Modi extends Pongal greetings

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted people of Tamil Nadu and Tamils across the globe on the occasion of Pongal, and said it is a shining symbol of the richness of Tamil traditions.

BJP not to allow polls in Bengal if SIR process ‘obstructed’

West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharyya on Tuesday issued a stern warning to the EC, stating that the party would not allow the upcoming elections to be held in the state, if the party’s claims and objections regarding the published draft voters’ list in the SIR were not honoured.

ISRO’s PSLV-C62 strays from path, fails to reach orbit

ISRO’s PSLV-C62 mission, launched from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on January 12, failed to place 16 satellites, including a foreign Earth Observation satellite, into the intended Sun-Synchronous Orbit, the space agency confirmed.