10 August, 2013

Reactor of India's first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant goes 'critical'

The miniature reactor on board India's first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant has gone "critical", which marks a big stride towards making the country's long-awaited "nuclear weapons triad," an operational reality

Robert Vadra used fake documents to acquire Gurgaon land, IAS officer Ashok Khemka claims

Robert Vadra's land deals in a village in Haryana have returned to haunt the Congress party and its chief with whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka alleging that Vadra "falsified documents" for 3.53 acres of land in Gurgaon and "pocketed" large premium on a commercial colony license.

Andhra Pradesh division will serve no purpose: Union minister KS Rao

Maintaining that he never took a "U-turn" on the Andhra Pradesh bifurcation issue, Union textiles minister Kavuri Sambasiva Rao on Saturday asserted there was no need to divide the state only to serve the interests of a "few political leaders".

Speaking openly for the first time after the July 30 announcement by the Congress working committee on creation of Telangana state, he said the division would only complicate things further and nine Union ministers from Andhra- Rayalaseema regions made this clear to the high command.

Dawood was in Pak, admits Sharif’s envoy

A senior Pakistani diplomat has finally acknowledged what India has long alleged -- India's most wanted, Dawood Ibrahim, has been living in Pakistan. However, he claimed that Dawood is no longer in the country.

Shahryar Khan, Nawaz Sharif's special envoy to India, told TOI, "I don't know where Dawood is now. He was in Pakistan. I believe he was chased out. My feeling is he is in UAE right now".

PV Sindhu loses in World Badminton Championships semifinals

India's rising shuttler PV Sindhu settled for a bronze medal at the World Championships after suffering a straight-game defeat against world number three Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals of the prestigious event.