Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully test fired indigenously developed surface-to-air missile Akash from a defence base in Odisha, an official said. The medium-range is now ready for induction in the Indian Army. The missile, with a 27-km range and an effective ceiling of 15 km, was test fired from the Integrated Test Range in […]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) India Wednesday said its 40 nationals working for a Turkish construction company have been abducted in violence-hit Iraq’s Mosul area, which has been taken over by Sunni militants. The government is monitoring the situation, with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj holding consultations with senior officials. The abduction is a major crisis […]
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Over fifty percent of real estate buyers decisions are influenced by Internet research, revealed a study by Google India. The study is based on a pan India offline research conducted by Zinnov and real estate related search query trends on Google. Researching online for real estate information was not limited to metros […]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party Wednesday accused the BJP of offering money to its legislators for their support in forming the government in the national capital. A party statement said the Bharatiya Janata Party has been trying to lure AAP legislators by offering money and posts for the last few days. “A […]
Cairo, June 18 (IANS) Al Jazeera Arabic service journalist Abdullah Elshamy, who was jailed without any charge in Egypt for the last ten months, has been released, a media report said Wednesday. Abdullah Elshamy, a 26-year-old Egyptian reporter who was arrested during a reporting assignment of dispersal of Rabaa Aladaweya sit-in in capital Cairo Aug 14, […]
Jammu, June 18 (IANS) In the second time in two days, Pakistani troopers resorted to unprovoked firing at the Indian positions on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba Wednesday evening even after a flag meeting between the two sides during the day, an official said. A senior police officer told IANS here that the […]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A warm and humid Wednesday in Delhi ended in a spell of sharp shower in the evening, bringing much awaited relief for the national capital. The Met Office has forecast a cloudy Thursday. A total of 3.6 mm of rain was recorded by India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Delhi Wednesday evening, […]
NSW Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Mike Baird, Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian and Treasurer Andrew Constance today announced work has officially started on the skytrain and new Kellyville railway station, as part of the NSW Government’s $8.3 billion North West Rail Link project. Mr Baird, Ms Berejiklian, Mr Constance and local MPs turned […]
The Victorian Coalition Government officially opens Exelis’ Asia Pacific HQ, creating 68 new jobs Opening follows Minister Hodgett’s recent visit to Exelis during US Defence Trade Mission Victorian Coalition Government supporting defence manufacturing and creating jobs to build a better Victoria. Minister for Manufacturing David Hodgett today officially opened the new Asia Pacific headquarters of […]
Global civil society will come together at the University of Melbourne on 20-21 June 2014 for the C20 Summit to determine the specific policy issues and solutions civil society wants the G20 to consider when it meets in Brisbane in November. The C20 (‘Civil Society’) Summit is the first of the lead-in G20 ‘satellite’ conferences […]