Month: July 2019

Former astronaut helps break flight record over poles

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A former astronaut landed back at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday after helping to shatter a pair of records for a round-the-world airplane flight over the North and South poles. Terry Virts was part of the team whose 46-hour, 39-minute and 38-second polar […]

Russia launches major new telescope into space after delays

MOSCOW — A Russian Proton-M rocket successfully delivered a cutting-edge space telescope into orbit Saturday after days of launch delays, Russia’s space agency said. Roscosmos said the telescope, named Spektr-RG, was delivered into a parking orbit before a final burn Saturday that kicked the spacecraft out of Earth’s […]

Barry drenches Gulf Coast, but initially spares New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Weakened but still potent, Barry inundated the Gulf Coast but appeared unlikely to deluge New Orleans as it continued its slow advance. Still, Gov. John Bel Edwards on Saturday night urged residents across south Louisiana to stay “vigilant,” warning that Barry could still cause disastrous flooding across […]

Sports Schedule for Sunday, July 14

CRICKET:  *World Cup final between New Zealand and England in London (Starts 3pm IST). *Other stories related to the World Cup. TENNIS:  *Wimbledon Championships in London. BADMINTON:  *US Open in Fullerton. PTI

Cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jul 14: It was a cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital, with the minimum temperature settling at 30.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. According to the MeT department, the humidity level in the city recorded at 8.30 am was 54 per cent. The […]

Filmcity earns Rs 7.55 cr from visitors in 5 years

Mumbai, Jul 14: The Maharashtra Film, Stage and Cultural Development Corporation Limited (MFSCDCL), which operates the Filmcity here, earned Rs 7.55 crore from visitors as entry fee and Rs 9.29 lakh fine from trespassers in last five years, according to official figures. Built in 1977 by the Maharashtra government, […]

Train services on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line disrupted

New Delhi, Jul 14: Train services on the Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line were disrupted due to a technical issue on Sunday morning, leading to a single line train movement between R K Puram and Kalkaji, the DMRC said. According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), train services are […]

C’garh:2 Naxals killed in encounter with police

Dantewada, Jul 14: Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday morning, police said. The gunbattle broke out in a forest near Gumiyapal village, located around 400 km from Raipur, when a District Reserve Guard team was […]

Heavy rain and floods in India’s Assam kill at least 10 and displace more than 1 million

GUWAHATI, India – Heavy monsoon rains in India’s northeast Assam state displaced more than a million people from their homes and flash floods killed at least 10 in the past 72 hours, state authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen in coming days. The Brahmaputra river, […]

National Lok Adalat held across Kashmir Division

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 13: In order to provide free legal services, facilitate amicable settlement of the disputes and reduce pendency of cases in courts, National Lok Adalats were held across Kashmir division wherein various pre and post litigation cases related to different matters were taken […]

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