In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, NASA said. "Fluid-carved gullies on Mars have been seen from orbit since the 1970s, but none had been examined up close on the surface before," Oppor...
An Indian soldier was injured on Saturday morning as the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the Pakistan Army resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing in Mendhar sector of the LoC. "Pakistan shelling started at 5 a.m. and continued ti...
Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao, religious leader of Goan Catholics who account for more than a quarter of Goa's population, has appealed for special prayers for peace for "Mother India", especially in the light of simmering hostilities with Pakistan. "I call upon members of other religious communities in our Archdiocese to...
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday applauded the Indian Air Force, saying that it has achieved distinction in defending our skies, delivering vital humanitarian aid and disaster relief, while extending greetings on the 84th anniversary of the Air Force Day. "The IAF has achieved distinction in defending our skies and delivering vital humanitaria...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his greetings on the 84th anniversary of the Air Force Day and thanked the force for protecting skies. "Saluting all air warriors and their families on the Air Force Day. Thank you for protecting our skies. Your courage makes India proud," Modi tweeted. The Indian Air Force is celebrating its 84th anniversar...
Colombia's government and FARC guerrilla force have agreed to set up a "rapid and effective" process to "quickly" salvage a hard-won peace deal that was nevertheless rejected at the polls. ...
The dry reservoirs -- despite an average monsoon -- of south Karnatakas Cauvery basin illustrate Indias rainfall trends over 65 years: A drop in moderate monsoon rainfall and an increase in extreme events, such as deluges and dry spells, as IndiaSpend reported in April 2015. ...
High profile Republicans have publicly condemned the party's presidential nominee Donald Trump following the emergence of a 2005 video in which he admits to sexually assaulting women. ...
After a scintillating start, the Durga Puja spirit soared on Saturday which marked Maha Saptami -- day two of the Puja -- as thousands of revellers decked up in their best hit the streets of the metropolis and the districts of West Bengal. ...
Growing addiction to online gaming among youth has alarmed the Chinese government which is mulling banning people under the age of 18 from playing on the internet after midnight....
