Mars spacecraft completes 80% of journey
ndia’s maiden mission to the Red Planet, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has completed 80 % of its 54.6 million kilometers to Mars. The MOM has now traveled a distance 540 million kilometers on its helio centric arc and the Mars Orbit Insertion will be carried out on September 24. “The Mars... read more »
A New Team for Amit Shah: BJP, RSS Leaders Discuss Names
New Delhi: Amit Shah is firmly in the driving seat as BJP president. Now for a team for him. Mr Shah is at former party president Nitin Gadkari’s home in Delhi today in a crucial meeting with top leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, the BJP’s ideological mentor. Also at... read more »
Mayer stuns Ferrer to win maiden ATP title
Argentina’s world No. 46 Leonardo Mayer captured his first ATP title on Sunday when he fought back to defeat top-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer, 6-7(3), 6-1, 7-6(4) in the bet-at-home Open final. Mayer becomes the lowest-ranked winner of an ATP World Tour 500 tournament since number 54 Radek... read more »
The ghost that haunts England
In a week that saw Stuart Broad make a mention about his London hotel room being haunted, there seems to be no running away from the illusions of a lost-world. The moment England lost the Lord’s Test, Kevin Pietersen tweeted: Don’t blame me…blame the ghosts! England’s premier... read more »
Xiaomi Mi3 sold out in half hour on Flipkart
Speaking volumes about India’s love for smartphones, the first batch of Xiaomi’s Mi3 handset were sold out within about half an hour of it going on sale on Flipkart. In fact, the volume... read more »
20 killed in eastern Libya clashes
At least 20 people were killed in clashes between extremist militias and army forces in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, Libyan media reported on Tuesday. A suicide attack on a military... read more »
13 militants die in Pakistan airstrikes
At least 13 militants were killed on Wednesday during air strikes carried out in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region. According to military officials, six militant hideouts were destroyed... read more »
Dozen Palestinians, 2 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza
At least a dozen Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in the Gaza Strip. The death toll on the 16th day of an Israeli offensive climbed to 639, Gaza Health Ministry... read more »
Maoists blow up rail track, pilot engine of Rajdhani derails in B...
Maoists blasted a portion of a railway track between Ismailpur and Rafiganj section in Bihar, leading to derailment of a pilot engine running ahead of the Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express. No... read more »
