Bhubaneswar India has successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from test range along Odisha coast, say Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officials. The missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher stationed at Launch pad 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near here at 10.40 am, officials said. The trial was conducted […]
Kozhikode Three people of a family have died in Kerala’s coastal city Kozhikode over the last two weeks, reportedly due to a rare virus known as ‘Nipah’. Deaths due to the dangerous virus has put the state health department on high alert. State Health Minister KK Shylaja said on Sunday that the nature of the […]
London And they’re married! Britain’s Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle sealed their wedding vows with a kiss on the steps outside Windsor’s St. George’s Chapel on Saturday, cheered on by delighted crowds. The couple — now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — then set off on a procession through the streets of Windsor in […]
Bangkok Badminton’s top-ranked male player Viktor Axelsen said proposed changes to the way the sport is scored could disrupt the physically grueling aspect of competition and make it less interesting to watch. The Badminton World Federation is considering amending the system to make games shorter and more intense in a bid to attract more fans […]
Bengaluru With the BJP having failed to induce the support of the requisite number of legislators from the Congress or Janata Dal (Secular), Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa chose not to subject himself to a floor test in the Karnataka assembly and instead announced his resignation. Though Yeddyurappa moved the motion seeking the confidence of […]
New Delhi In keeping with tradition, he sat in the chief justice’s court with Dipak Misra and Justice DY Chandrachud for a short period on Friday. Friday was the last working day for Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the second senior-most judge in the Supreme Court. The judge is set to retire on June 22 but his last […]
Leh Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday kickstarted work for Zojila tunnel, Asia’a longest and strategic bi-directional tunnel, to provide all-weather connectivity between Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, Kargil and Leh. The prime minister who is on a one-day visit to all the three regions – Leh, Kashmir and Jammu– also attended the closing ceremony for […]
Pune Pune now has a weird distinction. It has 36.2 lakh vehicles, but only 35 lakh humans. Officials say this may just be the first time this has happened in an urban area of India. The Regional Transport Office (RTO) MH-12 has said it has exceeded its revenue target by a significant level two years […]
Bangkok Team China is hoping for a clean sweep of this year’s Thomas and Uber cups in Bangkok, sending in men’s badminton big guns Chen Long, Shi Yuqui and Lin Dan as their women shuttlers aim for a fourth win on the spin. The prestigious biennial event, which starts on Sunday (May 20), brings together […]
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that a floor test be held in the Karnataka Assembly at 4 pm on Saturday to ascertain whether newly appointed BJP chief minister BS Yeddyurappa enjoys majority in the state. “Let the House decide and the best course would be floor test,” a three-judge bench headed by […]