Chennai: The countdown for the launch of GSLV-D5 which will carry communication satellite GSAT-14 will begin at 11.50 AM today. This was diclosed by ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan in Chennai yesterday. He said, the launch is scheduled at 4.30 PM tomorrow from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This will be the […]
Newdelhi: The Prime Minister has ruled out reversal of globalization of the Indian economy or India witnessing a repeat of the 1991 balance of payments crisis. He called for new thinking on the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy. Dr. Singh said this to reporters on the occasion of release of the fourth volume of “RBI History-Looking […]
Newdelhi: One of India’s top 20 wanted terrorists Abdul Karim Tunda has been sent to three day’s police custody. He was produced before a magistrate yesterday in New Delhi. Known to be close to 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed, Tunda alias Abdul Quddooss was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border after being on the run in several […]
Lucknow: Centre has refused to release funds aout 2 thousand 763 crore rupees to Uttar Pradesh under the National Rural Health Mission programme for 2013-14. It has cited non-fulfillment of certain conditions laid down by the Department of Expenditure. According to Union Healthy Ministry sources, the state could not claim its share of funds last […]
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Dilip Trivedi has been appointed as the new chief of the country’s largest paramilitary force CRPF. Trivedi, a 1978-batch officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, is presently serving as the Special Director General of the BSF at its headquarters here. He has served in various positions in the state police and […]
Mumbai: Search and rescue operations are continuing on INS Sindhurakshak, four days after it suffered an accidental fire and sank at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard. The Body of fifth Navy personnel was recovered on late Friday night, while 13 people are still missing and feared dead. The Navy officials have declared that finding any survivor is […]
Jammu: In yet another violation of ceasefire, Pakistani troops fired on forward Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night. Defence spokesman SN Acharya said, Pakistani troops targeted Indian forward posts in Mendhar and Hamirpur areas with small arms fire at around 9.45 PM and Indian troops responded […]
Newdelhi: The Government has launched a new Employment Scheme to create jobs for skilled manpower. The scheme was launched by the Finance Minister P Chidambaram at a function in New Delhi on Friday. The scheme is likely to create one million jobs in the next 12 months. Titled as National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward […]
Lucknow: Heavy rains lashed north India disrupting normal life at many places. In Uttar Pradesh, 11 people lost their lives in rain-related incidents on Friday. Rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Ghaghra are flowing above the danger level at various places. Heavy rains continued to lash national capital since Friday. Delhiites woke up to heavy showers for […]
Mumbai: Naval divers on Friday found bodies of three naval personnel from ill-fated submarine ‘INS Sindhurakshak’ which exploded and sank at the Mumbai dockyard early on Wednesday. “Three bodies have been recovered from the submarine by our divers but their identity has not yet been ascertained,” Navy sources said. There were 18 personnel, including three […]