NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit its first science observations in December, beginning a revolution in our understanding of the star that makes life on Earth possible. Roughly the size of a small car, the spacecraft lifted off at 3:31 ...

In Dehradun municipal area, the ongoing tussle for the last one month to increase house tax rates is likely to stop now. So far, it was proposed that the corporation will increase 40 per cent directly, but seeing the long list of objections and massive public opposition, the corporation has already prepared to implement such a system like ‘Taxation of ...

Sonakshi Sinha’s love for dance is apparent in her films as well as stage shows and the actor says she now wants to be a part of a full-fledged dance film. Be it “Saree ke fall sa”, “Gandi Baat” or “Party All Night” Sonakshi’s dance moves have been appreciated by the audience, so the actor finds it surprising that she ...

The 40th batch of 68 pilgrims — the smallest so far — today left the base camp here for the 3,880 metre high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, the police said. The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp in the early hours here under tight security arrangements, a police official said. He said the pilgrims are ...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today accused the Centre and Lt Governor Anil Baijal for not taking effective steps to curb crime against women. His remark comes in the wake of the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl at a NDMC-run school here. Blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Baijal for rise in such crimes, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A bill to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016, allowing home buyers to be treated as financial creditors and seeking to set up a special dispensation for small sector enterprises, was passed by Parliament today. The bill, which was passed in Lok Sabha on July 31, was approved in the Rajya Sabha today by voice ...

If even one of the two riders in a two wheeler is not wearing a helmet then the police have been instructed to issue a challan. If the rider does not have all the documents at the time of the challan, the two-wheeler will be seized. On the spot, if the entire documents of the vehicle were shown, the police ...

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill,2018 which was passed by the Lok Sabha on 6th August 2018, has been passed by the Rajya Sabha yesterday. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot yesterday moved the Amendment Bill, 2018 in Rajya Sabha. Point-wise details: Section 18A has been inserted to nullify conduct of ...

On Tuesday, the martyred body of Hamir Pokhriyal of Rishikesh and Mandeep Singh from Kotdwar (Pauri Garhwal), who were martyred in Jammu and Kashmir were cremated. People turned up in huge numbers to pay tributes to the martyrs. Among the slogans of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Terrorism Murdabad” there was tremendous resentment among the people towards Pakistan. On Wednesday, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Haryana is now among the top five states of the country in exports, replacing Uttar Pradesh by registering exports of $2,401 million in the first two months of the current financial year. Gujarat tops the list with exports of $13,780 million followed by Maharashtra ($12,622 million), Tamil Nadu ($4,858 million) and Karnataka ($2,566 million). Major exports from ...