Wednesday, April 25, 2012

ISRO successfully launches 'spy satellite' RISAT-1

ISRO successfully launches 'spy satellite' RISAT-1


ISRO successfully launches 'spy satellite' RISAT-1

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:10 PM PDT

Spy satellite RISAT-1 launch successful: India today successfully launched its own 'spy satellite' RISAT-1. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying the indigenous radar imaging satellite li...


Top 10 facts about RISAT-1, India's own 'spy satellite'

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:50 PM PDT

After a highly successful launch of the Agni V, India today successfully launched its own 'spy satellite' RISAT-1. It was powered by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota at 5.47 ...


Champions League: Bayern down Real Madrid in penalties to enter final

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:38 PM PDT

Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 3-1 on penalties on Wednesday to secure its place against Chelsea in the Champions League final. Four-time champion Bayern will become the first team to play the final ...


Rajya Sabha polls: More trouble for BJP in Jharkhand?

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:13 PM PDT

After the controversy over its candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections from Jharkhand, Anshuman Mishra, the BJP seems to be heading for fresh trouble. Sources have told NDTV that its coalition partner...


After Agni V, India to launch RISAT-1

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 01:59 PM PDT

After a highly successful launch of the Agni V, India is now ready to launch its own 'spy satellite' RISAT-1. It will be powered by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota on Thursd...


Pakistan Supreme Court to decide Gilani's fate today

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 01:58 PM PDT

Pakistan today waited with bated breath for the Supreme Court's ruling on a contempt case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that could see him jailed or thrown out of office, as he vowed to ap...


Maoists expected to release Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka today

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 01:35 PM PDT

The Maoist abductors of Odisha politician Jhina Hikaka have said they will release the Laxmipur MLA on Thursday. In an audio message released on Wednesday, the Maoists said that they had agreed to rel...

Bangladeshi plane makes emergency landing in West Bengal's Murshidabad: Reports

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 12:07 PM PDT

There are reports that a helicopter from Bangladesh has made an emergency landing in West Bengal's Murshidabad district. At least three people ejected out of the chopper, reports say.


Five big facts about S&P’s India outlook

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 10:59 AM PDT

IPL 5: Bangalore's match against Chennai washed out

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 10:31 AM PDT

For the second time in two days, points had to be shared in the Indian Premier League due to persistent rain as the match between hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings had to be...


Trinamool leader flung jug at me, says Bengal professor

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:37 AM PDT

A woman college professor's allegation that a former Trinamool Congress legislator flung a jug full of water at her following an altercation over teachers' association elections in West Bengal has cre...

Race for Rashtrapati Bhawan: Sharad Pawar meets Sonia Gandhi

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 09:02 AM PDT

The Congress today began the process of trying to build consensus for the government's candidate for the presidential election to be held in July when Pratibha Patil's five-year term expires. No date ...


Dancers hired for 30,000 passengers stuck at airport

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:57 AM PDT

Family humiliated for years, says Big B on Bofors whistle-blower's clean chit

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:46 AM PDT

The main whistle-blower in the Bofors scam has said, 25 years after the scandal shook India and Sweden, that Amitabh Bachchan's name was planted by Indian investigators in the case. In an interview t...


Baby girl found abandoned at Haryana bus stop

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:45 AM PDT

What is a double-dip recession?

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Nupur Talwar misusing law by adopting delaying tactics: CBI

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:30 AM PDT

CBI today accused dentist Nupur Talwar, facing trial in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, of adopting delaying tactics by filing petitions in various courts and ur...


IPL 5: Brave Mumbai beat Punjab in their den

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:11 AM PDT

Robin Peterson borrowed shots from his namesake, Kevin Pietersen, as he played a cameo punctuated with switch hits on his IPL debut to snatch victory for the Mumbai Indians. Peterson scored 15 runs of...


In testimony, Murdoch plays down his political pull

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:04 AM PDT

With a political firestorm cascading over the British government's ties to his media empire, Rupert Murdoch faced rare public scrutiny about his relationships with elected officials on Wednesday, and ...


Obama's slow jam on student loans

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 07:57 AM PDT

Judge refuses to dismiss charges against US marine in WikiLeaks case

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 07:47 AM PDT

A military judge on Wednesday rejected a request to dismiss all charges against US soldier Bradley Manning, who is accused of passing a trove of secret documents to the WikiLeaks website.


Saudi girls school defies clerics with basketball: Report

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:44 AM PDT

A girls' school in Saudi Arabia has defied a religious ban on female sports by erecting basketball hoops and letting pupils play at break-time, the daily al-Watan reported on Wednesday. Powerful cl...


Speeding car kills three; angry mob sets it on fire

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Three people were killed after being allegedly hit by a speeding car at Dhatkidih in Jamshedpur on Tuesday night. One person died at the spot, while the other two, identified as Asraf Khan and Zaheed ...

UEFA Champions League 2012: Real Madrid confident of overturning Bayern Munich deficit

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:28 AM PDT

Real Madrid are confident a hostile home support can help them overturn a 2-1 deficit against Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the second-leg of their Champions League semi-final. Portuguese star ...

China iPhone sales surge, but can Apple protect its apps?

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 06:20 AM PDT

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