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Unfortunate that acts glorifying terrorism allowed in Canada routinely: Indian High Commission India has strongly condemned the frequent glorification of terrorism in Canada, particularly on the anniversary of the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing, which killed 329 people. The Indian High Commission emphasised the need for all peace-loving nati...
24 Jun, 2024, 06.01 PM ISTBoeing targets June 1 for Starliner's debut crew launch amid helium leak probe Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, developed to ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), has been delayed years and is more than $1.5 billion over budget. Persistent Starliner development challenges have illustrated Boeing's strug...
23 May, 2024, 09.22 AM ISTManipur chief minister N Biren Singh once again begins his hill outreach campaign In Manipur hills are largely inhabited by Kuki and Nagas. The Manipur cabinet had a meeting on Monday in Chandel. Biren stated in X, “Let us unite in our efforts to create a harmonious state where every hill and valley dweller has an equal chance to...
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14 Jan, 2024, 12.03 PM ISTInside Ukraine's covert Center 73, where clandestine missions shape the war behind the frontline Ukrainian special forces officers faced the challenge of adapting their battle plan after the collapse of a dam, which rendered their initial strategy ineffective. Their goal was to secure a crossing to the other side of the Dnipro River in southern...
26 Dec, 2023, 12.12 PM ISTFive US troops die in training air crash in eastern Mediterranean Five American service members were killed when a military aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean during a training exercise, the US European Command (EUCOM) said Sunday. "During a routine air refueling mission as part of military training, a US mil...
13 Nov, 2023, 05.48 PM ISTTom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible' release faces another delay, here’s the new premiere date Tom Cruise, the Hollywood heavyweight, is facing yet another box office setback as Paramount Pictures recently revealed a one-year delay in the release of the eighth installment of the renowned "Mission: Impossible" franchise.
30 Oct, 2023, 08.28 PM ISTIIT- Guwahati researchers develop innovative technologies for sustainable utilization of tea waste In line with the scope of waste to wealth mission (W2W) of Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), Government of India, this research leverages a key regional resource to promote a more sustainable and diversified economy in the North Eastern states of ...
14 Sep, 2023, 09.16 PM ISTIndia bets on seaweed's future as food industry appetite grows India has prepared ambitious plans to modernise its cultivation of seaweed which is known for its environment-friendly properties and nutritional value.
05 Sep, 2023, 09.48 AM ISTAditya L-1 launch: How Europe is assisting ISRO's solar mission The spacecraft, after travelling about 1.5 million km from the Earth over 125 days, is expected to be placed in a Halo orbit around the Lagrangian point L1 which is considered closest to the Sun. Aditya-L1 will be the first Indian satellite mission ...
02 Sep, 2023, 03.15 PM ISTPMJDY: A small step towards opening bank accounts, a giant leap for India's financial landscape The National Mission on Financial Inclusion, a.k.a. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), was launched on this day in 2014. Over nine years, Jan Dhan accounts now number about 50 crore, with a deposit balance of over ₹2 lakh crore. More than 32 cr...
28 Aug, 2023, 12.22 AM ISTNASA and SpaceX postpone launch of ISS crew rotation mission NASA and SpaceX have delayed the launch of a crew of four to the International Space Station. The mission, dubbed Crew-7, is now scheduled for Saturday, August 26. The crew will spend six months aboard the ISS, conducting various experiments, includ...
25 Aug, 2023, 12.09 PM IST'India is on the Moon': Lander's success moves nation to next space chapter Chandrayaan-3 has been orbiting the moon since early August. On Wednesday, as the spacecraft approached the low point of the orbit, moving at more than 3,700 mph, a preprogrammed sequence of maneuvers commenced. The craft's four engines fired again ...
24 Aug, 2023, 11.04 AM ISTHow 2023 space policy can unlock India’s role in a $500 billion global play The most important aspect of ISP is the recognition it gives to private industry as a key player in India’s space programme. As science and technology minister Jitendra Singh stated, ‘Industry will be feeling emboldened and enabled to have a larger ...
24 Apr, 2023, 11.04 PM ISTIndia is one of the countries with highest vaccine confidence: UNICEF report UNICEF's global flagship report "The State of the World's Children 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination" emphasizes the significance of childhood immunisation. India is recognized as one of the countries with the highest vaccine confidence in the worl...
20 Apr, 2023, 12.34 PM ISTHow strengthening urban local bodies can help India achieve the goal of becoming developed nation by 2047 Traditionally, ULBs have performed two broad tasks: regulation and service delivery. Constructing streets is a service delivery function, while property taxation a regulatory one. Even these tasks demand high degrees of capacity to achieve ultimate ...
25 Mar, 2023, 12.08 AM ISTIndia's deep tech scientific missions all set for quantum jump China is the only developing nation to be working on advanced quantum technology. China stepped into the race in 2008 and boasts of high-end quantum tech-based satellite capabilities and super computers. India has taken three years to finetune its m...
06 Mar, 2023, 11.57 PM ISTUS embassy to resume routine tourist visa appointments from September "The US Mission to India is pleased to announce that we are resuming routine in-person tourist visa appointments in September 2022. Previously scheduled placeholders have now been cancelled," U.S. Embassy India tweeted.
31 May, 2022, 10.18 AM ISTNASA suspends routine spacewalks due to leaky spacesuit helmet After finding water in an astronaut's helmet, NASA has suspended all, except the most urgent spacewalks, the agency officials have announced.
22 May, 2022, 05.13 PM ISTIndia implementing largest immunisation programme globally: Mansukh Mandaviya The minister noted that while the pace of routine immunization has slowed down due to Covid pandemic, IMI 4.0 will immensely contribute in filling the gaps and make lasting gains towards universal immunization.
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