Berlin, Nov 14 (IANS) European Space Agency’s comet lander Philae might run out of power soon as it rested in a cliff shadow and could not enjoy enough sunlight, scientists in Darmstadt Germany said Friday. Philae Lander Manger, Stephan Ulamec confirmed that the probe had activated a drill instrument on board to take samples from […]
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Terrorised policemen were seen hiding behind almirahs and under the table and scampering to use files as protective shields after a group of people said to owe allegiance to West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress rampaged through a police station, a stone’s throw from the state police headquarters here Friday. Enraged over […]
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday slammed thwe city government on its move to run the campaign mostly in “English language” to educate the common masses on sexual offences and the stringent punishments it invites. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Sunita Gupta asked that when most of […]
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The CBI Friday arrested Sagar Kumar Ray, one of the directors of Orison Group of companies, in Odisha for his alleged complicity with Artha Tatwa Group chief Pradip Sethy, who has duped thousands of people through a chit fund scam in the state. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing […]
Jerusalem, Nov 14 (IANS/EFE) Israel Friday lifted an age ban prohibiting younger Muslims from accessing the Temple Mount compound and the Al Aqsa mosque. The restrictions, which were applied to men and women under the age 35, were lifted a few hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Amman to hold talks with Jordan’s […]
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Friday announced an action plan to reform the country’s military nuclear enterprise. According to a statement released by the US defence department, following a series of events involving the nation’s nuclear forces and their leadership, Hagel directed this February both an internal and external review of […]
Chennai, Nov 14 (IANS) Contrary to the expectations of some exciting chess, the fifth game of the World Chess Championship between champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Viswanathan Anand at Sochi, in Russia, Friday ended in a draw on the 39th move. Though the Indian chess ace Anand displayed good form and pushed the reigning champion […]
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Kolkata was yet again shamed as power failure led to a 12-minute disruption in the Indian Super League match between Atletico de Kolkata and Chennaiyin FC at the Salt Lake stadium here Friday. The black-out occurred 36 minutes and 30 seconds into the floodlit match with the two sides locked 0-0. […]
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Travel Mart 2015, the biggest outreach by the state government to tap the possibilities to enhance its tourism potential, would be inaugurated in New Delhi Saturday, officials said Friday. The travel mart will be launched by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. The objective of the travel mart is to ensure […]
London, Nov 13 (IANS) An Asian-origin smuggler serving jail sentence for bringing 100 million pounds (157 million dollars) worth of gold into Britain has been ordered to repay 4.3 million pounds (about 6 million dollars) of the tax he dodged, if he wants to avoid spending additional 10 years behind bars. Chaudry Ali, 52, was […]