As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, a joint military training exercise, ‘Yudh Abhyas 2016’ is set to be conducted in Uttarakhand from September 14 to 27, a military official said on Monday. The exercise in Chaubattia was being conducted by the headquarter Central Command. “It is a series of one of the longest […]
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale hit off Jhajjar in Haryana on Saturday, the India Meteorological department (IMD) said. The quake occurred at 8.57 p.m. with a depth of 10 km, IMD said. The tremors were felt in Delhi and National Capital Region.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will come to India on a two-day visit on September 14 during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it was announced on Saturday. “The President will hold discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will also host a lunch in honour of the visiting dignitary,” the External […]
Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma on Saturday clarified that his complaint regarding a bribe demanded by the Mumbai civic body official was out of anger against corruption and his move was not politically motivated. Kapil said in an official statement: “I have only expressed my concerns. However, it has taken a shape of an unnecessary controversy. My […]
After being criticised for removing an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack taken during the Vietnam war in 1972, social media giant Facebook on Friday took a U-turn saying it would allow the photo to be posted on the platform. It had previously removed the image, posted by a Norwegian author, on […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reached on Saturday a landmark agreement which would see both countries greatly enhance cooperation in a bid to end the five-year-old Syrian conflict. According to Kerry, who spoke first after day-long discussions with his Russian counterpart, the plan aims to rekindle a nation-wide […]
Spacex on Friday said it needs help from the public in its investigation of last week’s launch pad rocket explosion that it labelled “the most difficult and complex failure” in the company’s 14-year history. “If you have audio, photos or videos of our anomaly last week, please send to report@spacex.com. Material may be useful for […]
India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu created history on Saturday morning by winning a gold medal in the men’s high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics. His compatriot Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze medal the same event. While Thangavelu made a leap of 1.89 metres, Bhati jumped his personal best of 1.86 metres to finish third. […]
A co-founder of social media giant Facebook, Dustin Moskovitz said he was donating $20 million to help ensure the defeat of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential elections. “If Donald Trump wins, the country will fall backward, and become more isolated from the global community,” the American internet entrepreneur said in a blog […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue with its investigation into the gangrape of a minor girl and her mother on the national highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr and complete it expeditiously. A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice C. Nagappan asked the CBI to continue with […]