Day: February 28, 2021

14 missions lined up for launch in 2021: ISRO chairman

8:03 pm February 28, 2021

Sriharikota (AP): ISRO has lined up 14 missions for launch in 2021, including the space agency’s first unmanned mission later this year, its Chairman K Sivan said here on Sunday. He was addressing scientists at the Mission Control Centre here after the successful launch of Amazona-1 of Brazil and 18 other satellites. “Definitely our hands […]

Maharashtra minister linked to woman’s death resigns

7:57 pm February 28, 2021

Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod, facing flak from the opposition BJP after being linked to a woman’s death, on Sunday resigned from the state cabinet. Rathod made the announcement after submitting his resignation to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who is also the president of his Shiv Sena party. “There has been a lot of dirty […]

School students in India discover 18 new asteroids

7:49 pm February 28, 2021

New Delhi: The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organisation which assigns official names and designations to celestial bodies, has recently confirmed the discovery of 18 new asteroids by Indian students as part of a global science programme. The International Asteroid Discovery Project was conducted by STEM and Space, an organisation working towards the learning of […]

4-year-old raped in Haryana’s Sonipat

7:36 pm February 28, 2021

Chandigarh: A four-year-old girl girl was allegedly raped by a 36-year-old man in Haryana’s Sonipat district, police said on Sunday. The accused living near the victim’s house falling in an area under the Rai police station allegedly lured her to his place and raped her on Friday night, said police. The accused has been arrested, a police […]

Army cancels recruitment exam after paper leaked

7:31 pm February 28, 2021

New Delhi: The Army has cancelled an examination for pan-India recruitment of general duty personnel after paper was found to have been leaked, officials said on Sunday. They further said at least three persons have been arrested in Pune so far. “The Indian Army has zero tolerance towards corrupt practices in the recruitment process for […]