New Delhi - A moon impact probe launched from India's first lunar spacecraft successfully landed on the lunar surface Friday, an official of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said.

The 35-kilogram probe, with the Indian flag painted on its sides, crash-landed at the Shackleton crater near the moon's south pole at 8:31 pm (1501 GMT).

"We have planted the moon probe successfully," ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said at a press briefing.

New Delhi, Nov. 14 : Many of my generation have fond memories of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Much has been written about his contribution to the freedom struggle, his role as the first Prime Minister of India, and how he propounded non-alignment and emerged as a world leader. But many of us who had the chance to meet him still recall the warmth he effused toward all human beings whom he came across.

New Delhi, Nov 14 : Twenty-eighth ''India International Trade Fair (IITF) -2008'', one of Asia''s largest trade expositions organized by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) kick started in New Delhi on Friday.

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari inaugurated the fair that has for over two decades provided a single venue outlet for showcasing the potential and achievements of not only all the Indian states but for various other countries as well.

Ludhiana, Nov. 14 : More and more farmers in different parts of Punjab are today taking to turkey and pig farming. The shift from the conventional methods to new avenues is driven from the urge to earn better income.

In an effort to empower small and marginal farmers, Punjab government is encouraging farmer to take up turkey and pig farming in the rural parts of the State.

A look into the prospects of turkey breeding and pig farming, one learns how both of them are potentially more viable than conventional farming.

New Delhi, Nov. 14 : The Bharatiya Janata Party''s Prime Ministerial candidate, L K Advani, on Friday asked voters in Ghaziabad to elect party president Rajnath Singh by a record margin to the Lok Sabha.

Addressing a public function organised by the Ghaziabad unit of the BJP at the party headquarters here, Advani said: "I will appeal you all to elect Rajnath Singh to Parliament with a record margin. It is not one person''s contest. He is the party head and his victory would be a reflection of party''s winning streak."

Mumbai, Nov. 14 : Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata has announced that Tata Teleservices would roll out next generation technologies including the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) by January 2009.

"It is a great pleasure and privilege for the Tata Group to partner with NTT DoCoMo (of Japan) at this time and I hope to give together, give the public a wider range of products and excellent bases of service not only in current technologies but in the technologies yet to come," Tata Group''s Chairman, Ratan Tata told reporters at a press conference here.