Indias MOM enters Maritain Orbit; ISRO shows US, Europe, Russia how to do it in the first attempt
New Delhi: India on Wednesday created space history by becoming the first country in the world to enter Mars' orbit in its debut attempt. A beaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wearing a red jacket symbolic of the Red Planet, described it as "achieving the near impossible", congratulated the feat of Indian scientists and called for challenging the next frontier. India's Mars Orbiter Mission or ‘Mangalyaan’ (MOM) traversed o
Humayun's letter to son Akbar to be auctioned in UK
London: A calligraphic document written by emperor Humayun to his son Akbar is among some of the rare treasures from Mughal, Safavid and Ottoman empires which will go under the hammer in London next month. The international auction house Christie's w
Indian school boy in Kuwait collects Rs 2 lakh for J&K relief
Dubai: An Indian student in Kuwait has collected over Rs 2 lakh for humanitarian assistance to the flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir, where millions of people have been impacted by the worst floods in over a century. D R Pratyusha, a 11th standard s
Man was mauled to death by white tiger after leaping into its enclosure at Delhi zoo
New Delhi: In a spine-chilling incident, a 20-year-old youth was today mauled to death by a white tiger when he fell into its enclosure at the Delhi Zoo. Video footage of the horrific incident caught on mobile phone cameras by visitors showed that Vi
Modi to visit Gandhi statue, Lincoln and MLK Memorials
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay floral tributes to the Gandhi Statue and visit the historic Lincoln Memorial and the recently established memorial for Martin Luther King Jr in the American capital. On his maiden visit to the US as t
3 Indian-origin leaders elected to New Zealand's Parliament
Melbourne: Three Indian-origin politicians, including a woman, have been elected to New Zealand's Parliament in the just-concluded general elections. Kanwaljeet Singh Bakshi, Dr Parmjeet Parmar and Mahesh Bindra have successfully made it to the 121-m
Indian scientist awarded with honorary Professorship
London: An Indian-origin British scientist today became the first recipient in the field of dermatology to have been conferred with an honorary Professorship by a prestigious French University for the remarkable results of his first beauty tablet. Ka
Golden Temple inspires US students to organise langar
Washington: Inspired by the "langar" of the Golden Temple, where they visited early this year, a group of US students are organising their free meal day at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Students of the University of Michigan who
Big rallies planned in front of UN, White House to welcome PM
Washington: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to the US, hundreds of Indian-Americans from across the country have joined hands to give him a rousing welcome in front of the United Nations headquarters and the White House. 'Amer
