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Four astronauts identified for ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission: Chief K Sivan

1:56 pm January 1, 2020

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday said the training of astronauts for the ambitious manned mission ‘Gaganyaan’ will commence from the third week of January in Russia. Four astronauts have been identified for the mission, ISRO chief K Sivan said adding the training of astronauts will start from third week of this […]

Trump picks Indian-American computer scientist to lead National Science Foundation

1:23 pm December 20, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has picked Indian-American computer scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the prestigious National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a US government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Dr […]

Vistara CCO Sanjiv Kapoor resigns, CSO Kannan to take over

8:50 pm December 16, 2019

Mumbai: Full service carrier Vistara on Monday said its Chief Commercial Officer Sanjiv Kapoor has put in his papers. Chief Strategy Officer Vinod Kannan will take over as the CCO from Kapoor, who joined the airline in March 2016. In a statement to a news agency, Vistara said Kapoor has resigned due to personal reasons. […]

One-stop shops to be set up in gurudwaras to help survivors of anti-Sikh riots

4:56 pm December 8, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi gurudwara management body DSGMC has decided to open special shops named ‘1984 Stores’ to rehabilitate families affected by the anti-Sikh riots that occurred 35 years ago in the city. The ‘1984 Stores’ will be opened at 10 historic gurudwaras in Delhi and employ family members of victims of the anti-Sikh riots of […]

Delhi’s unauthorised colonies: Parliament passes bill to give ownership rights to residents

9:10 pm December 4, 2019

New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to grant ownership rights to residents living in 1,731 unauthorised colonies in Delhi. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019 was passed by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha. It was already passed in Lok Sabha on […]