Helicopter with seven onboard goes missing off Mumbai; four bodies recovered

A Pawan Hans helicopter with five Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) employees and two crew on a routine sortie between Juhu heliport and the offshore rigs was lost to sea on Saturday. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG), which launched a Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, confirmed that the helicopter had crashed into the Arabian Sea. Four bodies have been […]

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Countdown begins for ISRO’s 100th satellite launch

On its 42nd mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) trusted workhorse ‘PSLV-C40’ will carry the weather observation ‘Cartosat-2’ series satellite and 30 co-passengers (together weighing about 613 kg) at lift-off at 9.28 am on Friday. As the Mission Readiness Review committee and Launch Authorisation Board cleared the countdown, the space body said, “The 28-hour countdown activity of PSLV-C40/Cartosat2 Series […]

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Rahul Dravid’s son Samit scores a hundred in inter-school cricket tournament

Rahul Dravid’s elder son Samit has attracted attention by scoring a century in the Karnataka State Cricket Association’s (KSCA) BTR Cup Under-14 Inter-School tournament. Samit scored 150 for Mallya Aditi International School who beat Vivekananda School by a whopping 412 runs. Another match-winning knock was played by son of former India spinner Sunil Joshi. Aryan smashed 154 and with Samit […]

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