China unveils first images of 2020 Mars
Beijing: China has unveiled the first images of the designs of a rover it aims to dispatch to Mars in 2020, as part of its ambitious plans to catch up with India, the US, Russia and the EU to reach the Red Planet.
India gifts firefighting engines to Nepal
Kathmandu: India on Wednesday donated 18 firefighting engines to Nepal to be utilised mostly by newly established municipalities in and around the Kathmandu valley.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae handed over the keys of the fire engines to Minister for Federal Affairs Hitraj Pandey at a function.
‘Yes, Minister’ writer dies at 86
london: The writer behind popular British political satire shows ‘Yes, Minister' and ‘Yes, Prime Minister', Sir Anthony Jay, passed away at the age of 86 after a long illness.
Siblings forced off plane over ‘ISIS claims’
london: Three Indian-origin Muslim siblings, including two hijab-clad girls, have claimed that they were hauled off a plane
at an airport here and questioned on the tarmac by British policemen after a passenger accused them of being ISIS supporters.