August 28, 2013
BANGALORE: India's maritime security will get a fresh impetus as the stage is now set for the launch of an exclusive home-built satellite for the Navy by European space consortium Arianespace from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on Friday.
GSAT-7 is India's first dedicated spacecraft for defence applications.
August 28, 2013
DELHI: The capital Wednesday reveled in the spirit of Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, as devotees, unperturbed by the humid weather, fasted, feasted and prayed at several brightly decked-up temples to mark the festivities.
August 28, 2013
Companies that import finished goods or raw materials are the worst hit as they scramble to hold onto margins while balancing the need to raise prices without deterring buyers
August 28, 2013
LONDON: Scientists have revealed that eating broccoli could help you avoid suffering the most common form of arthritis- osteoarthritis.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered that a compound sulforaphane, found mainly in the vegetable, slows down the destruction of cartilage in joints linked with osteoarthritis, the Mirror reported.
August 28, 2013
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama says he got teary while watching "Lee Daniels' The Butler," a movie about a black White House servant who worked for several presidents.
August 28, 2013
COLUMBIA: A 25-year quest by nearly 1,000 scholars to document and present one of the world's oldest living traditions came to fruition when the 'Encyclopedia of Hinduism' was unveiled here today.
Hundreds of scholars, dignitaries, students, Hindu leaders and the public converged on the University of Southern California campus to witness the release of much anticipated and definitive 11-volume guide conceived, compiled and produced by the India Heritage Research Foundation.
August 27, 2013
NEW DELHI: A military intervention in Syria complete with cruise missiles looks more likely after the US cited "evidence" of use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar-al Assad, with US officials threatening the attacks could happen "within days".
August 27, 2013
Indian IT companies could also be affected as they have invested heavily in cloud computing
Chennai: Global information technology service providers may take a $180-billion hit, or take a 25 per cent hit in overall revenue, in the next three years due to PRISM, the US National Security Agency’s electronic surveillance programme.
August 27, 2013
The gang also admitted to having raped a sex worker in Shakti Mill, say police
Mumbai: The accused in the Mumbai gangrape case have admitted to having earlier committed two rapes and a molestation inside the deserted Shakti Mills compound, investigators said on Tuesday.
August 27, 2013
Upper House approves amendments seeking negation of SC verdict which said those in jail can't contest elections
