India will soon know if its first interplanetary mission will achieve its goal, when a spacecraft built with home-grown technology for a remarkably low price tag of US $75m begins its final manoeuvres into orbit around Mars.

Co Carlow start-up company Maven TM is recruiting and expanding with a view to establishing itself as a leading player in the telemarketing sales space in Europe.

McDonald’s is hoping to lure hip hop artists to name drop the Big Mac into lyrics, it was reported today.