UPSC NDA NA I 2016: The exam was held on April 17 this year. The results of the recruitment exam 2016 of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and the Naval Academy (NA) (I) have been released. The exam was held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on April 17 this year for the recruitment of eligible candidates for the Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of the NDA’s 137th Course and for the 99th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). The courses are... 

Xiaomi Mi Max and MIUI 8 to Launch in India. Xiaomi is all set to launch the Mi Max smartphone in India on Thursday, alongside unveil the global ROM of MIUI 8. The New Delhi event will start at 11:30am IST. Last week, the company launched its Mi Community in India. The community will allow interested users to share feedback, participate in contests, and also attend Xiaomi launch events in the country. The Xiaomi Mi Max was launched in China in May,... 

The space technology startup TeamIndus has announced the launch of Lab2Moon, a competition to challenge young minds across the globe to think beyond our planet and create an experiment to fly on board the TeamIndus spacecraft to the Moon in 2017. TeamIndus is the only Indian team competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, and with this announcement, marks the first non-government experiment to fly to the moon since 1976. With the new Lab2Moon competition,... 

New Delhi: Strongly condemning the attack on Istanbul airport, American Ambassador Richard Verma said on Wednesday that the US would continue to work with partners, including India, to defeat terrorism. “Let me take a moment to discus the horrendous event that took place in Istanbul last night. The United States condemns in the strongest terms the attack on the Ataturk International Airport,” Verma said. “Our heartfelt condolences... 

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet today cleared the Seventh Pay Commission that would hike the salaries and allowances for over one crore central government employees and pensioners by at least 23.5 per cent. Implementation of new pay scales recommended by the 7th Pay Commission is estimated to put an additional burden of Rs. 1.02 lakh crore on the exchequer annually or nearly 0.7 per cent of GDP. The hike, however is the lowest in last seven decades. The... 

The missile is a product of joint venture between India and Israel. BALASORE: India is likely to test launch a newly-developed surface-to-air missile developed jointly with Israel from a defence base off Odisha coast today. “Preparation for the maiden test has reached final stage and if weather permits it will be conducted from the Integerated Test Range (ITR) tomorrow,” said an official of the ITR at Chandipur, about 15 km from Balasore. The... 

JUBA: The world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, has cancelled its fifth independence celebrations as it struggles to end a civil war that has left thousands dead and ravaged the economy, the government said on Tuesday. The IMF has warned the economy is in ruins with soaring inflation at almost 300 per cent and the currency slumping by 90 per cent this year. “We decided not to celebrate the July 9 Independence Day, because we don’t... 

Republicans accuse the Barack Obama administration of stonewalling important documents and witnesses. WASHINGTON: Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee faulted the Obama administration today in a report on the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. The panel’s chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, and other Republicans accuse the Obama administration of stonewalling important documents and witnesses. Democrats say the panel’s... 

WASHINGTON: The US has welcomed India joining as the 35th member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), saying New Delhi has demonstrated “a sustained commitment to nonproliferation”. India became the 35th member of the global anti-proliferation bloc. Elizabeth Trudeau, director, Press Office, at the US State Department, to a question also said that all the MTCR members, including the US, agreed that India’s membership... 

The latest editorial piece in Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece has targeted Modi for not fulfilling  the promises he made during the election campaign in 2014. Narendra Modi had promised to reclaim black money during his election campaign in 2014. In a fresh editorial piece, Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece Saamana raised some crucial issues which were promised before the 2014 General Elections by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the piece, Sena lashed out...