Day: August 22, 2019

‘Man vs Wild’ with Bear Grylls and Prime Minister Modi creates history

10:08 pm August 22, 2019

New Delhi: The special edition of Discovery Channel’s popular show — Man Vs Wild — featuring Prime Minister Modi with adventurer Bear Grylls lived up to its billing to emerge as the TV show of the year. The show on Discovery Network created history by garnering the highest slot viewership (on active channels) with 3.69 […]

Respiratory ailments rise in Brazil as Amazon fires rage

B-town concerned over Amazon rainforest blaze

10:04 pm August 22, 2019

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities are voicing concerns over the raging fire in the lush rainforests of Amazon, home to a variety of flora and fauna. Brazil has witnessed 72,843 fires in this year, half out of which were reported in the Amazon itself, according to CNN. A host of celebrities are taking the lead to draw […]

Odisha govt orders probe into ragging incident in VSSUT

9:56 pm August 22, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday ordered an inquiry into alleged incident of ragging of junior students by their seniors at the prestigious Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) at Sambalpur. The government action came after the alleged incident of ragging, involving about 50 junior engineering students, came to the fore after a video […]

Chandrayaan-2: ISRO anxious but optimistic ahead of crucial soft-landing

Chandrayaan2: Scientists to take up crucial soft landing process on Sept7

9:52 pm August 22, 2019

Chennai: The crucial process of taking up soft landing of the lander ‘Vikram’ onboard the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft that is currently in the lunar orbit will be taken up in the early hours of September 7, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said on Thursday. Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bengaluru would be engaged in […]

ISRO releases first Moon image captured by Chandrayaan-2

9:43 pm August 22, 2019

Bengaluru: The first picture of Moon captured by India’s Chandrayaan-2 satellite, currently in the lunar orbit, was released by space agency ISRO on Thursday. The picture of Moon was taken by Chandrayaan-2’s LI4 Camera from an altitude of about 2,650 km from the lunar surface on August 21, the city-headquarters Indian Space Research Organisation said. […]

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