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IRNSS-1G is the seventh of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). Like its six predecessors, it had a lift-off mass of 1,425 kg.

Understanding the context, reasons for wave of violence against liberal and secular voices.

In a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2015, Michel distanced himself from the hand-written note, saying it had been forged by Haschke. Although he made no direct reference to the

On the Indian side, the judgment refers to the Tyagi brothers — Juli, Docsa and Sandeep Tyagi — the Tyagi “family”, as well as to their cousin, the former Chief of the Air Staff Air

Italy’s investigation into Finmeccanica’s alleged graft has raised enormous political dust in Parliament. Sushant Singh recaps.

A new Bill that allows govt to overrule decisions by institutions

Over a century after it began, the Dravidian Movement may have exhausted its energy, but parties that claim its legacy continue to dominate the political landscape of Tamil Nadu.

Govt’s fare ceiling doesn’t apply to them, say cab aggregators like Uber and Ola. Blame the newness of a business model that has flourished in a legal vacuum.

Despite the open demonstrations of pique or aggression with each other, what is clear is that officials from both countries have been in touch with each other through quieter channels.

If we compare the period April 15-25, the CPCB station at Punjabi Bagh recorded three "moderate days" last year and not a single moderate day this year

Operations will allow the projection of military power in the countryside, creating an axis of patronage that, the generals believe, will slowly undermine the PML-N.

Isa was supposed to visit Dharamsala, the seat of the Dalai Lama. Who are the Uighur people, and why is there tension between them and Beijing?

India’s official position is that Isa was never given a visa in the first place and therefore, the question of sending a signal to China never arose.

With little done towards rehabilitation and reconstruction through the year, Bhandari’s and Oli's presence at the anniversary events hardly injects hope among the people in general, and the victims in particular.

Madan Mitra is not the first candidate in the West Bengal state assembly poll to have faced the contest from behind bars.

The TMC spokesperson tried to make light of the matter by saying ‘it was a mistake of the research team’ and that it was ‘no big deal’.

The Delhi government has been impounding Uber and Ola cabs for ‘overcharging’, and has told the High Court that the operators are ‘unlicensed’ and ‘operating illegally’. SARAH HAFEEZ explains the licensing system for the capital’s

At the UNHQ in New York on Friday, 174 countries and the EU put signatures on the Paris Agreement on climate change that was negotiated in December 2015. AMITABH SINHA explains the significance of the

The Panama papers' revelations and the current drought and drinking water scarcity situation in several states would surely figure during the session.

CM Mamata Banerjee had included Nepali as one of the six "second official" languages of the state. However, till date Nepali is not offered as an optional subject in the West Bengal Civil Services Examination.

The Maoists had earlier demanded that the TRC be given powers to grant general amnesty had been turned down by the Supreme Court.

President Xi is now the commander-in-chief of the joint battle command centre of the Central Military Commission.

With increasing longevity and the rise in the number of the elderly, it was clear that the pension scheme would leave a huge hole in the government’s coffers in the medium and long term.

While the Syrian conflict has been the major driver of the migration, people have been fleeing war, abuses and poverty in other countries as well.

Key observations made by the High Court while quashing President’s Rule in Uttarakhand