India notched another milestone in its space programme Friday evening when it successfully launched a heavy-duty rocket that placed a major communications satellite in space.

A woman scientist is responsible for the successful functioning of India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-12, launched Friday from the space port here, 80 km north of Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai.

BJP today alleged that national security was never on the agenda of Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council and demanded a strong anti-terror policy to deal firmly with Pakistan.

The Congress core group met on Friday evening and discussed the security situation in the country in the aftermath of Wednesday's Mumbai blasts and the developments in Telangana.

Satya Sai Baba's 'Maha Samadhi' in Prasanthi Nilayam here was opened for 'Darshan' on Friday on the occasion of guru poornima.

In an unusual move, CBI Director AP Singh on Friday had a meeting with a BJP delegation which demanded a probe into alleged role of the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G scam.