Sunday, September 9, 2012

India's next moon mission depends on Russia: ISRO chief

India's next moon mission depends on Russia: ISRO chief


India's next moon mission depends on Russia: ISRO chief

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 02:11 AM PDT

India's second moon mission will depend on Russia's decision after a failed inter-planetary mission with China, ISRO chairman said on Sunday, a day when the Indian space agency launched its 100th miss...


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assets worth10.73 crores, including Maruti 800

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:55 PM PDT

The Kings of Coal-gate

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:28 PM PDT

Enter Nagpur and enter the world of Abhijeet Group. Their website keeps up the hype of a company on the march - projects ranging from power, steel, roads, mining and an upcoming IPO on the stock marke...


Sushma Swaraj 'deserving' choice for PM's post: Bal Thackeray

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:17 PM PDT

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has said that senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj will be a "deserving" and "great choice" for the post of the Prime Minister.


Survey indicates further drop in labour migration from Bihar

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:04 PM PDT

A labour survey underway in Bihar has indicated that outflow of labourers from the state in search of livelihood has further gone down from earlier estimates of 30 per cent on account of development w...


Homemakers likely to get monthly salary from husbands soon

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:56 PM PDT

Housewives may soon start getting monthly salaries from their husbands with the government mulling a proposal which would make it mandatory for men to share a certain percentage of their income with t...


Akhilesh Yadav government launches unemployment allowance scheme

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:45 PM PDT

The Akhilesh Yadav government has launched its flagship scheme - the unemployment allowance for youth - at a massive function in Lucknow today. More than ten thousand people were given cheques of Rs 2...


Dr Kurien was an icon of India's copperative movement, says Prime Minister

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:08 PM PDT

In a condolence message to Amul founder Verghese Kurien's wife, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described him as an icon of India's cooperative movement and the dairy industry. Here is the full text ...


Blast in Manipur: Ten Assam Rifles jawans injured

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 09:17 PM PDT

At least seven Assam Rifles jawans were injured in a bomb blast in Bishenpur district of Manipur today. The bomb, allegedly planted by militants, exploded at Kumbi area while the personnel were busy i...


Kudankulam protests: Villagers to hold huge rally today; prohibitory orders issued

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 08:56 PM PDT

As enriched uranium fuel is set to be loaded in the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, protests against the controversial project are likely to intensify again. Villagers in and around the ...


Verghese Kurien, father of White Revolution, dies

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 07:26 PM PDT

ISRO launches 100th mission; Prime Minister calls it a 'spectacular success'

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 07:20 PM PDT

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made history as it launched its 100th indigenous mission today. The space agency's old warhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), successfully b...


CNG prices hiked in Uttar Pradesh

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Aspirations of Kashmiris must be accommodated: Hina Rabbani Khar

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Saturday that the "aspirations of the Kashmiri people must be accommodated" and they must be a part of the dialogue process.


Parents of paralysed children want euthanasia

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT

The parents of two children paralysed by illness have appealed for mercy killing of their children because they are simply too poor to take care of them or to get them treated.


One dead, 12 injured in Guwahati blast

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT

One person has reportedly died and 12 others were injured in a blast in Guwahati today evening. The blast reportedly took place outside a railway station in the Assam capital.


India refuses to commit to a time frame for PM's Pakistan visit

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 08:14 AM PDT

India today refused to give a firm commitment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Pakistan saying that the atmosphere has to be "ripe" and something "worthwhile" should come out from such a tr...


Will try and send Sarabjit Singh home as soon as possible: Rehman Malik to NDTV

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 07:46 AM PDT

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik told NDTV today that the government will try and send Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who has been on a death row in Lahore for the past two decades, home as ...


Indo-Pak talks: Pak has promised to act on 26/11, says SM Krishna

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 07:15 AM PDT

After holding crucial talks with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today said that Pakistan has promised action against the perpetrators of...


Pakistan announces release of all jailed Indian fishermen

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 06:32 AM PDT

Pakistan has announced the release of all Indian fishermen in Pakistani jails with immediate effect. On Saturday, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced the move, which he said was "a goo...


FIRs against two former Chief Ministers soon: Goa Chief Minister Parrikar

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT

A day after the Shah Commission report on illegal mining in Goa was tabled in Parliament, the Goa government is all set to initiate criminal proceedings against two former Congress Chief Ministers for...


Highlights: Joint Presser of SM Krishna, Hina Rabbani Khar

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 05:32 AM PDT

Kudankulam nuclear reactor may get one year operational licence

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 04:50 AM PDT

India's atomic energy regulator would decide on the duration of the operational license to be given to the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) after considering results of various te...


Air India's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner touches down in Delhi

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 04:49 AM PDT

State-run carrier Air India's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed in Delhi today. The 256-seater aircraft touched down at Terminal 3 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport at around 5 pm. This ...


Liberalised visa agreement signed between India and Pakistan

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 04:24 AM PDT

India and Pakistan have signed a new visa regime which will facilitate simpler travel for people across the border. The new pact, signed between External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and Pakistan Inte...


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