The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully conducted the third long-duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan programme, the country's first manned mission to space.
Kenny Rogers, who dominated the pop and country charts in the 1970s and 1980s and won three Grammys, passed away at the age of 81.
The women help desks would focus on making police stations more women-friendly and approachable, as they would be the first and single point of contact for any woman walking into a police station.
According to the UN, as of May 24, 2018, more than 9,00,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar's restive Rakhine State since 2017 after large-scale violence following a military crackdown. The exodus of refugees in large numbers has resulted in a major crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh
China might be the only country to boast an International Space Station and entire world will rely on its service for space research, Chinese space official has said. Lei Fanpei, chairman of China Aerospace
Filmmaker Farah Khan has spoken in favour of the demand for ban on Pakistani artistes in Bollywood, saying India has enough talent. The 51-year-old director, however, said Hindi films, featuring Pakistani actors, which are set
Tribal people in Madhya Pradesh are moving from country liquor to beer, a habit that is acquiring violent proportions, with tribals even ready to fight and kill for it.
New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday rejected a study on pollution published in the Geophysical Research Letters Journal of the American Geophysical Union. "We reject the claims made in the so-called research article that
New Delhi: Amid talk of intolerance, veteran BJP leader L K Advani said there was no question mark on the freedom of expression in the country and wondered who were the people saying so."I do
Mumbai: Shiv Sena today termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Russia as "unfortunate", refusing to share ally BJP's euphoria over the development."It is unfortunate that Modi ji met
New Delhi: With the government pushing key reform measures like insurance and coal block allocation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the country cannot wait even if one of the Houses of Parliament “waits indefinitely”.Jaitley,
New Delhi: Concerned over a backlog of more than three crore cases in courts across the country, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu has asked the Chief Justices of all High Courts to ensure
Jakarta: Indonesia has double the deforestation rate in Brazil and has become the largest destroyer of forests housing some of the world's most endangered species.A report, recently published in the Nature Climate Change magazine, revealed
Chennai: The Centre is studying Special Economic Zones in the country and all the Foreign Trade Agreements with other nations to analyse the benefits they have given to the Indian economy, Commerce and Industry Minister
New Delhi: The National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) is offering new housing projects across the country in the coming months besides working on plans to redevelop as “green complexes” three government colonies in the Capital.The
Shanghai: Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday called for cooperation in development and security in Asia, adding that "no country should dominate" the continent.He said this while addressing the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building-Measures in
New Delhi: As he demits office later this week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's “able stewardship” was hailed by Congress today which underlined that he had led the country through difficult times.“Singh's experienced and seasoned stewardship,
Thane: VHP international president Pravin Togadia today said the country needs “Bharat model” of development.“We want a Bharat model that will give us prosperity, security and health,” Togadia said while replying to a query on
Lucknow: BJP president and party candidate from Lucknow Rajnath Singh yesterday said that the country was passing through a tough phase.Addressing an election rally last evening, Singh said that whether it was economic sector, condition
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has said though the country has enough foreign exchange reserves, no nation can fully insulate itself from external vulnerabilities."We are well-buffered with substantial reserves, though no country
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