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First pictures from Mars arrive, Mangalyaan 'doing well'

The Mangalyaan spacecraft beamed its first photos of Mars' crater-marked surface on Thursday, a day after India successfully put the probe into the red planet's orbit. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) posted one of the photos, titled First Light, on its Facebook page, showing an oran
BJP Ends 25-Year-Old Alliance With Shiv Sena in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: "The alliance with the Shiv Sena is over," the BJP said in Mumbai this evening, ending a 25-year-old partnership. It said it was taking the decision with a "heavy heart" and promised a courteous break-up. "We asked them to be flexible, but the Shiv Sena stuck to 151 seats. There is very
Indian man lives for two months with bullet in his heart
Ahmadabad: An Indian man was recovering well after undergoing surgery to remove a bullet that had been lodged in his heart for two months, a doctor said Wednesday. Bharat Sharma, 32 was shot twice in July after becoming accidently caught up in a bank robbery in the country’s eastern U
To counter hate campaign, Jamaat-e-Islaami launches Peace and Love campaign in UP

September 24 2014 | Bhatkallys News New Delhi: To counter the impacts of the saffron hate campaign in Uttar Pradesh, the state unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has launched a 10-day Peace and Love Campaign. Through the campaign, Jamaat members and leaders are meeting non-Muslims with a message of pea
Mangalyaan Makes History: Top 10 Facts

BANGALORE: Mangalyaan, India's maiden Mars mission, successfully entered the planet's orbit today, in a historic moment for India's space programme. "History has been created," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who watched the spacecraft successfully enter the Mars orbit this morning. Here are 10
White tiger kills man after he falls 18 feet into its enclosure

Agencies | Sep 23, 2014 New Delhi A 20-year-old man was mauled to death at a Delhi zoo by a seven-year-old white tiger, Vijay, on Tuesday afternoon, after the victim apparently lost balance and fell into its enclosure. Though it is not clear how the man, identified as Maqsood, fell 18ft into a
India's Mars mission successful on 1st attempt, history made

India today created space history by successfully placing its low-cost Mars spacecraft in orbit around the Red Planet in its very first attempt, catapulting the country into an elite club of three nations. Watched by Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ISRO scientists successfully ignite
Heavy Rain Triggers Floods and Landslides in Assam, Meghalaya; Over 10 Killed

GUWAHATI/SHILLONG: Torrential rain in the last 48 hours has triggered flash floods and landslides in several districts of Assam and Meghalaya, killing at least 10 people and displacing thousands. Seven people have died in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills district after heavy rains lashed the ar
BJP prepares for life after Sena, but keeps door open
NEW DELHI: Reconciled to a near-inevitable break-up with Shiv Sena, BJP on Sunday rolled out a plan to contest all 288 seats in Maharashtra along with its smaller allies. The decision was taken by the party's central election committee (CEC) after BJP chief Amit Shah briefed Prime Minister Narend
When Osman Ali Khan donated 5 tonnes of gold to Govt. of India

Hyderabad: After emerging victorious in the war against Pakistan in 1965, India faced threat from its other neighbour China. In that situation the then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri started collecting funds to combat any potential threat. He set up National Defence Fund for the purpose. The
BJP, Sena give ‘free hand’ to workers to end alliance

MUMBAI: Seat-sharing talks between the Shiv Sena and the BJP have almost ground to a halt, with the saffron allies adopting tough stances. Late on Sunday evening, state BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari said "talks have come to a standstill". A source said the party's national president, Amit Shah
Voting begins for bypolls to 3 Lok Sabha, 33 assembly seats in 10 states
NEW DELHI: Voters queued up to exercise their franchise as polling began for the bypolls in three Lok Sabha and 33 assembly constituencies spread across 10 states on Saturday. The three Lok Sabha bypolls are in Vadodara (Gujarat), Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) and Medak (Telangana) while 11 assembly c
J&K floods: 96,000 rescued, but theft cases rise in valley

JAMMU/SRINAGAR: More than 96,000 people have been rescued in massive rescue-cum-relief operations launched jointly by the Armed forces and NDRF along with police from different parts of flood-ravaged Jammu & Kashmir. At least 84 IAF and Army Aviation Corps aircraft and helicopters are in action
BJP President Amit Shah Chargesheeted for April Speech

MUZAFFARNAGAR: BJP president Amit Shah has been accused of delivering a hate speech in the run up to the national elections by the police in Muzaffarnagar, which was devastated by communal violence last year. The local police in this part of Western Uttar Pradesh, a four-hour drive from Delhi, h
Pakistan golf team rescued in Srinagar

Indian Army on Tuesday said that it has rescued a 28-member Pakistani golf team and the Ambassador of Nepal from the flood-affected areas of Srinagar, India Today reported. The Pakistani team was there to take part in a SAARC golf tournament while the 17-member Nepalese team was there for officia
Kashmir Floods: Six Lakh Still Stranded, Some Phone Lines Restored in Srinagar

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Flood water is now receding in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir, but about six lakh people are still stranded in what Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has described as the worst floods in a century. More than 75,000 people have been rescued in a non-stop, tireless operation by the ar
J&K flood toll crosses 175 even as Army evacuates 23,500 people

NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Aided by a dry spell, the Army scaled up its air-lift operations on Monday, rescuing close to 23,500 flood-stricken people, including around 2,000 from Srinagar alone, with the Army chief, Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, telling reporters that the military "won't move back to the b
Sting exposes BJP bid to buy AAP legislator

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came out with a 41-minute sting video on Monday claiming that a senior leader of the Delhi BJP unit tried to poach their party legislator. AAP legislator from Sangam Vihar, Dinesh Mohaniya, was offered Rs 4 crore and other perks by Delhi BJP’s vice-president Sher Singh