When the Tarapur Atomic Power Station opened in 1969, India was a proudly independent nation, keen to make a name on the global stage. The country was developing at a rapid pace and economic self-reliance was front of mind in the wake of massive famines and wars with its neighbours. And as India restarts those…
Rescue crews are searching for a man after his canoe capsized in the Goulburn River, two hours north-east of Melbourne. Police say the 53-year-old man and a friend were canoeing at Ghin Ghin, north-east of Yea when their boat flipped just before 10:45 this morning. One of them made it to safety and called for…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the planned maiden launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, as “a historic new frontier” for the country’s space programme as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace prepared for Mission Aagaman from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.The mission, scheduled for lift-off at 11.30am, marks the first…
A man has been charged over a fire that destroyed a law firm in Spotswood in Melbourne’s inner west two months ago. Police alleged the fire started after a ute rammed a converted factory on Hudsons Road around 2:30am on May 26, forcing a number of sleeping residents to evacuate neighbouring properties. More than 50…
India’s first hydrogen train (Photo: Ministry of railways) India’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train has begun running on the Jind-Sonipat route. Its promise lies not in burning a new fuel, but in using hydrogen to generate electricity onboard — with water vapour as the only direct emission.A hydrogen train is, in effect, an electric train that…
Members of the 1976 Australian Olympic swim team have returned to North Sydney Olympic pool to celebrate their 50-year reunion and revisit the venue that shaped their careers. The team trained at the iconic harbourside pool during a golden era of swimming, a period when the venue became one of the world’s most recognised competitive…
The ‘dockside derby’ between Port Adelaide and Fremantle kicks off a big Saturday of football ahead of tonight’s clash of old rivals Collingwood and Carlton. The injury-hit Power are all but out of finals contention, but they could put a small dent in the Dockers’ run to the minor premiership with a win at Adelaide…
If the walls of the old house in South Lismore’s Frank Street could talk, they would whisper of once reaching for the rainforest canopy that used to cover the Northern Rivers region of NSW. The house, built in the late 1800s, is proving to be a flashpoint for residents calling for a moratorium on the…
France and England agree on this: neither team wants to play on Sunday morning AEST. France was a favourite to win the World Cup. England was close to ending a decades-long wait for its first World Cup title since 1966. Both fell one match short of their ultimate goals after losses in the semifinals. And…
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital has been designated as the nodal centre for any medical emergency involving the protesters NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday morning after completing 20 days of his indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar, less than 48 hours after the Union health…