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NATION

MDS15 2ND LD-CHANDRAYAAN India's second moon mission launched successfully

Sriharikota(AP): Aiming to take a billion dreams to the moon, India on Monday successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 onboard its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the spaceport here to explore the unchartered south pole of the celestial body by landing a rover. From S Vijay Karthik

DEL21 PM-CHANDRAYAAN Chandrayaan-2 illustrates India's determination to scale new frontiers of science: PM

New Delhi: The launch of Chandrayaan-2 illustrates the prowess of Indian scientists and the determination of 130 crore countrymen to scale new frontiers of science, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

DEL28 ISRO-SUN MISSION After Chandrayaan-2, ISRO plans mission for Sun next year

New Delhi: After Chandrayaan-2, the ISRO has planned launch of its solar mission, Aditya-L1, in the first half of 2020 to study the Sun's corona, according to the space agency.

DEL10 PREZ-UP-LD BILL UP bill for reintroduction of anticipatory bail gets president's assent

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to a key bill of Uttar Pradesh that will pave the way for reintroduction of the provision of anticipatory bail, revoked during the Emergency in 1976, officials said on Monday.

DEL11 JK-GOVERNOR J-K governor says remark 'telling' militants to kill corrupt made in anger

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday expressed regret over his remark that militants should stop killing innocent people and target the corrupt, saying it was made in a "fit of anger and frustration".

DEL18 JK-FIRING Soldier killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J-K's Rajouri

Jammu: An Army personnel was killed Monday as Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages with mortar shells and small arms along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said.

DEL13 GOVT-LD 50 DAYS Govt presents 50-day report card, says 'walking the talk' on promises

New Delhi: Presenting a report card after completing 50 days in office, the Modi government on Monday said it is already "walking the talk" on the promise of rapid development and the pace of reform in its second term has increased as compared with the previous tenure.

BOM2 MH-LD CHANT Two men threatened, forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' in Maharashtra

Aurangabad: Two men were allegedly threatened and forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city by some unidentified persons, the second such incident here in the last four days, police said on Monday.

LEGAL

LGD6 SC-LD KARNATAKA MLAS SC refuses urgent listing of 2 Independent K'taka MLAs' plea for floor test forthwith

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently list a plea of two Independent Karnataka MLAs seeking holding of floor test forthwith, but said it may consider listing of the petition on Tuesday.

LGD7 DL-HC-VANDE MATARAM Plea in HC for equal status to 'Vande Mataram' as that of national anthem

New Delhi: A plea was on Monday filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre to frame a policy to equally propagate the national anthem and the national song -- 'Vande Mataram'.

LGC2 WB-HC-JUDGE Govt-empanelled lawyers say will not attend Calcutta HC judge's court

Kolkata: In a rare move, government-empanelled lawyers at the Calcutta High Court on Monday told Justice Samapti Chattopadhyay that they will henceforth not attend her court.

FOREIGN

FGN19 PAK-IMRAN-DYNASTY Imran Khan criticises Opposition for promoting dynasties not merit

Washington: Citing the decline of the Mughal Empire in India, Prime Minister Imran Khan took a jibe at the Opposition parties in Pakistan for the country's current state of affairs and blamed them for promoting dynasties and not merit. By Lalit K Jha

UK PM race between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to conclude London: Britain's prime ministerial race entered its final phase as voting closes on Monday evening for counting to begin before Theresa May’s successor is unveiled on Tuesday. By Aditi Khanna

FGN9 INDIA-NAM-PAK-KASHMIR

India strongly rejects Pak's references to Kashmir at NAM Ministerial United Nations: India has strongly rejected Pakistan’s references to Kashmir during the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting in Venezuela, saying the global forum can never be a platform for a "self-serving narrative" that aims to undermine the territorial integrity of one nation by another State. By Yoshita Singh.