Washington, May 18 (IANS) There is some good news for space research enthusiasts. NASA’s Kepler spacecraft is back in action, a year after suffering an equipment failure. The US space agency has approved a new mission called ‘K2’ for Kepler. “The approval provides two years of funding for the K2 mission to continue exoplanet discovery, and […]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) State-owned Air India is looking to operate new international routes like Moscow, Rome and Milan in the coming months on its newly-acquired fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to gain market share. “Our team is already in Moscow to take the mandatory approvals for the first flight between Delhi-Moscow. The approvals are […]
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings were restricted to 138 for four in 20 overs by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday. Suresh Raina was the top scorer with 62 while David Hussey made 25. For Royal Challengers, Abu Nechim Ahmed was the miser of the lot giving away just […]
Cairo, May 18 (IANS) An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced 126 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison for violence during protests in July 2013. They were accused of storming police stations and inciting violence last July following Morsi’s ouster, Xinhua reported. The charges also included membership of the Muslim Brotherhood which […]
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Actress-producer Shilpa Shetty has been approached by a Dubai-based kids wear brand to lend her voice to their audio campaign and she is game for it. The “Dhadkan” star has a son named Viaan Raj Kundra, who will turn two Wednesday. “Saw their stuff. And liked it very much while I […]
Athens, May 18 (IANS) Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras Sunday voiced confidence about the country’s exit from a painful four-year debt crisis, as the first round of local elections got underway. “In a democratic manner and with unity we are exiting the crisis,” Xinhua quoted the conservative leader as saying, after he voted at the southern […]
Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) Not many politicians would have envied 70-year-old Congress chief minister from Kerala Oommen Chandy ahead of the 2014 general elections. On the back-foot in Kerala due to anti-incumbency factor both at the centre and in the state, and facing the Narendra Modi-led BJP and a resurgent Left, Chandy emerged as one of […]
Kabul, May 17 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed Saturday in separate blasts in Afghanistan, an official said. In one attack, one civilian was killed and 12 injured when a bomb attached to a motorcycle went off in northern Takhar province, the official told Xinhua. Five militants were killed early Saturday, when a bomb they […]
Los Angeles, May 17 (IANS) Actor Kiefer Sutherland is back as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer in the popular US TV series “24”. He says despite playing the role for eight seasons, he was nervous about stepping back into the character’s shoes. The eighth season was aired in 2010. The new season titled “24: Live […]
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The number of women representatives in the Lok Sabha from Andhra Pradesh has come down to just three from five in the last Lok Sabha. Interestingly, all the three newly-elected women MPs are fresh faces. K. Kavitha, daughter of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, is the only woman MP […]