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 […]
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 […]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (IANS) India Sunday test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said. The test was conducted from Wheeler’s Island in Bhadrak district, around 200 km from here, by army personnel as part of routine user-trials, M.V.K.V. Prasad, director of the Integrated Test Range, told IANS. […]
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The much-awaited iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are here in India for sale from Friday. The phones were unveiled at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, US on Sep 9. The 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 6 16GB is priced Rs.53,500, the 64GB at Rs.62,500 and 128GB at Rs.71,500. The 5.5-inch Apple iPhone 6 […]
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia will keep tabs on social media users under a new law that allows the secret service agency to access users’ personal information, media reports said Saturday. The new law came into effect Aug 1 and requires all social network platforms in Russia to install hardware […]
Cairo, July 4 (IANS) At least 17 suspected militants were killed Thursday in security raids in Rafah city of Egypt’s North Sinai province, a security source said. Egyptian troops killed 12 militants, who are believed members of Al Qaeda-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group, destroying their vehicles which were used in attacks against Egyptian soldiers in southern […]
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Technology firm iBerry has introduced new phone and tablets that will be sold exclusively through e-commerce marketplace eBay starting from June 25. The new smartphone is named Auxus Linea L1, and the tablet is named Auxus AX04. “Both the products are made keeping in mind budget-conscious Indian consumers and offer the […]
Michael Saba, a shareholder of A1 Auto Trader Pty Ltd, has been disqualified for a period of five years from being involved in the conduct of the business of a motor dealer. The Minchinbury dealership and its director have also been reprimanded by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) following action taken by NSW […]
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) For vehicle owners in Uttar Pradesh who fancy VIP numbers, here’s some good news: They can now register for these online, an official said Friday. As a pilot project, the online registration scheme, for which special software has been developed, will be launched in four cities – Lucknow, Aligarh, Muzaffarnagar and Allahabad. […]
Canberra, May 29 (IANS) Deep-sea underwater search vehicle Bluefin-21 has completed its last mission to hunt for the missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) said Thursday. Bluefin-21 searched the remaining areas in the vicinity of the acoustic signals detected early April by the Towed Pinger Locator deployed from the Australian Defence […]