Sriharikota: Isro on Monday successfully launched India’s first astronomy satellite Astrosat, eleven years after the government cleared the project. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C30) carrying Astrosat and six other satellites lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 10am. In around 25 minutes after liftoff, PSLV-C30 injected Astrosat and other satellites — four US nano satellites, […]
» Read moreBeijing: Two men in China’s Jiangsu province tried to sell their kidney for Apple’s latest offering, iPhone 6S. One of the men, surnamed Wu, wanted an iPhone 6S but could not afford it. His friend Huang suggested they sell a kidney each for money, reported China Daily on. The two found an illegal agent on the internet who asked them […]
» Read moreA few days after a Kannada producer declared his plan of making a film on Tipu Sultan and roping in Rajinikanth for the film, the BJP and other political parties in Tamil Nadu have allegedly warned Rajinikanth against accepting the proposal. BJP has called Tipu Sultan “anti- Tamil” and thus Rajini should not take up the project, reports Indianexpress.com. BJP […]
» Read moreLondon: Two Indian institutes have for the first time made it to the top 200 list of the world’s best universities. The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru – 147 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi – 179
» Read moreMumbai: Seven coaches of a local train from Andheri to Churchgate in Mumbai derailed on Tuesday morning between Vile Parle and Andheri station. Traffic on Mumbai’s western suburban rail line was disrupted after the train derailed. No casualty has been reported, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Western Railway, Sharat Chandrayan said. The train coming from Borivili to Churchgate derailed at […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Facebook Headquarter later this month for a Townhall Q&A in San Francisco, California, said the social network’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg on a Facebook post. Zuckerberg wrote, “I’m excited to announce that Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will be visiting Facebook HQ later this month for a Townhall Q&A.” “Prime Minster Modi and I […]
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