Need ‘thinking and speaking’ President, not ‘rubber stamp’: Yashwant Sinha

Thiruvananthapuram, June 29 (BPNS)  Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, who arrived in the Kerala capital to begin his electoral campaign, on Wednesday said that the country needs “a thinking and speaking President” in the Rashtrapati Bhavan and not “a rubber stamp”. Interacting with the media here after meeting the CPI-M-led Left and the Congress-led Opposition […]

Countdown for Indian rocket’s Thursday flight begins

Chennai, June 29 (BPNS) The 25-hour countdown for the Thursday evening launch of Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, carrying three Singapore satellites, began on Wednesday evening, the Indian space agency said. The mission is codenamed PSLV-C53/DS-EO by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). During the countdown, the rockets’ engines powered by liquid fuel […]

Ahead of Shiv Sena rebels’ arrival, security tightened in Goa

Panaji, June 29 (BPNS)  Security has been beefed up on the Goa-Maharashtra border check-post at Patradevi, the Dabolim airport and the Taj Resort and Convention Centre in Panaji, where the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde are likely to camp after reaching the coastal state on Wednesday. Police sources informed that all vehicles […]