4 dead, 27 injured as typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan
Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan on Saturday, downing trees, traffic lights and power lines, leaving at least four dead, one missing and dozens injured. The typhoon brought strong winds and heavy rainfall as it made landfall early on Saturday. It was expected to move into the Taiwan Strait and onto... read more »
Udhampur: Attack on police post may not be terrorist strike, says J-K govt
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday said the attack on Chanj police post near Basantgarh in Udhampur district might not be a militant strike, but a result of a tiff between SPOs and members of the local village development council (VDC). Two SPOs were injured in the gunbattle which started... read more »
Dual approval needed for Adani Carmichael mine: Lawyer
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sue Higginson, Principal Solicitor, EDO NSW, who represents the community group, says the mine anyway requires dual nods- from the commonwealth government’s and the state within which the mine is going to operate consent and that is Queensland. She further adds... read more »
‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Satellites for US in 2015-2016’
‘Isro to Launch 9 Nano/ Micro Satellites for US in 2015-2016’Press Trust of India, 5 August 2015 Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will be launching nine nano/ micro satellites for United States during 2015-16 time-frame. This will be the first time that Isro will launch US... read more »
Five convicted in Dhaula Kuan gang-rape case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday held five persons guilty in the infamous 2010 Dhaula Kuan abduction and gang-rape case. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat had last week deferred... read more »
There is consensus on economic reform: Pranab
President Pranab Mukherjee believes that there is a cross-party consensus in India on the core principles of economic liberalisation and policy reform. After the initial focus on building... read more »
Tata Motors bags orders for 928 buses under JnNURM scheme in South India
Tata Motors on Tuesday said it has received another order to supply 928 Tata Marcopolo built buses to the State Transport Authorities in South India. The order comprises 487 units bagged... read more »
7.3-magnitude quake hits off El Salvador — USGS
BEIJING – An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale jolted late Monday the Pacific off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua, killing at least one person. Wilfredo Salgado,... read more »
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: BJP tops in number of rallie...
As the race to win maximum number of seats in the assembly election intensifies, BJP seems to be taking the lead in holding the maximum number of rallies across Maharashtra. After the BJP-Shiv Sena... read more »
