New Delhi (IANS) Two government-run arms makers have thrown open their firing ranges for use by private companies to test their equipment in a first-of-its-kind initiative under the “Make in India” programme. The firing ranges at Ordnance Factory Trichy in Tamil … read more
New Delhi (IANS) When 11-year-old Pallavi (name changed on request) was gifted a smartphone on her birthday in April this year, a big smile greeted her parents who decided to bid good bye to the TV set three years ago hoping … read more
San Francisco (IANS) To the horror of thousands of Facebook employees at it Menlo Park, California headquarters, emergency teams evacuated at least four buildings after a packet with possible sarin (a potentially deadly nerve agent) was detected at the social networking … read more
Lucknow (IANS) A mural in Iraq, dated circa 2000 BC, is said to represent an image of Lord Ram. According to the Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan, an Indian delegation that recently visited Iraq has confirmed this. The mural is etched into the … read more
New Delhi (IANS) The super sleuth who interrogated India’s most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim has finally penned a book revealing the don was an ordinary looking coward person, who confessed that he was involved in (organised) crime. Former Director General of … read more
Kolkata(IANS) After receiving several threat messages on account of using the word ‘Beef’ in the name of an upcoming beef food festival in the city, the organisers have replaced it with the word ‘Beep’, which has helped in decreasing the negative … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Whether it is committing heinous crimes or winning crucial elections, the crime syndicate headed by underworld don Mukhtar Ansari still holds ground in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Most of the seats won by the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party (SP-BSP) … read more
New Delhi (IANS) He took up the extreme version of cycling only in his early 40s. Now, after a gruelling 15,000 km ride from Alaska to the Andes, gaining “elevation” of 22,000 feet and writing an inspiring book on the journey, … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Getting a new life after surviving the Pulwama terror attack was okay but to feed a paralysed child was really a “satisfactory moment”, said CRPF’s Head Constable Iqbal Singh, after a video of him feeding the hungry child … read more
Pune (IANS) An Indian family, including a set of 10-year old twin boys, have set a new record for family skydiving, as they jumped out of a plane over Amsterdam. They are Shital Mahajan-Rane, her husband Vaibhav Rane, both professional skydivers, … read more