Indian Navy aircraft carrier's sea trials postponed
Sea trials of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, which is being overhauled for the Indian navy in Russia, have been postponed until beginning of June, the Sevmash shipyard said Wednesday.
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India test-fires medium range Akash missile
India on Thursday successfully test-fired its medium-range Akash surface-to-air missile from a base in Odisha, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) spokesperson Ravi Gupta said.
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Sanjay Joshi quits BJP national executive, Narendra Modi to attend meeting
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Joshi, known as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's bete noire, on Thursday resigned from the party's national executive. Modi would now be attendi
Sanjay Joshi quits BJP national executive, Modi to attend meeting
Senior BJP leader Sanjay Joshi, known as Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's bete noire, on Thursday resigned from the party's national executive. Mr Modi would now be attending the national executive meeting, party president Nitin Gadkari said.
US says it's helping India find alternative oil supplies
In the face of a public outcry in India over rising oil prices due to Iran oil sanctions, the US said it was trying to help New Delhi find alternative sources of supply.
"We are working with countrie
Andhra Pradesh minister arrested
The CBI on Thursday arrested Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna in an illegal assets case linked to YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Mumbai-born Rohan is ICSE worldwide topper
Mumbai-born Rohan Sampath has become the ICSE topper worldwide with 99.5 per cent marks in his Class 12 exams.
Drogba to run in Olympic torch relay
Outgoing Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba will run the Olympic torch relay here on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old Drogba will carry the torch in Swindon, at half-way point between the 140.5-mile relay be
Adarsh probe panel summons Deshmukh, Shinde
The judicial panel probing the Adarsh Housing Society scam on Wednesday summoned two former chief ministers of Maharashtra to appear before it next month.
While Vilasrao Deshmukh has been asked to ap
Sony to phase out feature phones by September
Sony Mobile Communications (India), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese technology giant Sony, has decided to phase out feature phones (non-smart mobile phones) by the end of September to focus sole