Day: September 1, 2019

India to join developed nations in ocean studies with ‘Samudrayaan’ project

8:10 pm September 1, 2019

Kolkata: India’s ambition to send men to the deep sea in a submersible vehicle is likely to be a reality in 2021-22 with the ‘Samudrayaan’ project, a senior official said. The project proposes to send a submersible vehicle with three persons to a depth of about 6000 metres to carry out deep underwater studies, National […]

AirAsia India cuts pilots' salary by 40 pc for May, Jun

Dog on runway aborts flight take-off

8:06 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: An AirAsia India flight to Delhi had to abort its take-off on Sunday morning at Goa airport after a dog entered the runway when the plane was readying to depart, said a senior official of Airports Authority of India. Flight I5778 was set to depart around 8.25 am, the official said. “The dog, […]

Bodybuilder from Chennai gets Arjuna Award

8:01 pm September 1, 2019

Chennai: Bodybuilder S Bhaskaran, who has been conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award, feels it would provide a fillip to the sport. The Chennai-based Bhaskaran, who won the Asian championship and the world championship in Thailand last year, was felicitated by the Indian Body Builder Federation (IBBF) here on Saturday. He said the award was […]

Students booked for waving flag resembling Pakistan’s

7:48 pm September 1, 2019

Kozhikode (Ker): Students of a college near Parambra waved a flag that resembled Pakistan’s national flag during an election campaign on the campus and the police have on its own registered a case against them. The green colour flag, which was similar to Pakistan’s, was waved as part of a college election programme organised by […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Women, debut novelists dominate DSC Prize 2019 entries

7:43 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: With the longlist of the 2019 DSC Prize for South Asian literature set to be announced later this month, the presenters said an analysis of the entries shows emergence of debut novelists and strong presence of women authors. The USD prize, which is now in its ninth edition, has received a record number […]