The Mars orbiter liquid engine test firing which was crucial in determining the fate of Mars Orbiter mission has been successful, as confirmed by ISRO. After igniting the engine, ISRO tweeted, “Mars Orbiter engine test firing must have completed. We'll get a ...

The 2022 soccer World Cup will be held in Qatar despite doubts raised by a German FIFA executive committee member because of extreme heat in the desert state, local organisers said on Monday. 49 minutes ago Reuters. 0 shares ...

The company Monday said it sold more than 10 million of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models in the first three days they were available in stores. That is higher than the 9 million new iPhones it sold last year in their first weekend on sale. The phones' larger ...

Commuters are ferried on a three-wheeled tricycle locally known as "sidecar" after heavy monsoon rains spawned by tropical storm Fung-Wong flooded Manila and most parts of the metropolis last week. Taiwan evacuated more than 2,700 people from ...

European captain Paul McGinley insists Rory McIlroy will be fresh and raring to go when the 40th Ryder Cup gets under way at Gleneagles on Friday, but hinted that Graeme McDowell may not be alongside him when it does. McIlroy and McDowell have been ...

After a jittery start, Chennai Super Kings will look for a turnaround to get their campaign back on track when they take on South African team Nashua Dolphins in a Group A match. ALSO SEE Live Scorecard. Chennai had lost their opening encounter against ...

Activists in New York are marching and staging a sit-in the day before a climate change summit at the UN. (Source: CNN). (CNN) - Hundreds of activists are trying to shut down the New York Stock Exchange. Their aim is to highlight the relationship between ...

Harry Potter star delivers powerful speech on gender inequality as she launches her 'HeForShe' campaign. By News Desk. Published: September 22, 2014. Tweet · Share this article Print this page Email. Watson, who aims to involve men in her gender ...

New Delhi: All is well. India's maiden Mars mission on Monday entered the Martian neighbourhood, barely two days before its planned arrival in orbit. India's state-owned space agency said that the main rocket engine of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MoM) ...

A screengrab taken on July 13, 2014 from a video released by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and obtained by AFP shows the leader of the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau (centre), referring to the Bring ...

Firing the 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor on Monday afternoon positioned India's Mars Orbiter in the 'Entry into Sphere of Influence of Mars'. This means the Mangalyaan is on the right path to position itself to go around Mars. Scientists at India Space ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil fell below $98 a barrel on Monday, dropping for the third session in four, as sluggish demand and ample supplies outweighed expectations of a cut in oil output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ...

Fighters of the Islamic State militant group are ready to battle a U.S.-led military coalition seeking to destroy it, the group's spokesman said in a new audio recording in which he called on Muslims worldwide to kill civilians of nations that join the fight. American ...

JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress (ANC) says Parliament has a duty to protect its dignity and therefore must be less tolerant of deviant behaviour. ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe held a briefing following the party's National ...

Singapore - Oil prices fell in Asia Monday as dealers await key Chinese manufacturing data for clues about demand in the world's top energy consumer, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for October delivery eased 40 cents to $92.01 (R1 ...

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering lifting its import ban on Japanese fishery products, a ruling party official said Monday, a move that could help mend ties between the neighboring nations. South Korea currently bans all fishery imports ...

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering lifting its import ban on Japanese fishery products, a ruling party official said Monday, a move that could help mend ties between the neighboring nations. South Korea currently bans all fishery imports ...

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is considering lifting its import ban on Japanese fishery products, a ruling party official said Monday, a move that could help mend ties between the neighboring nations. South Korea currently bans all fishery imports ...

According to fresh reports making the headline, the dreaded sect has finally agreed to free all the Chibok girls for 18 sect commanders currently in detention. It would be recalled that less than two weeks ago it was reported that the insurgents had agreed to ...

Tokyo. A large business delegation left Japan Monday for China with hopes of being granted an audience with President Xi Jinping as the two countries take baby steps towards patching up tattered relations, AFP reported. More than 200 senior executives ...