Abu Dhabi, March 31 (IANS/WAM) The UAE’s first satellite launch was postponed Thursday due to technical reasons. The launch of Yahsat 1A, Abu Dhabi’s first of two high-powered satellites, was scheduled from French Guiana Thursday morning, but had to be postponed, said Mohammed Al-Za’abi, the CEO of the Al Yah Satellite Communications Co.
London, March 31 – Many schools in Britain have banned the distribution of the Bible to avoid upsetting other faiths, a media report said. The Gideons International, an organisation dedicated to distribution of the Bible, gives out free copies printed in 94 languages.
New Delhi, March 31 – Delhi saw a sunny and warm day Thursday but the weather office has forecast thunderstorms for Friday. The national capital recorded a minimum of 19.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the average, while the maximum settled at 33.4 degrees Celsius — normal for this time of the season.
Chennai, March 31 – With just 13 days to go for the Tamil Nadu assembly polls and when all other parties are campaigning actively for their candidates, the affairs within the Congress are far from happy. Party cadres observed a one-day token fast here Thursday demanding the removal of state Congress chief K.V.
Chandigarh, March 31 – Pakistanis, who had come to witness the semi-final match between India and Pakistan at Mohali Wednesday, praised the ‘warmth and hospitality’ extended to them here and said they would take back a ‘bagfull of good memories’. ‘Initially we really felt dejected over Pakistan’s loss but the dejection faded away in minutes.
New Delhi, March 31 – Concerned at India’s child sex ratio declining to 914 females per 1,000 males, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Thursday said she would take up the matter with ‘problem states’. According to Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner C.
New Delhi, March 31 – A Delhi court Thursday extended the judicial custody of former telecom minister A. Raja and three of his aides by two days till April 2 for their alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
Brussels, March 31 – The European Union’s executive, the European Commission, confirmed Thursday that Microsoft has filed a formal anti-trust complaint against Google’s dominance in the internet search engine market. ‘The commission takes note of the complaint and, as is the procedure, will inform Google and will ask for its views on it,’ Amelia Torres, spokeswoman for EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia, said in a statement.
Cairo/Damascus, March 31 – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has set up a committee to look into lifting the decades-old emergency law, state media reported Thursday. The ruling Baath party imposed the law when it came to power in 1963.
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