Day: January 22, 2020

ISRO to send lady robot ‘Vyomamitra’ in unmanned Gaganyaan

7:51 pm January 22, 2020

Bengaluru: Even before orbiting astronauts on India’s first manned mission to the space in December 2021, the Indian Space Research Organisation will send ‘Vyomamitra’, a ‘lady robot’, in unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft. The robot was the centre of attraction at the inaugural session of the “Human Spaceflight and Exploration – Present Challenges and Future Trends” here […]

Hindi film ‘Tanhaji’ declared tax-free in Maharashtra

7:49 pm January 22, 2020

Mumbai: Hindi film “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior”, which documents the valour of a 17th century Maratha military leader, was on Wednesday declared tax-free in Maharashtra by the Shiv Sena-led government. The Maharashtra Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, approved a proposal to make the Ajay Devgn-starrer historical drama tax-free in the […]

Anna University will remain a state varsity: Official

7:46 pm January 22, 2020

Coimbatore: Allaying fears that Anna University would come under the Centre once bifurcated, principal secretary to Higher Education Department Mangat Ram Sharma on Wednesday said the university would remain a state university. Replying to a question on the issue, Sharma said an impression has been created that the state would lose control over the university […]

Have ‘all relevant information’ on foreign students: JNU

7:43 pm January 22, 2020

New Delhi: The JNU administration on Wednesday said it had “relevant information” on the nationality of all the 301 foreign students enrolled in the varsity, contrary to the claim made by an RTI activist. The Right to Information (RTI) application was filed by filed by Kota resident Sujeet Swami. According to the RTI response, the […]

Trump ‘would have loved’ to have met Greta Thunberg at Davos

7:29 pm January 22, 2020

Davos: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would have loved to have met Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg at Davos but added that she should not focus her anger on the United States. “I would have loved to have seen her,” Trump told reporters before leaving the luxury Swiss resort, while claiming that […]