Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched in a single rocket a total of 20 satellites, including two student satellites from Indian universities and 17 satellites of four foreign countries. The space agency’s PSLV C-34 rocket lifted off at 9.25 a.m. from the Second Launch Pad in Satish Dhawan Space Centre and some 16 minutes later placed Cartosat-2 Series […]
» Read moreSecurity forces on Tuesday described the arrest of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in north Kashmir a “big catch”. According to a senior police official, LeT commander Abu Ukasha was rounded up when he was walking in Sogam market around 7pm on Monday in Kupwara district’s Lolab area, more than 90 km north of Srinagar. Working under alias Hanzulla, the LeT commander […]
» Read moreA 19-year-old British man has been charged with the offence of trying to grab a police officer’s gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas in an apparent bid to kill the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. According to a complaint filed in the federal court in Nevada, Michael Sandford tried to disarm the officer at Saturday’s rally at the […]
» Read moreNCP chief Sharad Pawar will be honoured with this year’s Rajarshi Shahu Award for his contribution to public life, officials said on Monday. Pawar will be presented the award on June 26, the birth anniversary of Rajarshi Shahu, Kolhapur district collector Amit Saini told reporters here. 75-year-old Pawar is a former Union Minister and has also served as Maharashtra Chief […]
» Read moreSources said that after reorganization, a draft has been made to make the State with 26 districts. The final reports would be submitted to the government on Monday in the two day Collectors’ meeting at the Secretariat. It may be recalled that the Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao has earlier announced that the State would have either 24 or 25 districts. […]
» Read moreActor and former Housing Minister M.H. Ambareesh sent his resignation letter to the MLA’s post to the Deputy Speaker’s office through an aide on Monday noon, due to dropped from Cabinet. However, Deputy Speaker Shivashankara Reddy, who is currently officiating as Speaker, has rejected the resignation letter on the grounds that the MLA has failed to personally handover the resignation as […]
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