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Top ISRO scientist claims he was poisoned three years ago

10 launches, Gaganyaan, Chandrayaan ‘disturbed’ due to lockdown: ISRO chief

11:13 pm June 24, 2020

New Delhi: Ten space missions being prepared for launch this year have been “disturbed” due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown besides delay in the human space and Moon missions, ISRO chief K Sivan said on Wednesday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will make an assessment of the impact of the lockdown on its missions, he said. The ISRO chief added that […]

Cloudy skies hamper viewing of annular eclipse in Delhi

5:27 pm June 21, 2020

New Delhi: As clouds shrouded the skies in the national capital on Sunday, there was no clear view for sky gazers of the annular solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire. The annular phase began at 10.19 am and ended at 1.58 pm. The eclipse was at its peak at 12.01 pm. The […]

Solar eclipse: No fair, only simple religious ceremony this time in Kurukshetra

Annular solar eclipse underway, cloudy skies may play spoilsport for sky gazers in Delhi

12:56 pm June 21, 2020

New Delhi: An annular solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire, is currently underway but cloudy skies are likely to play a spoilsport for sky gazers in the national capital. The annular phase began at 10.19 am and will end at 2.02 pm. The annular phase was visible on Sunday morning from some […]

North Korea's Kim Jong-un in a coma, diplomat says, claiming recent appearances 'faked'

Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens S. Korea with military action

11:08 pm June 13, 2020

Seoul: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened military action against South Korea as she bashed Seoul on Saturday over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Describing South Korea as an “enemy,” Kim Yo Jong repeated an earlier threat she had […]

Indian-American among NASA’s new astronauts; all set to conquer Moon, Mars

3:42 pm January 11, 2020

Houston: Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American US Air Force colonel, is among 11 new NASA graduates who have successfully completed their over two years’ of basic astronaut training and are all set to be a part of the space agency’s ambitious future missions to the International Space Station, Moon and Mars. The successful astronauts […]