Bengaluru, Oct 8 (IANS) Coinciding with the 87th Indian Air Force (IAF) day, 10 former air warriors have secured corporate jobs after skilling in an aerospace programme the US aerospace major Boeing funded through an academy, an official said on Tuesday. “The 10 ex-air warriors joined as Aerospace Technical Publication Engineers, with P3, an engineering … Read more
Merignac (France), Oct 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in France on Tuesday that the Rafale deal was possible due to the decisiveness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajnath was speaking soon after he completed a 30-minute sortie on a twin-seater trainer version of the Rafale fighter aircraft. The multirole combat aircraft, flown by … Read more
Chicago, Oct 8 (IANS) Former Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger on Tuesday announced his retirement. In a statement that he released on his social media handles, the 35-year-old said that he will be finishing his career at the end of this season of the Major League Soccer, in which he plays for the Chicago Fire. The … Read more
BY SUMIT KUMAR SINGH New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Central government has asked the law enforcement agencies to penetrate suspect social media groups which may indulge in subversive or any other anti-national activities, to access information about them. The personnel of police and other law enforcement agencies have been asked to breach the closely-guarded … Read more
Mysuru, Oct 8 (IANS) Celebrating triumph of good over evil, the royal victory parade on Tuesday marked the grand finale of the world famous 10-day Mysuru Dasara festival in Karnataka’s cultural capital. “Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa flagged off the 409th royal procession of the caparisoned elephants called ‘jamboo savari’ at the gates of Amba Vilas … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) In a first for the iconic Ramlila Maidan, a Ravana effigy made of discarded plastic was lowered into an incinerator here, as a symbolic gesture of utilising waste plastic for making cement. The 35-feet effigy stood along with the traditional three effigies used in ‘Ravana Dahan’ during the festival of … Read more
New York, Oct 8 (IANS) One of the most cherished domain name in the history of Internet domains – Democracy.com — is up for sale, and the bid starts at $300,000. First registered in the mid-1990s by online startup Intraactive in Washington, DC, the domain name is currently owned by entrepreneur Talmage Cooley who has … Read more
