Guwahati, Dec 7 (IANS) Two persons were killed and six injured when the engine and two coaches of a train derailed in West Bengal on Tuesday night, an official said on Wednesday. The Rajendra Nagar-Guwahati…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) India on Wednesday morning successfully put into orbit its own earth observation satellite Resourcesat-2A in a text book style. “Today we had a successful launch of…
Damascus, Dec 7 (IANS) The seven-year-old Bana al-Abed, whose tweets about bombing in Syria’s Aleppo brought international attention, has fled her home amid intense fighting. But her father said she and her family was safe….
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) An Indian rocket named Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully on Wednesday morning with the country’s earth observation satellite Resourcsat-2A. The PSLV-XL variant rocket…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) An Indian rocket named Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully on Wednesday morning with the country’s earth observation satellite Resourcsat-2A. The PSLV-XL variant rocket…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Four ships of the Indian Navy were sailed on Wednesday morning to evacuate about 800 tourists from Havelock Island in Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands, an official said. The sudden…
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bi-monthly monetary policy review, the Indian equities markets opened on flat note on Wednesday. Investors are cautious ahead of the key announcement, and…
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Veteran actor Dilip Kumar was admitted to Leelavati Hospital here on Wednesday morning after he complained of swelling in one of his legs. “He has been hospitalised today (Wednesday) morning. He…
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Fog and poor visibility on Wednesday morning disrupted air, rail as well as vehicular traffic movement in Uttar Pradesh. More than two dozen trains of the Northern Railway (NR) and North…
Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian space agency on Wednesday said the countdown for the launch of its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying 1,235 kg Resourcesat-2A, an earth observation satellite, is progressing smoothly. According…
Jakarta, Dec 7 (IANS) At least 20 persons were killed and 10 injured when an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Aceh region in Indonesia on Wednesday, provincial press officer said. The quake…
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The White House defended the deal of new Air Force One aircrafts with Boeing company, after President-elect Donald Trump called for cancelling the order claiming the new aircraft too expensive in…
Brussels Dec 7 (IANS) NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday agreed on over 40 proposals to deepen NATO-European Union (EU) cooperation, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told media following the meeting. All 42 proposals made by…
Damascus, Dec 7 (IANS) Airstrikes on rebel-held areas in the country’s northwestern city of Idlib killed 25 people on Tuesday, a monitor group reported. The airstrikes targeted several areas in the countryside of Idlib, said…
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) The Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakthunkwa Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution seeking voting rights for the transgender community in the province. The resolution moved by Amna Sardar of Pakistan Muslim League-N, stated that…
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump urged the government to cancel Boeing’s new Air Force One plane in a Twitter post, saying it was too expensive. “Boeing is building a brand new 747…
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) The countdown for the Wednesday morning launch of Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying 1,235 kg earth observation satellite Resourcesat-2A is progressing smoothly, said the Indian space agency. According…
New York, Dec 6 (IANS) The American Tamil Sangam (ATS) and the US Friends of AIADMK (USFAIADMK) have paid tributes to the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. “Struggle was her middle name and…
Chandigarh, Dec 6 (IANS) With an impatient crowd trying to force their way into a branch of a private bank in Punjab’s Budhlada town, a security guard fired in the air to disperse them on…