India conducts successful trial of surface-to-air Akash missile
Balasore: India on Tuesday successfully conducted trials of its indigenously developed surface-to-air ‘Akash’ missile, which has a strike range of 25 kms, as part of a user trial by the Air Force from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. “The sophisticated Akash missile was... read more »
Jaswant Singh’s condition grave
Former union minister and expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singhcontinued to be in coma Wednesday, with doctors describing his condition as “grave”. A statement issued from the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) said Jaswant Singh was “still in coma. On ventilatory support.... read more »
Relief for Tapas Pal, stay order on FIR resigtration, CID probe
Kolkata: In a relief for Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal, a stay has been ordered on registration of FIR and CID probe into his objectionable ‘rape and shoot’ comments against women. A division bench comprising Justice Girish Gupta and Justice T Chakraborty had heard the case earlier... read more »
Bharat Ratna For Dhyan Chand?
NEW DELHI: Recommendations have been received for conferring the Bharat Ratna on hockey great Major Dhayan Chand and they have been forwarded to the Prime Minister’s Office, Lok Sabha was informed. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the country and is awarded in recognition... read more »
Weak monsoon may result in 10% lower kharif output
If monsoon remains weak in key States in the next week, then kharif production is likely to be lower by an estimated 10 per cent, a top official of the Indian Agriculture Research Institute... read more »
Germany is a valued friend: Modi to Merkel
On his return journey from the BRICS summit in Brazil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his brief stopover in Frankfurt to telephone German Chancellor Angela Merkel, congratulate her for... read more »
Dozens injured in French train collision
Dozens of people were wounded in a train collision in southern France, BBC reported on Friday. The accident occurred when a high-speed TGV train on the Pau-Bayonne line was transporting 178... read more »
MH17 ‘terrible tragedy’: Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama described the crashing of Malaysian Airlines passenger aircraft MH17 as a “terrible tragedy” on Thursday afternoon, speaking during a tour of... read more »
Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ordering a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on the 10th day of a military operation against the coastal territory. | Israel launches ground offensive in... read more »
