Despite doubts about the take-off due to poor weather forecast and a two-hour delay before tanking operations, Discovery and its crew of seven lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Houston at 7:17 am IST.
Thirteen people were killed and 39 injured, five of them seriously, when their bus plunged into a gorge in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh early on Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner Chamel Singh said.
Lack of sanitation is leading to avoidable deaths of infants, and underweight and stunted children.
The Indian women, like their male counterparts, finished 11th in the hockey World Cup.
Couple commits suicide in police station
Anil Kapoor's daughter is set to make a high-profile debut.
'He is wily and has everything that a political leader needs to succeed at that level.' 'He would be outstanding as a counter to Modi in the Lok Sabha, if he had the Opposition benches behind him,' says Aakar Patel.