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ISRO’s heaviest commercial launch ...

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 f...

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 s...

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 Mumb...

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 »

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Samvat 2069 ends on cheerful note at all-time closing high of 21,...

Mumbai – The Samvat 2069 ended on a cheerful note with benchmark BSE Sensex on Friday settling at a new all-time closing high of 21,196.81 on buying in realty, banks, metal and auto shares,... read more »

Gold extends gains on sustained buying, firm global cues

Gold prices drops on weak global trend, ‘Dhanteras...

New Delhi – Gold prices fell for the fifth straight day in the national capital on Friday on heavy selling by stockists in line with weak... read more »

Petrol price cut by Rs1.15/ litre, diesel hiked by 50 p...

Petrol prices may come down by Rs 2 a litre this week

New Delhi – Petrol price on Thursday was cut by Rs. 1.15 per litre, while diesel rate was hiked by 50 paise a litre, both excluding of local state... read more »

Jobs on the line as gold sector suffers under curbs

Jobs on the line as gold sector suffers under curbs

Mumbai – Squeezed by government rules meant to curb a surge in gold imports, India’s bullion industry is shrinking, with banks and others opting to... read more »

Rupee drops 36 paise vs US dollar in late morning trade

Sensex trades flat in pre-noon trade

In New York market, the US dollar jumped against the euro yesterday even as euro-zone inflation in October dropped below 1 per cent to its lowest level in... read more »

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Priyanka Gandhi has lowered political discourse with her language...

tacking Priyanka Gandhi for her remarks comparing the BJP leaders to “panic-stricken rats”, Arun Jaitley on Monday said she has “lowered the political discourse” with her... read more »

Thane horror: 13-year-old kidnapped, hacked to dea...

Four persons have been arrested in Thane district for allegedly kidnapping and then chopping a 13-year-old boy into multiple pieces when they found... read more »

TMC sharpens attack on ‘arrogant’ Narendra ...

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress launched a fierce counterattack on Narendra Modi on Monday and demanded that he either prove that Mamata Banerjee’s... read more »

PM saddened by half-brother’s decision to join BJ...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said he was saddened by the decision of his half-brother Daljit Singh Kohli to join BJP.I feel very sad. I have no... read more »

Re-polling in five booths in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: Re-polling will be held at five polling stations of Firozabad and Etawah Lok Sabha constituencies as the Election Commission (EC) has received... read more »

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China police seize thousands of guns, knives

BEIJING (AFP) – Police in China have seized a huge cache of weapons, including 15,000 guns and 120,000 knives, from an illegal arms ring and detained 15 suspects, state media reported on... read more »

Prime Minister of Libya Says He Will Resign

TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya’s leadership said Sunday that the interim prime minister had declined a parliamentary mandate to form a new government and... read more »

UN Security Council meets on Ukraine crisis

The U.N. Security Council met late Sunday in emergency session amid growing violence in eastern Ukraine, with Western powers and Russia blaming each other for... read more »

Oil slick detected in Malaysian jet MH370 search area

Perth – An Australian ship leading the hunt for missing Malaysian jet MH370 will deploy a mini-sub “as soon as possible”, the head of the... read more »

20 more militants killed as clashes continue in Waziris...

PESHAWAR: Twenty militants were killed in three different incidents of violence as clashes between the fighters of two rival groups of Tehreek-i-Taliban... read more »

Another BJP MP defends tobacco, says ‘no proof smoking causes cancer’

NEW DELHI: Yet another BJP lawmaker has come out in defence of tobacco industry and said that smoking does not have any negative impact on health. According to NDTV, BJP MP from Assam, Ram... read more »

At least 62 children killed, 30 injured in Yemen over the past week: UNICEF

United Nations: At least 62 children have been killed and 30 injured in Yemen over the past week as fighting has escalated, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has... read more »

Buhari wins in Nigeria, defeating Goodluck Jonathan

ABUJA: Amid anger over an Islamic insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives, Nigerians threw out the incumbent and elected a 72-year-old former military dictator in a historic transfer... read more »

World’s oldest person Misao Okawa dies in Japan

The world’s oldest living person, Japan’s Misao Okawa, has died from heart failure at the age of 117. She died in a nursing home in Osaka, the city she was born in on 5 March... read more »

Sailing away from troubles: Navy evacuates 348 Indians stranded i...

New Delhi: Indian Navy Tuesday night evacuated 348 Indians from strife-torn Yemen. INS Sumitra rescued the Indian nationals after New Delhi got permission to dock its ship at the Aden harbour for the... read more »