India’s second lunar probe, Chandrayaan-2, is planned to be launched in 2017. ‘The Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to the Moon, has Orbiter, Lander and Rover configuration. It is planned to be launched during 2017-2018 time frame by Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation, Chandrayaan-2…
The Bombay High Court on 8th May 2015, suspended the five-year jail sentence to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan paving the way for him to apply for and seek regular bail. Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday on charges of drink driving, ramming his Toyota Land Cruiser SUV over five homeless men…
Some months back, India made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. There was a mass rape of a woman who was a student and was set upon by unknown men. This is a rare event yet the press made much of it – some would argue understandably, but on the other hand it gave…
David Cameron has returned to Downing Street with 330 seats the Tories won the general election. The Conservatives made gains in England and Wales giving them a slim majority. Labour leader Ed Miliband stood down, after a diffult and disappointing night as they secured only 232 seats, and could muster only one seat in Scotland, saying…
Spotify, the music streaming market leader, with 60m subscribers, is to launch a video-streaming service that will complement its music platform. Most use the free service, but at least 15m pay for the service. Swedish group founder Daniel EK, is to launch on May 30, 2015 in New York, has hired Goldman Sachs to raise…
Telecity Group plc (formerly TelecityRedbus and before that Telecity), a European carrier-neutral datacentre and colocation centre provider which specialises in the design, build and management of highly connected, resilient and secure environments in which customers can house their telecoms, internet and IT infrastructure had an offer of £2.31bn by Equinix, the largest US data centre group by market value…
Pepsi Indian Premier League, 43rd match: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, May 8, 2015 Chennai Super Kings 158/5 (20/20 ov) MA Dhoni 39 off 32, 2 fours and 2 sixes, P Negi 36 off 17, 4 fours and 1 six, J Suchit 21-1, R Vinay Kumar 33-1 Mumbai…
A welcome cast of Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott Thomas play out a drama based in a luxurious but decaying Paris apartment which Mathias (Kline) has inherited from his deceased father. Arriving from America, broke but excited, he encounters a myriad of problems with the two feisty ladies living there and discovers that…
Pepsi Indian Premier League, 41st match: Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, May 7, 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/4 (20/20 ov) Shekar Dhawan 54 off 35, 6 fours and 2 sixes, EJG Morgan 63 off 28 4 fours and 5 sixes, SR Watson 36-2, PV Thambe 32-1 Rajasthan Royals 194/7 (20.0/20 ov) SPD Smith 68…
Pepsi Indian Premier League, 42nd match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, May 7, 2015 Kolkata Knight Riders 171/7 (20/20 ov) Rv Uttappa 32 off 31, 4 fours, 1 six, YK Pathan 42 off 24 3 fours and 3 sixes, Imran Tahir 46-2, Yuvraj Singh 14-1 Delhi Daredevils 158/6 (20/20 ov) Shreyas…