Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): A PSLV rocket carrying a total of 11 satellites including ISRO’s X-Ray polarimeter satellite lifted off from a spaceport here on Monday. ISRO’s maiden X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite would offer insights into celestial objects like black holes. The PSLV-C58 rocket, in its 60th mission, carried primary payload XPoSat and 10 other satellites to…
Ayodhya: Scores of people gathered at Ayodhya’s famous Lata Mangeshkar Chowk on Sunday to ring in the new year amid chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’. A group of local residents began streaming in by 11 pm on Sunday night at the iconic roundabout to click selfies and photos. As soon as the clock struck 12…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the New Year on Monday wished people prosperity, peace, and wonderful health. In a post on X, Modi said, “Wishing everyone a splendid 2024! May this year bring forth prosperity, peace and wonderful health for all.” In his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast on Sunday, the PM urged…
New Delhi: The Indian Navy has deployed task groups comprising frontline destroyers and frigates in the central and north Arabian Sea and augmented its force levels in the region to undertake maritime security operations in view of recent attacks on commercial vessels in key shipping lanes. The Navy said on Sunday that it has “substantially…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday greeted citizens on the eve of the new year and asked them to take a pledge to build a prosperous society and nation. The arrival of the new year is an occasion to move forward with new resolutions and goals, she said in a message. The president has…
New Delhi: Arvind Panagariya, the former Chairman of NITI Aayog, has been appointed as the head of the 16th Finance Commission. The current Joint Secretary of Finance Ritvi Ranjanam Pandey will retain his position as an officer on special duty for the “advance cell”, The former NITI Aayog Chairman left the think tank in August 2017…
Sriharikota: ISRO is set to welcome the new year with the launch of its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that would offer insights into celestial objects like black holes, onboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket on Monday. The launch comes after the success of its Gaganyaan Test Vehicle D1 mission in October. The PSLV-C58 rocket,…
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is keen to clinch a free trade agreement (FTA) with India in time for Easter, which falls at the end of March 2024, according to a UK media report. The India-UK FTA talks began in January last year, aimed at significantly enhancing the GBP 36-billion bilateral trading partnership. A…
Kochi: The Congress in Kerala on Sunday accused the ruling CPI(M) of needlessly creating controversy over the invitation extended to a few individuals from the grand old party for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. The comments came after the CPI(M) called the Congress indecisive as it has not revealed…
New Delhi: Four Indian space startups are set to launch their payloads to demonstrate microsatellite subsystems, thrusters or small engines that keep satellites in desired orbits, and radiation shield coating for satellites on board ISRO’s PSLV-C58 mission on Monday. Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space will validate the functionality and robustness of the P-30 nanosatellite platform and its…
