It may be a wet Dussehra and Durga puja in BangaloreBANGALORE - Bangaloreans are hoping the skies will not open up over the next three days and spoil the Dussehra and Durga puja festivities in the city which has been lashed by heavy rains in the last two days. Chandrayaan-I mission was a complete success, says ISRO chairmanBANGALORE - Terming the finding of water on the Lunar surface a ‘historic’ one, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Friday said that the Chandrayaan-I mission was a complete success. Indian scientists knew about lunar water presence in JuneBANGALORE - India’s first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-I, had made a “path-breaking and real discovery” by establishing the presence of water on the moon in June itself, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Friday. India’s own probe also found water on moon: ISROBANGALORE - India’s own Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on board the country’s maiden lunar craft had discovered water on the moon, a finding confirmed by US space agency NASA’s probe that was also aboard Chandrayaan-1, India’s top space scientist G. Madhavan Nair said here Friday. Nobel laureates decry delay in India’s mega science projectBANGALORE - Prominent scientists from around the world have called for “urgent action” by the Indian government to prevent any further delay in the construction of the proposed underground physics laboratory in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. India’s lunar probe finds water traces on moon face (Intro Roundup)BANGALORE - In a discovery hailed as path-breaking, India’s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan has found evidence of water on the moon. India’s lunar mission finds water on moon (Roundup)BANGALORE/WASHINGTON/LONDON/NEW DELHI - In a discovery that has rocked the scientific establishment and hailed as path-breaking, India’s maiden lunar mission has found evidence of water on the moon. Our baby found water on moon: ISRO scientist
Indian spacecraft finds water on the moon (Third Lead)BANGALORE/CHENNAI - In a sensational scientific discovery, India’s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 has found evidence of water on the moon. India’s mooncraft ‘discovers’ water on moon: US scientist (Second Lead)BANGALORE/CHENNAI - India’s maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 found evidence of water on the surface of the moon, a top American scientist confirmed Thursday. A museum in Bangalore is a treasure house of army’s historyBANGALORE - A museum in Bangalore houses a rich collection of archives, documents and memorabilia of the Indian Army’s oldest unit of Engineers, the Madras Engineering Group (MEG), popularly known as the Madras Sappers and Miners. New ITC hotel restores a bit of green BangaloreBANGALORE - While residents of India’s tech hub are crying foul over the increasing loss of its “green heritage”, ITC’s newest luxury hotel here is trying to bring a slice of “green cover” into what was once called India’s Garden City. Snapshot of six European satellites launched by IndiaBANGALORE - India Wednesday successfully injected a cluster of six European micro-satellites into low-earth orbit after deploying its 960 kg remote sensing satellite Oceansat-2 in the polar sun-synchronous orbit. Timken appoints Ajay Das as new MD for its business in IndiaBANGALORE - The Timken Company today announced the appointment of Ajay Das as its new managing director for its business in India, headquartered in Bangalore. Toys donated for orphans in KarnatakaBANGALORE - People donated toys for orphan children in Bangalore during ‘Bombe Habba’ festival which is celebrated by arranging toys and dolls in a rack consisting of nine steps indicating “Navratri”. RBI governor dons teacher’s hat for rural kidsBANGALORE - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subba Rao turned into a teacher to give simple lessons on the role of the central bank to about 500 students of a rural-based government school in Karnataka. RBI chief launches financial literacy drive in rural BangaloreBANGALORE - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subbarao Tuesday initiated a financial literacy programme in a hamlet, 60 km from India’s tech hub, with a goal of achieving 100 percent financial inclusion in the country at the earliest. Miscreants attack video games parlour in Karnataka townBANGALORE - A video games parlour in a north Karnataka town was attacked Monday by members of the Jaya Karnataka Association, set up by a former underworld don Muthappa Rai, police said. Can PPP save India’s IT capital from crumbling?BANGALORE - With heavy showers leading to massive traffic jams and yet another child dying after falling into a flooded drain, residents and experts say only public-private partnership (PPP) can save Bangalore’s crumbling infrastructure and give it an image makeover. India against credit curbs to check price rise: MukherjeeBANGALORE - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the government opposes tighter monetary policy to curb rising food prices as this would hit economic growth of the country. Austerity measures not to compromise security: MukherjeeBANGALORE - Austerity measures the government has introduced are not at the cost of security for top leaders, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee clarified here Saturday. Pranab admits to problem on food price frontBANGALORE - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday admitted that the government had a problem on the food price front due to a dichotomy in the wholesale price index (WPI) and the consumer price index (CPI). Stimulus package to continue till global recovery: PranabBANGALORE - The stimulus package, introduced in the last fiscal to protect the Indian economy from the impact of the global financial crisis, would continue till the economies of Europe and US recover, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday. Minglebox launches e-CAT PrepBANGALORE - Realising the changing needs of MBA aspirants with Common Admission Test (CAT) turning into a Computer Based Test (CBT) in India from this year, Minglebox.com has launched e-CAT Prep, a fully online platform for CAT preparation. US chip maker to set up lab in Bhubaneswar (Business Capsule-Two)BANGALORE - Leading chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp entered into a partnership with the Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology to set up a programmable System on Chip (SoC) laboratory at Bhubaneswar in Orissa, the company said here Friday. Women chefs vie for top title in BangaloreBANGALORE - A top chef competition was held here, wherein enthusiastic women contestants from all over the country showed their cooking skills. Thinksoft to raise Rs.48 crore for funding expansion planBANGALORE - Medium IT services firm Thinksoft Global Services will raise Rs.48 crore through an initial public offering (IPO) to fund its expansion plans, including setting up a new testing centre in Chennai, a top official said Thursday. Search on for body of drowned Bangalore boyBANGALORE - More than 24 hours after an 18-month-old boy was washed away in a flooded drain here, his body has not been found and the search operation has shifted to a nearby lake, officials said Thursday. 18-month-old washed away as heavy rains lash BangaloreBANGALORE - An 18-month-old boy fell into an open water drain here Wednesday and was washed away as it was flooded after heavy rains that lashed the city Tuesday night, an official said. 18-month-old boy falls into storm water drain near BangaloreBANGALORE - An 18-month-old child fell into a storm water drain on Wednesday morning, leaving his parents stunned and shocked. |