Day: September 7, 2019

Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in first half of 2021: Government

Film industry hails ISRO team for Chandrayaan-2

2:15 pm September 7, 2019

Mumbai: There is always hurdles in the path to victory and the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which suffered a last minute setback, doesn’t “tantamount to failure”, said members of the film fraternity, after ISRO lost communication with its moon lander early Saturday morning. The communication from the lander, Vikram, to ground station was lost during its powered […]

There will be a new dawn: Modi on Chandrayaan-2

2:10 pm September 7, 2019

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked ISRO scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the moon mission Chandrayaan-2 and asserted that there will be a “new dawn” ISRO’s plan to soft land Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram module on the Lunar surface did not go as per script in the early hours of Saturday, […]

In NHL first- Four women selected to officiate prospect games

In NHL first, 4 women selected to officiate prospect games

3:54 am September 7, 2019

The NHL for the first time selected four female officials to work on the ice at prospect tournaments held this weekend. Katie Guay and Kelly Cooke were selected as referees, while Kirsten Welsh and Kendall Hanley will work as linesmen, the league announced Friday. The four were selected out of a group of 96 officials, […]

Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight

American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging flight

3:38 am September 7, 2019

MIAMI: An American Airlines mechanic appeared in court Friday on charges of sabotaging a flight because he was upset about stalled union contract negotiations and wanted to earn overtime fixing the plane. Federal officials say Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani admitted to tampering with a part that provides vital flight information to pilots. Pilots aborted the […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Tourists may pay tolls to drive crooked San Francisco street

3:32 am September 7, 2019

San Francisco: Thousands of tourists could soon be forced to make reservations and pay to drive the famous crooked Lombard Street in San Francisco. California lawmakers approved a bill Thursday granting San Francisco the power to establish a toll and reservation system for Lombard Street. The bill still needs Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. The San […]