Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon as logjam over the issue of demonetisation continued on Wednesday. The house was adjourned amid chaos minutes after it met for the day….
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Lok Sabha disrupted again
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was disrupted again on Wednesday on the issue of demonetisation. As the house met for question hour, opposition members continued with the demand for debate on demonetisation…
Shimla warmer than Chandigarh, Amritsar
Shimla, Dec 7 (IANS) Places in North India such as Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Hisar and Karnal remain colder on Wednesday than hilly tourist destinations like Shimla, Dharamsala and Palampur, the Met office said. The…
Two killed, six injured in West Bengal train accident
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…
India puts remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A into orbit
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…
Syrian ‘Twitter girl’ safe amid heavy bombing
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….
India’s PSLV rocket with Resourcesat-2A lifts off
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…
India’s PSLV rocket with Resourcesat-2A lifts off
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…
Navy sends ships to rescue 800 tourists from an Andaman Island
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…
BREAKING NEWS: Indian rocket PSLV lifts off with Resourcesat-2A satellite
Equities markets open flat ahead of RBI monetary policy review
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…
Dilip Kumar hospitalised
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…
Fog disrupts air, rail, vehicular traffic in UP
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…
Countdown for Indian rocket PSLV’s launch progressing normally: ISRO
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…
20 killed in Indonesia quake
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…
White House defends new Air Force One deal after Trump’s attack on expense
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…
NATO ministers agree on proposals to deepen NATO-EU cooperation
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…
Airstrikes kill 25 in Syria’s Idlib
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…
Pakistani provincial assembly resolution seeks voting rights for transgenders
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…
Trump says Air Force One aircraft too expensive
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…