Washington: An unmanned cargo capsule blasted off on Sunday night to launch the first commercial delivery to the International Space Station, marking a major shift in how the US sends supplies and gear to the orbiting lab. Perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket, the reusable Dragon capsule, built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX, lifted off from the Cape Canaveral air force station in Florida at 8.35 pm, NASA TV...
11:53 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Khargone: A 33-year-old woman labourer allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well with her three minor children in Rahimpura locality, police said. According to one of the woman's relatives, her husband and his family members used to beat her regularly. Police suspect that might have driver her to take the step. The deceased has been identified as Tarabai, City Kotwali police station in-charge Chatrpal Singh Parihar said. She had...
11:13 PM, Oct 07, 2012
London: A crocodile escaped from its cage on a domestic flight in Australia, and was found roaming free in the cargo hold when the plane touched down in Melbourne, the Daily Mail reported Monday. A shocked baggage handler made the discovery last week. Fortunately, the reptile, which was not fully grown, was recaptured without incident. On Monday Qantas confirmed a crocodile had managed to break free during a flight from...
01:13 AM, Sep 25, 2012
Toronto: Ben Affleck's political thriller 'Argo' and David O. Russell's comedic drama 'Silver Linings Playbook' are winning widespread praise at the midpoint of the Toronto International Film Festival, with early sluggish sales beginning to pick up. Toronto, along with recent festivals in Venice and Telluride, traditionally launches the movie industry's major awards season. Some of the more hyped films heading into the festival have won over critics and audiences, while...
12:01 PM, Sep 12, 2012
Inflammable gases on the ship are posing a challenge to the firefighting operations, MV Baadkar, the Chief of the Western Coast Guard, said. ...
11:12 AM, Sep 10, 2012
Toronto: The Toronto film festival opened with action movie Looper starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, but it was Twilight star Kristen Stewart who attracted the biggest buzz on the red carpet at the star-studded festival scattered with Oscar hopefuls. Anticipation was high for one of the world's premier film festivals that coming off Venice helps mark the beginning of Hollywood's awards season. Filmmakers see it as crucial launching pad and Toronto has...
02:42 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Kochi: If everything goes well, the work of the ambitious Rs 1.8 lakh-crore high speed rail corridor project from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasargod will begin by January 2014. It will take eight years to complete the project. The first phase of the project from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam, with an estimated cost of Rs 45,000 crore, will be completed in five years. Another three years are required to complete the project from...
02:20 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Mumbai: A fire that broke out in the cargo complex of the Mumbai International Airport on Sunday evening. Four fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the flames at the cargo complex. Sources said that it is a minor fire. No causality has been reported in the fire so far. The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. ...
07:18 PM, Jul 29, 2012
Havana: The freighter Ana Cecilia, which sailed on last Wednesday from Miami to Cuba with a cargo of goods considered humanitarian aid, docked Friday in the port of Havana to inaugurate a service of regular shipments without precedent in the last 50 years. The ship's arrival in Havana Bay occurred at dawn on Friday, one day behind schedule due to administrative problems with the documentation needed for docking at the...
10:57 AM, Jul 14, 2012
Mumbai: Even though the US is in the election mode and is under the anti-outsourcing Obama administration, the fourth largest lender there by assets, Wells Fargo has decided to move an unspecified number of jobs to India, as part of its plan to trim cost. "As part of our efforts to increase efficiency, we are thoughtfully pursuing a strategy for where we grow and where we shift resources over the...
05:01 PM, Jun 24, 2012
Malik played one match for Hargopal CC on June 5 in a club tournament at Delhi and scored 26 runs. ...
06:51 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Charlotte: Arjun Atwal landed two eagles in the final round of the Wells Fargo Championships to finish tied 21st in what has been best result of an otherwise dismal season. Atwal, who ballooned to a 75 on third day, shot three-under 69 with two eagles, three birdies but also had four bogeys, including three in a four-hole span between ninth and 12th. Atwal, seven-under for the week, has made only...
05:22 PM, May 07, 2012
Charlotte, N.C.: Rickie Fowler finally picked up his first PGA Tour win on Sunday in what might be the start of a rivalry for years to come. Fowler brought style and substance to a sudden-death play-off at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot " a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th hole and win the Wells Fargo Championship over US Open champion Rory McIlroy and DA Points....
09:14 AM, May 07, 2012
Charlotte (USA): Indian golfer Arjun Atwal endured a tough day, carding a three-over 75 in the third round to slip from overnight tied 10th to tied 42nd at the Wells Fargo Championship. Atwal is now four-under 212 for 54 holes and will need a brilliant final round for a decent finish. Atwal bogeyed the third and fourth and dropped another stroke on the eighth after a birdie on seventh. On...
05:26 PM, May 06, 2012
Charlotte, North Carolina: Home-town favourite Webb Simpson birdied the 17th hole to break a logjam at the top and seize a one-stroke lead going into Sunday's final round of the Wells Fargo Championship, as Rory McIlroy charged into contention with a 66. Simpson, who lives near the Quail Hollow golf course at Charlotte, North Carolina, carded a three-under-par 69 for a total of 202 to lead second-placed countrymen Ryan Moore...
09:32 AM, May 06, 2012
Charlotte (USA): Arjun Atwal, who made just one cut in 11 starts before this week, showed signs of revival as he was tied 10th and in sight of his first top-10 finish at the Wells Fargo Championship. Atwal, the only Indian winner on the PGA Tour, was seven-under 137 for two rounds following rounds of 68 and 69. Atwal's fiend Tiger Woods though missed only the eighth cut of professional...
06:44 PM, May 05, 2012
Charlotte, North Carolina: A frustrated Tiger Woods missed a cut for only the eighth time in a PGA Tour event while Nick Watney stormed into a one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. Former world number one Woods battled to a one-over-par 73 at Quail Hollow Club, struggling with his putter, failing to birdie any of the four par-five holes and finishing...
09:23 AM, May 05, 2012
Sukma: Mediators BD Sharma and Professor Hargopal on Friday held a press conference where they said that the demands of the Maoist abductors of Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon had been put before the government-appointed committee which was reviewing it. "The Maoist demands have been put in front of the committee which will take it up," said Sharma. He added, "The Maoists have given a list of five people first....
11:01 AM, May 04, 2012
Charlotte, North Carolina: While Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson made uneven starts, Stewart Cink birdied his last three holes to surge into a three-way tie for the lead in Thursday's opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. American Cink, seeking his first PGA Tour victory since his play-off win at the 2009 British Open, fired a seven-under-par 65 to end a humid day at Quail Hollow...
09:53 AM, May 04, 2012
Los Angeles: Tiger Woods returns to PGA Tour action at this week's Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, confident he has solved the ball-striking problems which plagued him at last month's Masters. The former world number one failed to break 72 in any of his four rounds at the year's opening major, completing his worst performance at Augusta National since he turned professional. He battled his way to a...
05:27 PM, May 01, 2012
