The operation to contain the blowout at ONGC’s Mori-5 well has reached a critical turning point. Senior management has assumed operational control at the site in Irusumanda Village, signalling a surge in efforts to douse the inferno.

A 25-year-old Hindu man died today after jumping into a canal to escape a mob chasing him on suspicion of theft.

ISRO has selected its workhorse PSLV for the mission, which is set to lift off at 10.17 am on January 12 from Sriharikota