As India's Chandrayaan-2 mission marked the completion of one year of its launch by GSLV MkIII –M1, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Tuesday all its payloads are performing well.

The mission took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 22. After revolving around the Earth's orbit for nearly 23 days, the craft began its journey to the moon on August 14. The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was inserted into lunar orbit on August 20, 2019.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday said lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus is not the solution as people need to get back to work.

Yediyurappa's statement came as about a week-long lockdown in Bengaluru, aimed at controlling the spike in COVID cases, ends on Wednesday. Bengaluru urban and rural areas are currently under complete lockdown from 8 pm of July 14 till 5 am on July 22.

The Rajasthan High Court will pronounce on July 24 order on a petition filed by former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs from his camp against the disqualification notices issued against them.

Advocate Prateek Kasliwal, appearing for Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Speaker CP Joshi, said that the arguments have been concluded in the matter.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday exuded confidence that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would retain power in the state and throw the BJP out in the 2021 Assembly polls.

We will throw the BJP out of West Bengal in the 2021 Assembly elections. Trinamool Congress will form the government again. The next elections will show a new direction to the state as well as to the country, Banerjee said at annual Martyr's Day rally of TMC.

Medical experts in India on Monday hailed the results of Oxford University's early-stage human trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, with some saying it's the most scientifically done among all such exercises, while others expressing hope that the final trials will bear fruit.

From clinicians to pathology experts, doctors in the country feel the Oxford trials have been the most transparent one by far.

The Trump administration has put together a war plan to first confront and then take down the Chinese Communist Party, said former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon.

This war plan against China includes supporting allies in India on the borders of Chinese-occupied Tibet, Bannon said on Monday.

Gold prices on Tuesday dropped to Rs 49,050 from Rs 49,110 per 10 gram, while silver climbed to Rs 53,150 from Rs 52,910 per kilogram, according to Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges.

The southwest monsoon has made a steady start across India in the first one and a half months. However, north India, particularly in Western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, parts of Rajasthan, and Coastal Karnataka, has still not received adequate rainfall.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its latest forecast said rains would pick up in the next few days over north and south India.

India is seeking concessions for generic drugs it exports to the US in return for opening its dairy markets and slashing tariffs on farm goods as the two sides seek to shore up a new trade deal, three sources said.

India accounts for 40 per cent of US generic drug imports, including the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine, touted by US President Donald Trump in the fight against Covid-19.

State-owned power giant NTPC on Monday said its 1,600 MW Lara super thermal power station in Chhattisgarh has been fully operational after 800 MW Unit-2 of the project was made fully functional.

Earlier in September, the 800 MW Unit-1 of the project was made commercially operational.

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