New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Renowned missile scientist Dr G. Satheesh Reddy on Monday took over as Secretary, Department of Defence (Research and Development), and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation. Dr Reddy…
New Delhi/Dehradun, Aug 27 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Monday successfully operated India’s first test flight partially powered by bio-fuel. A mix of 25 per cent bio-fuel and 75 aviation turbine fuel (ATF) powered…
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) M.K. Stalin, virtually anointed as his political heir by the late leader M. Karunanidhi, is all set to be elected the DMK President on Tuesday. His final “coronation” is expected to…
The Hague, Aug 27 (IANS) Iran opened a case at the UN top court on Monday, calling on the organization to suspend unilateral economic sanctions imposed by Washington after US President Donald Trump withdrew from…
By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajapyee sensed defeat by the end of the campaign in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls which the party had forced him…
Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu created history as she stormed into the women’s single badminton final at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday but her compatriot Saina Nehwal had to…
By Naresh Kaushik Taking a leaf out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s book, Congress President Rahul Gandhi used his Europe tour to reach out to non-resident Indians, or NRIs — a group largely known to…
Sringar, Aug 27 (IANS) Authorities on Monday imposed a shutdown on Srinagar and some other parts of the Kashmir Valley following rumours that the Supreme Court has scrapped Article 35A, police said. Jammu and Kashmir…
Harare, Aug 27 (IANS) The President of Zimbabwe took the oath of office on Sunday, calling for unity following a disputed election that the opposition claimed was marred by fraud. Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, won the…
Miami, Aug 27 (IANS) Four people were killed in a shooting on Sunday in a mall in Jacksonville, Florida, media reports said. Eleven people were wounded by the gunfire, of whom four have died, Efe…
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Bollywood’s iconic Kapoor family has collectively decided to sell the sprawling landmark RK Studio. Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan says she has fond memories of the studio, built by her late legendary…
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) Continuing their brilliant performance, ace Indian singles shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu entered the semi-finals to assure two historic medals of the Asian Games here on Sunday. Olympic silver medallist…
Canberra, Aug 26 (IANS) Julie Bishop resigned as the Australian Foreign Minister on Sunday, after newly-appointed Prime Minister Scott Morrison named his cabinet following his win in a bruising leadership contest. In an online statement,…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee will always be remembered as the best MP, sensitive writer, best orator and the most popular Prime…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The government on Sunday distanced itself from remarks made by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy suggesting that India should invade the Maldives if rigging happens in the upcoming presidential elections in…
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has publicly slammed Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying that Sessions does not understand what was happening under him at the Department of Justice. “Jeff Sessions said he…
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) John McCain, a proud naval aviator who survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and going on to become a Republican congressman, senator from Arizona and a two-time contender…
Rome, Aug 26 (IANS) Sicilian prosecutors are investigating Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini over his refusal to allow migrants off a coastguard vessel. The Diciotti docked in the Sicilian port of Catania on Monday. The…
Jakarta, Aug 25 (IANS) Tajinderpal Singh Toor became the toast of the nation by winning the men’s shot put title with a new meet record while the squash stars and the bridge teams bagged bronze…
London, Aug 25 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a dig at the Modi government’s ambitious bullet train project, saying that the train’s ticket will be costlier than that for an airplane. “The…