ISRO’s heaviest commercial launch today
Making the heaviest commercial launch, Indian space agency ISRO will on Friday launch five British satellites on board PSLV-C28 from the spaceport of Sriharikota. According to ISRO, the 62.5 hour countdown which began on July 8 at 07.28 AM will officially launch at 09.58 PM today. Indian Space... read more »
Former RAW chief expresses regret over failed talks with Geelani
Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat has expressed regret over failed talks between the Indian administration and Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani. In an interview with a Pakistani television network, Dulat said that Geelani was, for many years, the ‘only credible... read more »
Suresh Prabhu flags-off four new train services in J-K
Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off four new diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) train services from Nowgan railway station in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh were also present on the occation along... read more »
Mobile app for paperless tickets in Mumbai suburban
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday launched a mobile ticketing app for unreserved tickets that will cover 35 stations between the 123 km long Churchgate -Dhauroad suburban section in Western Railway. He also launched two other IT-based initiaves- a SMS destination alert service for... read more »
Bhatkal didn’t use cellphone to call from jail
Countering claims made by central intelligence agencies, Telangana prison officials on Saturday clafified that jailed Indian Mujahideen operative Yasin Bhatkal had called his wife using a... read more »
BJP hits out at Congress for ‘mysterious’ death of Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia on Monday accused Congress of concealing the truth behind the “mysterious” death of Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee. “People of... read more »
North east development assured with 10K road connectivity by 2020
The Central Government has been taking several initiatives to accelerate development work in the north-eastern region, especially to improve road and rail connectivity. A number of... read more »
PM Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif to meet in Russia on July 10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif will meet on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Russia on July 10. According to sources, the two leaders, who will be... read more »
Bollywood celebs tweet to mark Dalai Lama’s 80th b’da...
With the 80th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama Bollywood celebs took to Twitter to extend their wishes, thanking him for his valuable teachings. Marking the celebration Kabir Khan tweeted,... read more »
