News for 'Galileo'

Samsung Galaxy A07 5G Starts At 15,999

Samsung Galaxy A07 5G Starts At 15,999

Rediff.com13 Feb 2026

Samsung Galaxy A07 5G comes with a starting price of 15,999 for the entry-level model featuring 4 GB of memory and 128 GB internal capacity. The higher-end version, which includes 6 GB RAM paired with the same 128GB storage, carries a price tag of 17,999.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Debuts In India

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Debuts In India

Rediff.com14 Jan 2026

The smartphone is expected to be priced from 22,999, positioning it as a competitive offering in its segment.

Galileo discovered planet Neptune?

Galileo discovered planet Neptune?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2009

Astronomer Galileo Galilei may have discovered Neptune in 1613 -- 234 years before the planet was officially found, according to a new theory.

Galileo has a solution for travel industry

Galileo has a solution for travel industry

Rediff.com6 May 2009

The 'Galileo Budget Hotels' solution would enable customers to access midsized hotel providers, guest houses, heritage properties, homestays and camps in real time with the Inventory Management System, Galileo said. Galileo has a global reach in over 83,000 hotels and 12,000 travel agency branches and terminals, it added.

Kingfisher ties up with Galileo International

Kingfisher ties up with Galileo International

Rediff.com7 Mar 2006

Kingfisher Airlines on Tuesday said it had entered into a tie-up with electronic global distribution services provider Galileo International for providing access to the latter's travel agent network.

Galileo not first to view moon through telescope?

Galileo not first to view moon through telescope?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2009

400-year-old set of 'moon maps' have led experts to claim that their creator -- Thomas Harriot -- beat Galileo to become the first man to view the moon through a telescope.

Countdown Begins For ISRO's 100th Launch

Countdown Begins For ISRO's 100th Launch

Rediff.com28 Jan 2025

At 6.23 am on 29.1.2025, the 50.9 metre tall and weighing 420.7 ton Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F15 (GSLV-F15) is slated to blast off from the second launch pad carrying the 2,250 kg NVS-02 navigation satellite.

Galileo's 14-year odyssey comes to an end

Galileo's 14-year odyssey comes to an end

Rediff.com22 Sep 2003

The spacecraft disintegrated in Jupiter's dense atmosphere on Sunday morning.

Apple incorporates NavIC GPS system in iPhone 15

Apple incorporates NavIC GPS system in iPhone 15

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

Apple has incorporated India's Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) GPS system in its iPhone 15 models, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday. NavIC, which is powered by ISRO satellites, will be available along with other GPS systems of Galileo and Glosnass in iPhone 15. On September 12, Apple unveiled iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models, and they will be available for purchase later this month.

10 Must-Eat Delights of Durga Pujo

10 Must-Eat Delights of Durga Pujo

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

An encyclopedia to the best Durga Pujo eating.

In Search For Planet Nine

In Search For Planet Nine

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

Planet Nine, if it exists, is somewhere between 6-10 times the mass of Earth, and it may have an orbit that takes it around the sun once every 1,500 Earth years or more.

'India is only a 150-year-old name'

'India is only a 150-year-old name'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

'Bharat is a name that is 7000 years old.' 'We are not saying the name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat; we only recommended that the stress should be on Bharat.'

Is India's NavIC Better Than GPS?

Is India's NavIC Better Than GPS?

Rediff.com28 Oct 2023

NavIC consists of a constellation of seven satellites and a network of ground stations and is touted to be more accurate than GPS.

ISRO launches 2G navigation satellite into intended orbit

ISRO launches 2G navigation satellite into intended orbit

Rediff.com29 May 2023

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched a second generation navigation satellite, using a GSLV rocket with a cryogenic upper stage to do the job.

Is there Life Out There?

Is there Life Out There?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

The presence of phosphine in Venus's thick atmosphere has revived the age-old question: Are we alone?

Cognizant acquires Paris-based firm

Cognizant acquires Paris-based firm

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Leading global information technology firm Cognizant on Thursday said it has acquired Galileo Performance, a Paris-based provider of IT testing consulting services.

Euro 200 mn for EU space project

Euro 200 mn for EU space project

Rediff.com11 May 2004

E-tickets: Indian carriers save Rs 15 cr

E-tickets: Indian carriers save Rs 15 cr

Rediff.com10 Jun 2008

Within a week of shifting from carbonised air-tickets to e-tickets, the Indian air carriers have managed to save estimated Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 milllion), providing them a way to cut costs after the rise in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices.

'Putin's nuclear threats are attempts to bully the world'

'Putin's nuclear threats are attempts to bully the world'

Rediff.com2 May 2022

'Putin is in danger of losing face in his Ukrainian adventure. His bluster is a response to this.'

Shweta vs Navya Naveli: Who's the better model?

Shweta vs Navya Naveli: Who's the better model?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

Amitabh Bachchan's granddaughter, Navya Naveli makes her modelling debut.

Pakistan Air Force begins production of drones

Pakistan Air Force begins production of drones

Rediff.com20 Aug 2009

The Pakistani Air Force has started the production of pilot-less drones, days after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani pressed the United States to transfer the sensitive technology for a more potent type, which is used by the American military to target the Taliban.According to details issued by the PAF, the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra has commenced the production of pilot-less planes Falco Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Why we still can't predict stock prices

Why we still can't predict stock prices

Rediff.com22 Oct 2009

We can only calculate the probability of change in prices just like the probability of outcomes from the toss of an unbiased coin.

Why BECA when we have NavIC?

Why BECA when we have NavIC?

Rediff.com27 Oct 2020

'The goal seems to be that we do not invest further in our system to make our system more accurate and more reliable or more global in reach,' an ISRO source tells Shivanand Kanavi.

A revelation in Florence

A revelation in Florence

Rediff.com26 Oct 2007

Florence can overwhelm a visitor. Very few cities in Europe or even the world match it for its atmosphere.

Towards an 'idea' economy

Towards an 'idea' economy

Rediff.com1 Jun 2007

The future will be driven by companies with most ideas.

Budget carriers to board global ticketing network

Budget carriers to board global ticketing network

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

Budget carriers may soon be able to offer tickets on the global distribution system, a ticket facilitation network that till now has primarily been used by full service carriers, like Jet Airways, Air-India or Indian Airlines.

'One should never stop rebelling in the head'

'One should never stop rebelling in the head'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra speaks to Nikita Puri about Left idealism, a driving force in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.

No 'serfdom' in space: China

No 'serfdom' in space: China

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

China has criticised the US for threatening Galileo, the European Satellite navigation system.

India to buy 43 Airbus planes for IA

India to buy 43 Airbus planes for IA

Rediff.com7 Sep 2005

India and the European Union today issued a Joint Action Plan covering various areas of cooperation and signed the Framework Agreement on cooperation in Europe's Galileo navigation project

War is fine, not the flu

War is fine, not the flu

Rediff.com2 Apr 2003

Sunil Mittal's $2 bn gamble on space

Sunil Mittal's $2 bn gamble on space

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Bharti Global is planning to put up more satellites and has set a stiff deadline to launch commercial Internet services by October in the UK, Alaska, northern Russia and northern Europe.

BJP's political Brahmastras

BJP's political Brahmastras

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

The term, 'pro-Pakistani', is helpful for the BJP to depict its opponents as anti-nationals while the sedition law is handy for locking up or harassing the government's critics, points out Amulya Ganguli.

'Failure of launch was not PSLV's fault'

'Failure of launch was not PSLV's fault'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

Why did ISRO's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket fail during its 41st flight?

Stephen Hawking passes into the ages

Stephen Hawking passes into the ages

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

One of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein passes into worlds beyond our understanding.

DICOVERED: A 'Godzilla of Earths'

DICOVERED: A 'Godzilla of Earths'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

Astronomers have discovered the "Godzilla" of all Earths -- a new type of rocky planet that weighs 17 times as much as our planet and is more than twice as large in size, a surprising find that could change scientists' understanding of the origins of the universe.

NASA's Kepler mission discovers 'super-Earth'

NASA's Kepler mission discovers 'super-Earth'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft which is carrying out a new mission has made its first exoplanet discovery -- a 'super-Earth' located 180 light-years from Earth.

ISRO launches another satellite as part of home-grown GPS

ISRO launches another satellite as part of home-grown GPS

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

"I am really grateful to the entire ISRO family for having worked this hard and making IRNSS-1I a success," said the space centre's chief K Sivan.