All systems on board the satellite were functioning normally.
Indian space scientists have received signals of Indian National Satellite-4A.
INSAT-4A ready for launch on December 22
'The government is adopting double standards by allowing foreign envoys to visit Jammu and Kashmir, but not Indian politicians'
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The USA, which was looking to host some of the matches, will miss out.
The West Indies captain missed the first one-day international after aggravating a finger injury.
Islamabad refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America
All eight venues selected to host matches for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 received the\n\nstamp of approval for their detailed stadium designs and operational plans.
West Indies were further depleted when Jerome Taylor was declared unfit for the first Test against South Africa.
Captain Graeme Smith says his team will be giving 100 per cent at all times on the upcoming tour.
The ace batsman also wants an assurance that the outstanding issues would be brought to the table and discussed.
The first Test starts on March 31 in Guyana but West Indies will be without Lara and six other leading players because of a contract dispute.
The rocket is carrying two other spacecrafts, took off from Kourou, French Guyana.
West Indies named their 14-man squad for the third test against Australia starting on Thursday in Barbados.
India will be looking to erase the memories of a heart-breaking World Cup final defeat last year when they take on England in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's World T20 on Friday morning (IST).
Rain is also forecast for St Lucia, the location for the fifth and sixth one-dayers, set for Saturday and Sunday.
Mervyn Dillon, a veteran of 98 ODIs, also returns to the squad.\n\n
With a view to boost trade with Latin American countries and enhance South-South cooperation, India has proposed to sign Framework Trade Agreement with three trade blocks in the region including SICA, Caricom and ACS.
Chetram Singh will be unable to hold any ICC post because he is a bookie.
The new-look team will have only one training session together before the game against Australia after an apparent mix-up in travel arrangements.
Sarwan injured his finger while practising with the Guyana squad last month and failed to recover in time.
The match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to intermittent rain and a soaked outfield at the Queen's Park Oval.
The West Indies captain will miss the first match against England after aggravating a finger injury during the fourth Test.
The European space agency would be asked to launch the INSAT-4A and INSAT-4B spacecraft.
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