Day: December 23, 2018

SpaceX launches Air Force’s best GPS yet, ends banner year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has launched the U.S. Air Force’s most powerful GPS satellite ever built. A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday, hoisting the satellite into orbit. The satellite was supposed to soar Tuesday but rocket concerns and then weather delayed […]

India’s no-frills hotel giant eyes European markets

An Indian startup is turning its attention towards usurping the West’s largest hotel chains after establishing itself as India’s biggest player and shaking up the Chinese market. Oyo Rooms, which specialises in no-frills accommodation, was only formed in 2013 but is already worth an estimated $5 billion after […]

Shocking video shows tsunami rip through stage as band performs

Dramatic video posted online showed the tsunami that struck Indonesia smashing into an open-air concert, hurling members of a pop band from the stage and slamming into the audience. Riefian Fajarsyah, lead vocalist of the band “Seventeen” later posted an emotional video to his 260,000 Instagram followers in […]

Ghosn detention extended over Christmas and New Year

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending Christmas and the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a Tokyo court on Sunday extended his detention through to January 1. The court’s decision is the latest twist in a rollercoaster saga that has gripped Japan and the business world […]

Pair freed without charge in London airport drones probe

A man and a woman arrested over the drone disruption that brought Christmas getaway flights to a standstill at London’s Gatwick Airport were released without charge on Sunday, police said. A 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman from the town of Crawley, near Britain’s second-busiest airport, were arrested […]

222 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia

A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fears that the toll would rise further. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit the coast of […]

Prime Minister launched website of Cyber Coordination Centre during DGP Conference

Shri Narendra Modi announced institution of a national honour for National Unity open view web desk This year’s Conference of Director Generals of Police held a special significance because it was organized at Kevadiya in Narmada district of Gujarat, under the shadow of the Statue of Unity.  It […]

PM condoles loss of lives due to Tsunami in Indonesia

open view web desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of lives due to Tsunami after the eruption of a volcano in Indonesia. “Saddened by the loss of lives and destruction in Indonesia caused by the Tsunami after the eruption of a volcano. Condolences […]

YEAR ENDER-2-SCM-2018

100 Smart Cities selected in 4 rounds—SPVS incorporated in all  5,151 Projects identified by Cities worth more than rs. 2 lakh crore under implementation in 100 cities 534 Projects worth rs. 10,116 crore completed Implementation commenced for 1,177 projects worth rs. 43,493 crore Tendering started for 677 projects […]

PM announces Sardar Patel Award for National Integration

open view web desk Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi announced annual Sardar Patel Award for National Integration at the DGPs/IGPs Conference at Kevadia yesterday. This award would be given for outstanding efforts to further national integration. “Sardar Patel devoted his life towards unifying India. The Sardar Patel Award […]

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