Balasore: India on Friday successfully test fired its two indigenously-developed surface-to-air 'Akash' missiles of Air Force version with a strike range of 25 km from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha. "Two Air Force version Akash missiles were test-fired from the ITR in quick succession. Both the trials were successful and met all the mission objectives," ITR Director MVKV Prasad said. The anti-aircraft missiles, with a...
12:48 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Balasore (Odisha): For the third time in five days, India test-fired two indigenously developed surface-to-air anti-aircraft 'Akash' missiles from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha. The double test-fire came after trials of the missile, with a range of 25 km and capable of carrying a warhead of 60 kg to neutralise aerial targets, on May 24 and 26. "The flight trial of two Akash missiles were...
12:33 PM, May 28, 2012
Balasore (Odisha): Boosting its air defence shield and re-validating operational efficacy, India on Thursday test-fired successfully its indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, about 15 km from Balasore. "The user-specific trial, which formed part of the country's routine air defence exercises, was successful," said a Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) official associated with the Akash missile project. To re-validate the technology and operational efficacy of...
12:32 PM, May 24, 2012
Madrid: Venus Williams thinks it's a fashion statement. A Canadian player describes it as "Smurf clay." Rafael Nadal calls it a mistake. The Madrid Open is receiving extra attention this year as the Masters Series event for men and women will be the first top-level tournament played on blue clay instead of the traditional red surface. Roger Federer and Andy Murray are open to giving the unorthodox colour a try,...
04:02 PM, May 05, 2012
Madrid: Rafael Nadal has disliked the Madrid Open since it was moved from the hard-court season, and he blames the ATP for now allowing the introduction of the blue-clay surface. The six-time French Open champion was troubled when he practiced on the court for the first time on Thursday. He described it as soft and slippery and criticized the placement of advertising boards at either end as being too low...
02:42 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: Today, you are able to access numerous webpages through a web browser over the Internet. We use Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Google and many other websites often to get information, stay in touch with people and remain updated. Most of us now heavily rely on the Internet, and the power of Internet is now not hidden from anybody. But do you know the source of this power? Do you...
04:35 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Brussels: A one-click online payment system using Facebook and Twitter that could boost Internet sales for newspapers, music vendors and other low-priced goods and services is being tested by a major European media company, according to its developer. The Internet poses an increasingly urgent problem for newspaper publishers who want to make money from the articles they put on their websites, but who are worried they will deter visitors by...
10:14 AM, Apr 03, 2012
So was it a good railway budget? I really wouldn't know - the experts would know better. This write-up is about something the experts ...
05:26 PM, Mar 14, 2012
Moscow: A kite surfing champion from Poland became stranded for 40 hours on the Red Sea and fought off an attack by sharks with a knife. Janek Lisewski, 42, attempted to kite surf a 200 km distance between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He was on his two thirds of the trip, when the wind went dead and the deflated kite plunged into the sea. He waited for about two hours...
12:32 PM, Mar 10, 2012
Balasore (Odisha): Adding teeth to its nuclear deterrence, India on Tuesday successfully test-fired an advanced variant of nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 3,000 km from an island off Odisha coast. "The surface-to-surface intermediate range missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher" at 0900 hours from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from Balasore, defence sources said. Christened "Agni-II Prime", the new...
10:22 AM, Nov 15, 2011
Washington: Parents who try to keep track of their kid's online activities seem to be just wasting their time. "If you feel that you have to use some sort of computer programme to surreptitiously monitor your child's social networking, you are wasting your time. Your child will find a workaround in a matter of minutes," said Larry D. Rosen, who led the study. "Communication is the crux of parenting. You...
07:20 PM, Aug 07, 2011
A system to monitor ground traffic at the airport and also crucial to avert near misses is all set to be commissioned. ...
12:29 PM, Dec 17, 2010
National Games lawn bowl track cost Rs 18.37 lakh but Rs 1.35 crore were spent for the same for Commonwealth Games. ...
08:24 PM, Aug 04, 2010
The Surface Movement Radar tracks all ground movements but its warranty has already expired. ...
08:49 PM, Jul 08, 2010
The Surface Movement Radar was brought in 2008, but is lying locked up, gathering dust. ...
08:46 AM, Jun 03, 2010
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