Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) does not consider the upcoming launch of 103 satellites on a single PSLV rocket a record-making feat. Its aim is rather to maximise the launch vehicle’s carrying capacity and returns per launch, ISRO chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said here on Wednesday. As ma

Team India coach Anil Kumble paid a glowing tribute to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who stepped down from limited-overs captaincy last week, and said one of the highlights of his leadership tenure was the apt handling of senior players in the team. Dhoni became India’s captain in all formats when Kumble re

SO HYPERBOLIC have been his achievements and the plaudits that’ve followed them in the last few months that it’s understandable if many thought Rishabh Pant was ‘too good to be true’. That yes, he had scored all those runs and that too at a breakneck pace, but he still couldn’t be that good could he

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN:  Pakistan has cautioned members of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), a 35-member elite grouping that includes India and controls export in high-end missile technologies, that introduction of "destabilising systems" like "missile defence programmes" and "inter-continental

Kolkata: Sourav Ganguly today said that he has not thought about his future plan as yet after the Lodha Panel made it clear that he will have to serve a compulsory ‘cooling off’ period of three years after June if he wants to become an office bearer of the BCCI or the state units. “I have not tho

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and Lebanon agreed Tuesday to hold talks on restoring a $3-billion military aid package, opening a “new page” in relations, a Lebanese official source said. “The blockage is lifted,” said the official in the delegation of Lebanese President Michel Aoun, who held talks over lu

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s Secretary of State pick Rex Tillerson has said he does not support blanket travel ban against Muslims even as he asserted that the US must win the war against Islamic terrorists not just on the battlefield, but in the war of ideas. “I think what’s important is that we a

Asaduddin owaisi tweet on Saudi Arabia increased hajj quota, Owaisi has now demanded that the subsidy given to Muslim devotees be allotted for girls’ education. Through a tweet, Owaisi – a prominent Muslim leader and AIMIM’s Hyderabad MP – had welcomed the SA government’s decision and expressing

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has censured BJP’s Sakshi Maharaj over his population control remark. The Commission had earlier issued a notice to the BJP MP asking why action should not be taken against him for his controversial statement. The EC in the notice said prima facie the MP from Un

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India]: Refraining from speaking on Border Security Force (BSF) soldier video, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said that he did not want to comment on the issue as the BSF comes under the Home Ministry. “I don’t want to comment on it as the BSF comes under Hom

Bhatkallys News | January 12,2016 BHATKAL -- Pressure has been mounted on the state government for approval of the new Underground Drainage (UGD) scheme  for Bhatkal town costing Rs. 232.07 crore. Talking to bhatkallys.com over the phone, Mankal Vaidya, Bhatkal MLA, said, "efforts are on

ہندوستان کی وزیر خارجہ نے بین الاقوامی آن لائن سامان بیچنے والی کمپنی ایمازون کو انڈیا کے جھنڈے کے بنے ہوئے ڈور میٹ بنانے پر تنقید کا نشانہ بنایا ہے۔ انڈیا کی وزیر خارجہ سشما سوراج نے ٹویٹ میں ایمازون سے کہا ہے کہ وہ غیر مشروط معافی مانگے اور ان ڈور میٹس کی فروخت کو فوری طور پر روکے۔ انھوں نے

چنئی : مدراس ہائی کورٹ نے اپنے ایک اہم تبصرہ میں کہا ہے کہ طلاق پر صدر قاضی کا جاری کردہ سرٹیفکیٹ صرف رائے کی حیثیت سے رکھتا ہے اور اس کاکوئی قانونی جواز نہیں ہے۔چیف جسٹس ایس کے کول اور ایم ایم سندریش پرمشتمل بنچ نے وکیل اورسابق رکن اسمبلی بدر سید کی دائر کردہ مفادعامہ کی درخواست پر عبوری احکامات جا

نئی دہلی : بی ایس ایف اور سی آر پی ایف کے جوان کے بعد اب فوج کے ایک جوان نے بھی استحصال کے خلاف آواز اٹھائی ہے۔ فوج کے جوان یگیہ پرتاپ نے فوجی حکام پر استحصال کا الزام عائد کیا ہے۔ لانس نائک یگیہ پرتاپ کا کہنا ہے کہ وزیر اعظم اور صدر جمہوریہ سے شکایت کرنے کے بعد اسے تشدد کا نشانہ بنایا جا رہا ہے۔

BENGALURU: Candidates appearing for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations in March/April 2017 should  reach the examination centre by 9.30 am. If not, they will not be allowed to write the examination, according to a communication issued by the Karnataka Secondary Education Ex

FIFA has voted to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from its current 32, brushing aside concerns that the expansion would lower the overall standard of the tournament, and make it too long and unwieldy. The governing body of football said on its Twitter feed that the FIFA Council, its decision-mak

He has been one of India’s most dependable batsman in ODIs and Rohit Sharma feels that outgoing captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s “decision” to make him open the batting in 50-over format was a “career-changing move”. “I believe the decision to open in ODIs changed my career and it was a decision ta

Virat Kohli may have been in charge of India’s team. But ahead of the belligerent batsman’s first training session as captain of India across all three formats, it was his predecessor who continued to hog the limelight. As the India cricketers exited the team bus at the Maharashtra Cricket Associ