Army to buy more 155 mm guns
Euphoric over the impressive performance of the Bofors Guns in Operation Vijay, the Army has decided to arm all Artillery Regiments with 155 mm guns.

Nagpur Assistant Registrar ends life
Jayram Vithoba Shende, Assistant Registrar (Exams) of Nagpur University and one of the suspects in the fake degree and marksheet scam that has rocked the varsity, committed suicide yesterday.

Close encounter of the NASA kind -- Observatory Chandra ready for launch
The American space agency NASA and much of the world's scientific community is holding its breath ahead of the launch of the Chandra X-ray observatory, one of the most expensive, risky, and complex space missions ever.

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