Monsoon goes weak in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - After bringing in showers in parts of Uttar Pradesh, the monsoon that arrived in the state late this year has now gone weak due to changes in the wind pattern, met officials said Thursday. Dhaka, Colombo vie for sub-regional bloc secretariatDHAKA - Sri Lanka, where a quarter century of ethnic conflict has just ended, is keen to host the secretariat of sub-regional bloc Bimstec. Bangladesh has been wanting to host the secretariat as well. Former Indian Navy chief Admiral S.M. Nanda deadNEW DELHI - Former Indian Navy chief Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, who is best remembered for staging the daring raid on Karachi during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, died here late Monday night after a prolonged illness. He was 94. Missile defence shield: India to test interceptor FridayNEW DELHI -India will Friday test launch its indigenous interceptor missile that will destroy an incoming ballistic ‘enemy’ missile at an altitude of 80 km and will provide defence against Pakistani and Chinese missiles, an official said. |