Portal:Current events/India/2006 October 28

October 28, 2006 (Saturday)

ISRO successfully test fires an indigenously developed cryogenic stage to be used in its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, making India one among the only 6 nations in the world to do so. Currently GSLV uses cryogenic stages from Russia. (The Hindu) 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: A 3-wicket loss to England in the eleventh cricket match at Ahmedabad, doesn't stop West Indies from moving on to the Semi Finals. (CricInfo.com) Kashmir Conflict: Kashmir's People's Democratic Party unveils a plan for self-rule, citing it would bring an end towards the Kashmir Conflict. Under the Indian Constitution, Jammu and Kashmir is the only Indian state that has been accorded with autonomous status. (Times of India)