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Hurricane Dorian death toll climbs to 43, expected to rise ‘significantly’

2:33 pm September 7, 2019

Marsh Harbour (Bahamas): The death toll from Hurricane Dorian’s devastating rampage across the Bahamas rose to 43 Friday, a number authorities said is likely to climb “significantly,” even as rescuers plucked desperate survivors from the debris. More than 260 residents of brutally damaged Abaco Island arrived in the capital city of Nassau after spending more […]

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, […]

Hurricane Dorian’s floodwaters trap people in attics in North Carolina

3:04 am September 7, 2019

Atlantic Beach, North Carolina: A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday with a fury that took even storm-hardened residents by surprise, forcing people to climb into their attics. Hundreds were feared trapped by high water, and neighbors used boats to rescue one another. Medics and other rescuers rushed to […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

Country is proud of ISRO: PM Modi

2:35 am September 7, 2019

Appreciating the hardworks of scientists here at ISRO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there are ups and downs in life and the country is proud of ISRO for what it has achieved so far. PM was addressing ISRO scientists soon after ISRO lost signals from Vikram lander. It may be mentioned that the scientists […]