SpaceX Falcon 9 delivers US Spy Satellite into orbit
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Sputnik) SpaceX on Saturday launched its Falcon 9 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of the NROL-108 mission to deliver a US spy satellite into orbit.
The launch comes two days after it was originally intended…
PM Netanyahu is the first Israeli to receive COVID-19 shot
TEL AVIV, Dec 19 (Sputnik) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday became the first Israeli to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease with a Pfizer-BioNTech shot, which was broadcast live on national television.
"This is a…
Maharashtra Aghadi constituents to contest elections together-Bhujbal
Nashik, Dec 19 (UNI) Until the distribution of seats in the Mahavikas Aghadi, every constituent party of the Aghadi will continue to expand its party organizationally, said Chhagan Bhujbal, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, on Saturday.…
Modi reaches out to striking farmers with ‘folded hands and all humility’
New Delhi, Dec 18 (UNI) Reaching out to striking farmers once again, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that with ‘’bowed head, folded hands and all humility' he was ready to talk to them on every issue to allay all their fears…
On eve of Sonia’s meeting with ‘letter writers’, Congress asserts Rahul best…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of a crucial meeting of Sonia Gandhi with a section of senior leaders who had written to her in August demanding an overhaul of the organisation, the Congress on Friday downplayed any internal dissensions and said Rahul…
Crisis in Trinamool: Banasri Maity becomes fourth MLA to leave party in 48 hours; Jitendra Tiwari…
KOLKATA: TMC MLA Banasri Maity resigned from the party's primary membership on Friday -- the fourth such exit in the past 48 hours.
The two-time MLA from Bengal's Kanthi Uttar constituency said she has sent her resignation to TMC supremo…
Central Vista: PM residence to have 10 buildings; sources say no question of dropping proposed PMO
NEW DELHI: The prime minister's new residential complex will have 10 four-storey buildings with a maximum height of 12 metres, according to the government's latest proposal for the redevelopment of Central Vista.
Official sources said…
Rajnath Singh hands over three important DRDO developed systems to Army, Navy and Air Force
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over three indigenously developed systems to Army, Navy and Air Force at a function held in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Bhawan.
One of them, Border Surveillance…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hints at aggressive privatisation, spending
NEW DELHI: Asserting that the government will not shy away from taking strong decisions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the Centre will move ahead with its aggressive divestment policy and continue to roll out…
38 US states file anti-trust lawsuit against Google over ‘abuse of internet search…
SAN FRANCISCO: Dozens of US states on Thursday hit Google with its third antitrust suit in as many months, accusing the internet giant of abusing its internet search dominance to eliminate competition. The suit by antitrust enforcers from…
Govt proposes adoption of 20% ethanol-blended gasoline as fuel & E20-compliant vehicles
New Delhi: The Centre has published a draft notification for introducing the adoption of E20 fuel, ie, blend of 20 percent of ethanol with gasoline, to promote green fuel and has sought comments from the public. “The Ministry of Road…
BPCL Board of Directors approves merger of BGRL with itself
New Delhi: The Board of Directors at state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has given its ‘in principle’ approval to the merger of Bharat Gas Resources Ltd (BGRL) with itself. BGRL is a wholly owned subsidiary of BPCL. After a…
What is new National Rail Plan of Indian Railways?
New Delhi: In an endeavour to address the inadequacies of capacity constraints and improve its modal share in total freight ecosystem of the country, Indian Railways has come up with Draft National Rail Plan. A long term strategic plan…
Reliance & BP announce start of natural gas production from R Cluster in block KG D6
Mumbai: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP have announced on Friday the start of natural gas production from the R Cluster, ultra-deep-water gas field in block KG D6 off the east coast of India. RIL and BP are developing three…
India rise to 53rd on FIFA women’s football rankings
Zurich, Dec 18 India moved two places to 53rd on the FIFA rankings for women's international football, the sport's global governing body announced on Friday.
India gained from Belarus's fall to 56 from 53, which is the biggest drop by…
No stay on emergent meeting, matter posted for Jan 10, says BFI
New Delhi , December 18 Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Friday said that the Delhi High Court did not grant any stay on the emergent meeting called by the federation's President for extending the term of office bearers from…
ISL 7: Jamshedpur hand NorthEast season’s first defeat in league’s landmark 500th game
Goa , December 18 NorthEast United FC slumped to their first defeat in their Indian Super League (ISL) season 7 campaign as they went down 0-1 to Jamshedpur FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, here on Friday.
Aniket Jadhav's strike…
Two SA players for Sri Lanka series test positive
Centurion, Dec 18 Two members of the South African team have returned positive Covid-19 results in their scheduled first round of testing ahead of the team's entry into the bio-secure environment for their Test series against Sri Lanka,…
Russia relieved its athletes can compete in Oly: Putin spokesman
Moscow, Dec 18 Russia's reaction to the ban from competing in international competitions, including the 2020 and 2022 Olympics, for the next two years is "negative" but the country is relieved that its athletes can now participate, a…
Stalin calls Tamil Nadu CM ‘corruption hero’, slams Centre over farm laws
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , December 19 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin on Friday called Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy "corruption hero" and also hit out at the BJP-led central government over farm laws.
"CM…
