India’s “high power” communication satellite GSAT-30, aimed at providing high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services, was successfully launched onboard Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in the early hours today, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said here.
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Bankrupt Jet Airways plans to sell its Netherlands business to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, according to a regulatory filing. The domestic full-service carrier, which shuttered operations last April, is undergoing insolvency resolution process.
 Shreyas Iyer on Thursday said the current competition in the Indian team demands one to bat at any number after he did not get to play at his usual number four spot in the first ODI against Australia.
Skipper Virat Kohli is set to be back at his regular number three position after the strategy of coming two-down boomeranged in the lung-opener as India take on a resolute Australia in the must-win second ODI here on Friday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today dropped from the BCCI’s list of centrally contracted players, raising fresh doubts on the future of the former India captain who has not played since the World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand last year.
India’s Sumit Nagal suffered a straight-set loss in the first round to crash out of the men’s singles qualifiers of the Australian Open here on Thursday.
Driver of a suburban train in Eastern Railway’s Sealdah-Shantipur section was manhandled by passengers in West Bengal’s Nadia district for not stopping the train at a station, officials said today.
A 50-year-old man died after he allegedly jumped in front of a moving train at Dwarka Mor metro station today, police said.The incident happened on platform number 1 around 10 am when the train was going towards Noida from Dwarka. He was rushed to DDU Hospital but could not be saved. His identity is yet to be established and an investigation is underw
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today withdrew his controversial comments wherein he claimed that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi met gangster Karim Lala in Mumbai.