In a major setback, Indian rocket fails to launch navigation satellite
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh--It was a black Thursday for Indian space programme as it suffered a serious setback after its workhorse rocket Polar...
Rudy resigns as union minister, more offer to quit
New Delhi--Minister of State for Skill Development Rajeev Pratap Rudy on Thursday night resigned from the Union Council of Ministers, while six others are...
Amazon and Akshaya Patra to help implement Karnataka milk scheme
Bengaluru--Amazon on Wednesday announced a partnership with the Akshaya Patra Foundation to implement the Karnataka government's 'Ksheera Bhagya' Scheme in the city, wherein schoolchildren...
Whatever we did was right in the wake of conviction of rapist Ram Rahim:...
New Delhi-- After meeting BJP chief Amit Shah here, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday rejected the Opposition's demand for his resignation...
Divert part of UN peacekeeping budget to peace-building: India
By Arul Louis
United Nations-- India has suggested diverting a portion of the peacekeeping budget to the under-funded peace-building activities because there can be lasting...
India, Canada to jointly release Diwali-themed stamps
New Delhi-- India and Canada will jointly issue two sets of commemorative postage steps on the theme of Diwali, the government announced on Wednesday.
The...
Vandana Sikka quits Infosys Foundation in US
Bengaluru--Vandana Sikka, wife of former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, resigned as Chairperson Infosys Foundation, USA, said the software major on Tuesday.
Sikka resigned as the...
Research firm MedGenome raises $30 million funding
Bengaluru--Genomics research firm MedGenome on Tuesday said that it raised $30 million (Rs 192 crore) in the third round (Series C) of funding to...
Rapist Dera chief’s ungodly acts, films got him harsher punishment
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh--The ungodly acts of rapist Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and his penchant for making films and...
18 minor girls taken out from Dera campus in Sirsa
Chandigarh--Authorities in Haryana's Sirsa district on Tuesday got 18 minor girls taken out from the Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) sect headquarters near Sirsa town...
