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India successfully launches weather satellite, three others
An Indo-French satellite Megha-Tropiques was on Wednesday successfully placed in orbit by PSLV-C18 rocket in a perfect launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre as part of a key mission that will help understand global tropical weather.
Iran hangs four rapists
Iran Wednesday publicly hanged four men convicted of rapes.
The men who were hanged in public in a park in Khomeini Shahr of Isfahan province were convicted of raping several women in a family party
Team Anna welcomes constitutional status for Lokpal
Team Anna on Wednesday welcomed the government's reported intention of giving the Lokpal (ombudsman) constitutional status but said that should not prevent it from being made a statutory body.
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Amar Singh’s bail pleas to be heard October 18
The Delhi high court on Wednesday adjourned till October 18 the regular and interim bail pleas of Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, an accused in the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal.
India objects to Chinese troops in Pakistani Kashmir
Concerned over the presence of Chinese military personnel in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, India on Wednesday said it had conveyed its objections to Beijing in this regard.
Defence Minister A.K. Ant
Talks between government, Telangana employees fail
Talks between the Andhra Pradesh government and striking employees in Telangana region failed Wednesday with the latter putting forth a charter of demands as a precondition for any further discussions
Advani's rath damaged on bridge
Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani's modified bus, being used as a rath for his cross-country Jan Chetna Yatra, was damaged Wednesday after it got stuck under the Koilwar bridge on way from Pat
Indian rocket set for launch
An Indian rocket carrying the Indo-French tropical weather satellite Megha-Tropiques and three other smaller satellites is all set for launch on Wednesday. It is expected to launch its 50th satellite
Maoists raid Chhattisgarh MLA's house
About 40 armed Maoists raided the home of a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in a village in a forested area of Chhattisgarh's Raipur district, police said on Wednesday. The legislator w
Telangana strike completes a month, buses off roads
The indefinite 'people's strike' in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh to demand a separate state completed 30 days on Wednesday.
The administration remained paralysed as government employees continu
