After twists & turns, India successfully flight tests crew escape system, module for human space mission

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) After some twists and turns and suspense, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday successfully flight tested the crew escape system, crew module that would carry the country's astronauts sometime…

Gaza hospitals on brink of collapse: UN

Gaza (IANS) Amid the raging Israel-Hamas conflict, hospitals in the Gaza Strip are "on the brink of collapse" as the number of patients treated or waiting to be receive treatment is at 150 per cent of the hospitals' capacity, the UN Office for…

ISRO gearing up to test crew escape system, crew module on Saturday

Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency is gearing up for the crucial first test flight slated for Saturday morning 8 a.m. to check the crucial crew escape system of its rocket that would carry the country’s astronauts into space sometime in 2025.

Gold prices rise to 3-month high on back of safe-haven demand

Mumbai, (IANS) Gold prices rose to a three-month high on Friday and were headed for a second consecutive weekly gain, on the back of a safe-haven demand due to the Middle East conflict and expectations that the US Federal Reserve was likely to pause…

Israeli Defence Minister tells troops to get ready for ground offensive in Gaza

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has asked infantry soldiers along the border with the Gaza Strip to get prepared for entering the Palestinian enclave, without specifying the time of the offensive.

Gallant on Thursday…

Large number of Canadian diplomats left India overnight: Report

New Delhi (IANS) A large number of Canadian diplomats have left India overnight, a media report said on Thursday.

The departures followed two weeks of negotiations between India and Canada after India issued a demand for "parity" in the number…

Instructions given regarding draft publication of voter list – Election Commission

 Ranchi: Chief Electoral Officer K. Ravi Kumar held a review meeting with the Deputy Election Officers of all the districts of the state regarding the draft publication of voter list and other related matters and gave necessary instructions to all…

India favours direct negotiations for establishing two-state solution, says MEA on Israel-Palestine issue

New Delhi (IANS) India on Thursday reiterated that it has always favoured direct negotiations for establishing a two-state solution on the Israel-Palestine issue.

Addressing media persons, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi…

Denied wheelchairs, two ill woman passengers slap Rs 20 crore suit against Vistara

Mumbai (IANS) Aggrieved at being denied wheelchairs after landing, two women passengers with mobility issues, who recently travelled by Tata’s Vistara Airlines, have slapped separate lawsuits of Rs 10 crore each against the airline.

The women,…

US pushing Israel not to initiate war with Hezbollah

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Biden administration has privately been urging Israel not to launch a military campaign against Hezbollah, as Washington works to keep the current war from spreading beyond Gaza, media reports said.

The US recognises that…