Tuesday, 20 August 2019

India's Kashmir move shows Pak's global isolation, including in Gulf



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INX media case: Setback for P Chidambaram

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the INX Media scandal. Justice Sunil Gaur had reserved the decision on January 25.

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SBI announces home, auto loans at cheaper rates

State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, on Tuesday announced a number of offers including cheaper rates for home and auto loan borrowers, to cash in on festival fervour.

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Chandrayaan-2 enters lunar orbit. Here’s the Moon landing plan

"Our heart was almost stopping", was how Isro chairman K Sivan described the tense moment when team Chadrayaan-2 attempted to inject the spacecraft into the lunar orbit. In a major milestone for Isro, Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft entered the Moon's orbit early on Tuesday (Aug 20) and is scheduled to soft-land the spacecraft’s lander, Vikram, with a probe on Sept 7.

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SBI aims to eliminate debit cards

If the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has its way, it may herald the beginning of the end of the ubiquitous debt cards from the banking system as the bank plans to promote more digital payment solutions and eliminate the plastic cards.

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India's e-tourist visa fee based on tourist footfall

To encourage tourists to visit India, the ministry of tourism has introduced a flexible e-tourist visa regime based on tourist footfall, with higher fee for July to March peak season and a considerably lower fee if the visit to the country falls during April to June lean period. Five-year visa will be introduced with $80 fee and a one-year visa with $40 fee.

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Monday, 19 August 2019

Chandrayaan-2: Moon landing at 1.55am Sept 7

"Today, we've crossed a major milestone. The precise LOI (Lunar Orbiter Insertion) manoeuvre carried out at about 9am for about 30 minutes has put Chandrayaan-2 in the desired orbit perfectly. In order to achieve the soft-landing on September 7, there's a unique requirement. The inclination of spacecraft needed to achieve an inclination of 90 Degrees," K Sivan said.

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Live: Monsoon fury; 37 dead in Himachal, U'khand

Rains and floods in the northern states have claimed at least 38 lives so far and triggered landslides that left hundreds of people stranded in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Several areas in Punjab, Haryana and Jammu are inundated. More than 10,000 people living in low-lying areas along the Yamuna in Delhi have been evacuated as the river breached the danger mark. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

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Chandrayaan-2 in Moon orbit: Sivan briefs media

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Bengaluru girl reveals motive for killing father

A 41-year-old apparel businessman whose burned body was found in his Rajajinagar bungalow was murdered allegedly by his 15-yr-old daughter and her 19-year-old boyfriend. The Class X student reportedly resented her father for objecting to the relationship and for curbing her use of cellphone and social media. Police said she admitted to killing her father to “get my freedom back”.

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Chandrayaan-2 enters Moon's orbit

India’s second Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, has entered Moon's orbit early on Tuesday (August 20). If reaching Moon's orbit is one part of the mission—Isro had already put a satellite around Moon in 2008 (Chandrayaan-1)—the more crucial part of Chandrayaan-2 would be to land Vikram, it's lander on Moon.

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J&K: CRPF's ‘Madadgaar’ gets 7k calls in 6 days



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