ISRO’s heaviest commercial launch today
Making the heaviest commercial launch, Indian space agency ISRO will on Friday launch five British satellites on board PSLV-C28 from the spaceport of Sriharikota. According to ISRO, the 62.5 hour countdown which began on July 8 at 07.28 AM will officially launch at 09.58 PM today. Indian Space... read more »
Former RAW chief expresses regret over failed talks with Geelani
Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat has expressed regret over failed talks between the Indian administration and Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani. In an interview with a Pakistani television network, Dulat said that Geelani was, for many years, the ‘only credible... read more »
Suresh Prabhu flags-off four new train services in J-K
Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off four new diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) train services from Nowgan railway station in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh were also present on the occation along... read more »
SC declines to go into PIL on Dawood Ibrahim
Supreme Court today dismissed a plea for setting up of a special investigating team (SIT) to probe whether the government has made any serious effort to bring to justice fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, in the wake of reports that the underworld don was willing to return. “We cannot look into this issue.... read more »
Digvijay Singh files petition in SC seeking CBI probe into Vyapam scam
The Congress leadership has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored CBI inquiry into Madhya Pradesh’s Vyapam scam after the official count of accused in the case who died in mysterious... read more »
Jayalalithaa wins big in RK Nagar by-poll, defeats CPI’s Mahendran by over 1.5 lakh ...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa trounced her nearest rival and CPI candidate C Mahendran with a huge margin of over 1.5 lakh votes as the results for Radha... read more »
Over 100 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal
More than 100 students of a government school in Bihar fell ill on Monday after consuming a mid-day meal in the state’s Jhanjharpur town. Students started fainting, vomiting and... read more »
Vijender is a natural, can go a long way
Nearly two decades ago, when the famous British boxing promoter Frank Maloney (now Kellie Maloney since his sex change in 2014) came calling, looking for an Asian fighter who could fight... read more »
Passenger Sets Self on Fire on Japan’s Bullet Train
A passenger on one of Japan’s high-speed bullet trains tried to set himself or herself on fire Tuesday, causing smoke to fill the carriage and forcing the train to stop, Japan’s transport... read more »
