The Vistara airline is a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines.The new carrier was announced in 2013 and will be a full-service airline based in New Delhi. The two companies will initially invest a combined US$100 million to start the carrier, with Tata Sons owning 51 per centContinue Reading
Gowariker, ‘Father of the Indian Monsoon Model’, dies at 81 Born in 1933 at Kolhapur, Gowariker did his Masters and later obtained his doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK. Vasant Gowrikar Noted scientist and space veteran Vasat Gowrikar, who made valuable contribution to the fields ofContinue Reading
SRIHARIKOTA: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched GSLV Mark III carrying an unmanned crew module on Monday morning. The GSLV MK III lifted off from the second launch pad of the space centre here at 9.30am. The GSLV-III or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III , is a launch vehicleContinue Reading
Chennai: Kerala Blasters entered the finals of the first Indian Super League in a tight match that saw some breathtaking scenes. Even though, the match was won by Chennaiyin FC with 3-1, Kerala Blasters got into the finals of the tournament with 4-3 aggregate goal. Stephen Pearson in the 117thContinue Reading
Supreme Court (SC) on 17 December 2014 directed the Union government to not appoint the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Vigilance Commissioner (VC) without its approval. The apex court asked the Union to constitute a panel comprising of 15 names to select the CVC and submit it in a sealedContinue Reading
New Delhi: In an early morning Monday email to employees, cash-strapped budget airline SpiceJet Ltd has said it may have to shut down operations. SpiceJet is an Indian low-cost airline owned by the Sun Group of India. It is the country’s second largest airline by domestic passenger share. The airlineContinue Reading
Chinese smartphone maker Vivo is all set to launch what is touted to be the world’s slimmest phone in India on December 15, Monday. At 4.75mm, the Vivo X5 Max dethrones the recently launched Oppo R5 as the world’s slimmest phone that measures 4.85mm thick. The phone that debuted onContinue Reading
Welcome the the Public Holidays India site where you’ll find a full list of public holidays for 2014 as defined by each state government. 2015 public holidays dates will soon be released in the later part of 2014. Only three public holidays are officially national, being Republic Day, Independence DayContinue Reading
Senior IAS officer Anurag Jain was on 10 December 2014 appointed as the Joint Secretary in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of India. Jain, a 1989 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is presently working as Joint Secretary in Department of Financial Services under the Finance Ministry here, an orderContinue Reading
Senior IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha was appointed as the new CBI Director on 2 December 2014. At the time of appointment as Director of CBI, Sinha, a 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, was serving as a Special Director in CBI. Anil Sinha will succeed Ranjit Sinha whoContinue Reading
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