0350 IST, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 
SPOTLIGHT
India in elite satellite league, launches heavy rocketT.S.Subramanian/ The Hindu
One of India’s most ambitious dreams became a reality on Jan 5 when its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5), powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine, effortlessly put the 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communication satellite into a perfect orbit after 17 minutes of flight. |
Senior officials headed to South Sudan to meet Indians
India is sending a team of senior officials to assess the political and security situation in violence-wracked South Sudan, meet the around 250 remaining Indian nationals there and review arrangements at the Indian mission in Juba. |
India monitoring developments in South Sudan
India Tuesday said it was closely monitoring the political developments in South Sudan and issued an advisory to Indians there to leave the African country at the earliest in view of the deteriorating security situation. |
Two Indian peacekeepers killed in South Sudan
Two Indian peacekeepers were killed in an attack on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Akobo, authorities said in New Delhi. |
Indian soldiers hit most in South Sudan crisisBy Rohit Bansal
When rebels against South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit killed Warrant Officers Dharmesh Sangwan and Kumar Pal Singh of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Thursday, the toll of Indian military personnel lost there in 2013 mounted to seven. |
India talks tough, seeks unconditional apology from US
India has sought "unconditional apology" from the US over the arrest and the purported strip search of its ranking diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York and also took a slew of steps to pare down the privileges of American diplomats in an apparent retaliatory measure. |
We will always cherish Mandela's friendship: Pranab
For India, the passing away of former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela represents the departure of a venerated elder and a great soul, India's President Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday. |
World's high and mighty join Mandela memorial service
The memorial service to honour former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela got under way in Johannesburg at the jampacked FNB Stadium at Soweto. |
Clause to avoid India-Mauritius treaty abuseThe Times of India
Indian and Mauritius authorities engaged in renegotiating the tax treaty between the two countries have agreed to include a "limitation of benefit" (LOB) clause to prevent any misuse of the beneficial provisions of the tax treaty. The insertion of the LOB clause—an anti-abuse provision which limits the ability of third country residents to obtain benefits under a tax treaty between two other countries— had been a long-standing demand from India. |
'Egypt keen to learn from Indian democracy'
Egypt would like to take lessons from Indian democracy and adopt these in a way to suit Egyptian society, its Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said in New Delhi as the north African country is working on a new constitution. |
