Exactly on April 3, 28 years back, IAF Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma strapped himself inside a Soyuz T-11 mission capsule. As the rocket, essentially a gigantic intercontinental ballistic missile, carrying the 6850-kg spacecraft, blasted off from its launch pad in Baikonur in Kazakhstan, Sharma became the first Indian cosmonaut, the first Indian in space.
Exactly on April 3, 28 years back, IAF Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma strapped himself inside a Soyuz T-11 mission capsule. As the rocket, essentially a gigantic intercontinental ballistic missile, carrying the 6850-kg spacecraft, blasted off from its launch pad in Baikonur in Kazakhstan, Sharma became the first Indian cosmonaut, the first Indian in space.
New Delhi: Odisha government on Monday resumed talks with negotiators to end the hostage crisis after Naxal leader Sabyasachi Panda issued an ultimatum, threatening to kill Italian tourist Bosusco Paulo if the Naveen Patnaik government fails to fulfill their demands.
New Delhi: Odisha government on Monday resumed talks with negotiators to end the hostage crisis after Naxal leader Sabyasachi Panda issued an ultimatum, threatening to kill Italian tourist Bosusco Paulo if the Naveen Patnaik government fails to fulfill their demands.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday is likely to hear a host of pleas by the Centre and Telecom firms seeking a review of its verdict. The apex court had cancelled 122 2G Spectrum licenses on February 2 granted by former Telecom Minister A Raja and had held that the first-come-first-served (FCFS) policy could not be used for the allocation of natural resources.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday is likely to hear a host of pleas by the Centre and Telecom firms seeking a review of its verdict. The apex court had cancelled 122 2G Spectrum licenses on February 2 granted by former Telecom Minister A Raja and had held that the first-come-first-served (FCFS) policy could not be used for the allocation of natural resources.
Lucknow, Apr 3: The Centre has told a ten-year-old schoolgirl Aishwarya Parashar that it has no specific information about when Mahatma Gandhi was accorded the title of Father of the Nation (Rashtrapita).
Lucknow, Apr 3: The Centre has told a ten-year-old schoolgirl Aishwarya Parashar that it has no specific information about when Mahatma Gandhi was accorded the title of Father of the Nation (Rashtrapita).
London: Grass with a drop of Mahatma Gandhi's blood and soil from the place where he was assassinated in 1948 in New Delhi are among rare items to be put up for auction in the UK on April 17. Other items include a pair of Gandhi's round-rimmed glasses, 'charkha', a 10 inch 78rpm Columbia disc of Gandhi giving his spiritual message signed by him, and original photographs of Gandhi visiting London in 1931.
London: Grass with a drop of Mahatma Gandhi's blood and soil from the place where he was assassinated in 1948 in New Delhi are among rare items to be put up for auction in the UK on April 17. Other items include a pair of Gandhi's round-rimmed glasses, 'charkha', a 10 inch 78rpm Columbia disc of Gandhi giving his spiritual message signed by him, and original photographs of Gandhi visiting London in 1931.
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan court on Monday charged and sentenced Osama bin Laden's three wives and two daughters for living illegally in the country and flouting immigration laws.
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan court on Monday charged and sentenced Osama bin Laden's three wives and two daughters for living illegally in the country and flouting immigration laws.
Yangon: It may be the start of a new era in Myanmar as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party the National League for Democracy swept the elections. But will the Military Junta, give up power?
Yangon: It may be the start of a new era in Myanmar as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party the National League for Democracy swept the elections. But will the Military Junta, give up power?
Washington, Apr 3: A 19-year-old Indian-American student sustained bullet injuries after one of her classmates forced students to stand against a wall and opened indiscriminate fire, killing seven at a religious college in California.
Washington, Apr 3: A 19-year-old Indian-American student sustained bullet injuries after one of her classmates forced students to stand against a wall and opened indiscriminate fire, killing seven at a religious college in California.
Deland, Apr 3: A small plane crashed into a central Florida shopping centre on Monday evening, authorities said, and reports indicated at least five people had been injured.
Deland, Apr 3: A small plane crashed into a central Florida shopping centre on Monday evening, authorities said, and reports indicated at least five people had been injured.
Chennai: Sachin Tendulkar today decided to hand over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in the fifth edition of IPL to Harbhajan Singh following a discussion with the management of Mumbai Indians.
Chennai: Sachin Tendulkar today decided to hand over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in the fifth edition of IPL to Harbhajan Singh following a discussion with the management of Mumbai Indians.
