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US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
Funny old world: The week's offbeat news
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» PARIS - From proof that footballer Erling Haaland is indeed an extraterrestrial to LA's nauseating stench ... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Indian 'monkey-men' to keep primates from G20 summit
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» NEW DELHI: Indian officials preparing for the G20 summit next week have hired teams of "monkey-men" and erected primate cutouts to deter marauding monkeys from munching on the floral displays laid out for global leaders.
India's Reliance to pay $3.4 bn for Future Group's retail empire
AFP, Published on 30/08/2020
» MUMBAI - Indian conglomerate Reliance is acquiring the retail, wholesale and logistics businesses of the Future Group for $3.38 billion, the oil-to-telecoms giant announced late Saturday, strengthening its presence in the country's hugely competitive e-commerce sector.
India's richest man takes on Amazon, Walmart in e-commerce gamble
AFP, Published on 17/07/2020
» MUMBAI: Backed by multi-billion-dollar investments from global tech giants, India's richest man is ready to rumble with Amazon and Walmart for the country's huge e-commerce market through his conglomerate Reliance.
India counts down to new bid to launch Moon mission
AFP, Published on 22/07/2019
» SRIHARIKOTA, India: Thousands gathered to witness India's second attempt to send a landmark spacecraft to the Moon on Monday, a week after a fuel leak forced the launch to be postponed.
India calls off Moon mission launch 56 minutes before lift-off
AFP, Published on 15/07/2019
» SRIHARIKOTA, India: India on Monday dramatically scrapped the launch of a rocket that was aiming to land a probe on the Moon less than one hour before lift-off because of a "technical" problem.
Low-cost moon mission puts India among lunar pioneers
AFP, Published on 12/07/2019
» SRIHARIKOTA (INDIA) - India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon.
Bookcases and biryani collide as Ikea tackles India
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» HYDERABAD (INDIA) - Curious customers lay on beds and nestled into armchairs Thursday as Ikea opened its first Indian outlet, hoping to wow a burgeoning middle class with offerings tweaked to local tastes, including its famous meatballs.