from a barrage in Lower Jhelum Hydel Project (LJHP) in Gantmulla Baramulla district four days after he went missing.

Based on his interrogation, and data from his personal mobile phone, the investigating officials have got specific information about the accused sending photographs of the rail-bridge and the adjacent temple to a woman based out of Pakistan.

In the notification, issued on Monday and uploaded in the website of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, a recent order of the Supreme Court on this count has been mentioned cautioning the police officials concerned of punishment in case of violation of the norms on this count.