India on Wednesday morning successfully put into orbit its own Cartosat earth observation satellite and 19 other satellites, including one belonging to the Google company Terra Bella. With this India successfully completed yet another multiple satellite launches in a single rocket mission. “The PSLV rocket has done its job. We ...
India's cabinet on Wednesday approved the norms for the next round of spectrum auctions and a new textiles policy to push manufacturing and exports, besides extending the scheme to assist debt-ridden power distribution companies in the state sector, sources said....
"Slumdog Millionaire" star Freida Pinto will make her debut at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) gala in Madrid. The US-based Indian actress will be honoured with International Icon award at the 17th edition of the gala, which will begin on Thursday. ...
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has rejigged its organisational set up once again, a party leader said on Wednesday. ...
Even before the entry into force of the Paris climate agreement that saw global jubilation just six months ago, we are faced with the possible risk of exit by referendum from the pledge of an ambitious reduction in the emission of Green House Gases (GHGs)....
Argentina thrashed US 4-0 in the semi-finals of the Copa America Centanario football tournament at the Reliant Stadium here on Wednesday. ...
The full Chamber of Deputies of Brazil on Wednesday approved an executive order allowing foreign investors up 100 per cent ownership of Brazilian airlines, compared to the current 20 percent limit. ...
The PSLV rocket standing 44.4 metre tall and weighing 320 tonne, tore into the morning skies at 9.26 a.m. with a growl breaking free of the earth’s gravitational pull. The 20 satellites weighed 1,288 kg....
The capital market regulator on Tuesday approved stock market majors -- BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) -- for launch of electronic book mechanism (EBM) for issuance of debt securities on private placement....
Monsoon arrived drought-hit Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra, and the Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as well as the northern states of the country, IMD said on Tuesday. ...
