News for 'Mars'

'It's been 4 years since I'm around': ISRO's Mars probe

'It's been 4 years since I'm around': ISRO's Mars probe

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

Although the designed mission life of MOM was six months, the satellite has continued to beam back science data from Mars for the past four years.

Do Patti Review: One By Two

Do Patti Review: One By Two

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

Do Patti gives in to its basest impulses, but collapses like a house of cards when it aims to be clever, notes Sukanya Verma.

Perform or perish for Samson as India eye T20 series sweep

Perform or perish for Samson as India eye T20 series sweep

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Playing as the opener, Sanju Samson has made just 39 runs in the first two T20 Internationals against Bangladesh.

2-state polls: BJP, Oppn gird up in shadow of Haryana poll outcome

2-state polls: BJP, Oppn gird up in shadow of Haryana poll outcome

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

An impressive performance in Jharkhand and, especially, Maharashtra assembly polls next month by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance will lay to rest the doubts over the party's political dominance after its underwhelming performance in the Lok Sabha polls and strike a body blow to the Opposition.

NASA confirms signs of flowing water on Mars

NASA confirms signs of flowing water on Mars

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Scientists have found the first evidence that briny water may flow on the surface of Mars during the planet's summer months.

Large parts of Mars 'habitable'

Large parts of Mars 'habitable'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2011

An international team, led by the Australian National University, compared models of temperature and pressure conditions on Earth with those on Mars to estimate how much of the distant planet was liveable for Earth-like organisms

Shooter Sheoran claims podium finish in ISSF World Cup

Shooter Sheoran claims podium finish in ISSF World Cup

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

In a year marred by disappointments, shooter Akhil Sheoran redeemed himself by winning the men's 50m rifle 3-positions bronze medal even as the other Indian participants failed to make a mark in the ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Can India Conjure Gabba Magic Again?

Can India Conjure Gabba Magic Again?

Rediff.com29 Dec 2024

At this point it is still anyone's game, with a draw also an option, says Prem Panicker in his analysis of Day 4.

Turbo Packs A Punch In Parts

Turbo Packs A Punch In Parts

Rediff.com24 May 2024

Turbo finds its footing in the latter half with some well-conceived one-upmanship between hero and villain, yet it's marred by poorly executed action set pieces in the climactic showdown.

Vinesh Phogat retires: 'Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024'

Vinesh Phogat retires: 'Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced retirement after her heartbreaking disqualification from the Olympics, saying she doesn't have the strength to continue.

Olympics: Cuba's Lopez creates history with fifth gold!

Olympics: Cuba's Lopez creates history with fifth gold!

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

Cuban wrestling great Mijain Lopez became the first Olympian to win five golds in the same individual event on Tuesday.

Ram Navami celebrations marred by deaths of 14 devotees, violence in WB, Maha

Ram Navami celebrations marred by deaths of 14 devotees, violence in WB, Maha

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

Eleven people died during a havan at Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Indore after they fell into a well as its cover caved-in under the weight of a huge crowd, while three others got fatally electrocuted during a Ram Navami procession in Rajasthan's Kota.

ISRO successfully manoeuvres Mars Orbiter

ISRO successfully manoeuvres Mars Orbiter

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

The first Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre of India's maiden mission to Mars was on Wednesday carried out successfully by Indian Space Research Organisation scientists on the spacecraft, which is presently travelling some 2.9 million km away from Earth.

Aman Sehrawat Lost 4.6 Kg In 10 Hours To Be Medal Ready

Aman Sehrawat Lost 4.6 Kg In 10 Hours To Be Medal Ready

Rediff.com10 Aug 2024

'We kept checking his weight every hour. We didn't sleep the whole night.'

'The great mars hoax'

'The great mars hoax'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2006

On August 27, there is nothing special connected with Mars

Manufacturing activities hit 3-month high in Mar

Manufacturing activities hit 3-month high in Mar

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

Manufacturing activities in India touched a three-month high in March boosted by faster expansions in new orders and output amid demand resilience and easing of cost pressures, according to a monthly survey. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 55.3 in February to 56.4 in March, signalling the strongest improvement in operating conditions in 2023 so far. The March PMI data pointed to an improvement in overall operating conditions for the 21st straight month.

God spared my life for a reason: Trump in victory speech

God spared my life for a reason: Trump in victory speech

Rediff.com6 Nov 2024

Former US President Donald Trump addressed his supporters on Wednesday, thanking them for giving Republicans an unprecedented and powerful mandate, and said this moment will help the country "heal".

Mars mission is historic achievement: PM

Mars mission is historic achievement: PM

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

Dr Singh called up ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan to congratulate him and his team of scientists and extended best wishes for its successful future.

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

Rediff.com27 Dec 2024

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister and finance minister, he understood the importance of gradualism, except when the economy or the polity was in a crisis.

Paris Olympics: India's weightlifting woes exposed

Paris Olympics: India's weightlifting woes exposed

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

This Olympic cycle has been marred by injuries for Chanu, who turned 30 just a day after the competition in Paris.

Coming soon: ISRO's mission to Mars!

Coming soon: ISRO's mission to Mars!

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

India has completed a significant amount of work on next year's planned Mars mission for which scientific payloads have been short-listed, with formal government approval for the ambitious venture expected soon.

Captured! A landslide on Mars

Captured! A landslide on Mars

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

NASA has released an image of a relatively fresh landslide on Mars that shows boulder-covered landslip along a canyon wall.

ISRO's Mars satellite clears key launch test

ISRO's Mars satellite clears key launch test

Rediff.com10 Sep 2013

India's launch preparations for the ambitious Rs 450 crore Mars orbiter mission achieved a major milestone with the successful thermo-vacuum test of the spacecraft with its payloads (scientific instruments).

Kalam compliments ISRO for Mars orbiter launch

Kalam compliments ISRO for Mars orbiter launch

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

Former President and renowned scientist A P J Abdul Kalam on Tuesday complimented Indian Space Research Organisation for the successful launch of Mars orbiter.

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

'Mars was something new for all of us...'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

'ISRO provides a very positive atmosphere. What matters here is your talent, not your gender,' says Ritu Karidhal, Deputy Operations Director, India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan. A fascinating excerpt from Minnie Vaid's Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, Isro's Mission To Mars.

India's Mars Mission completes 300 days in space

India's Mars Mission completes 300 days in space

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

In a major boost to the Indian scientific community, the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan), on its maiden tryst with the red planet, has completed 300 days of its journey in space and is just 23 days away from reaching its intended orbit.

On Independence Day, PM announces Mars mission

On Independence Day, PM announces Mars mission

Rediff.com15 Aug 2012

India will send a spaceship to Mars to collect important scientific information about the Red Planet, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Wednesday.

Life on Mars? NASA's Curiosity suggests so

Life on Mars? NASA's Curiosity suggests so

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

Led by a team of scientists of Indian-origin, NASA's Curiosity rover has found new evidence of water on Mars, indicating that the planet most like Earth in the solar system was suitable for microbial life.

The NASA hand in India's Mars mission

The NASA hand in India's Mars mission

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

NASA's Deep Space Networks will help India to track the Mars orbiter's journey, and will also help to track it when it will go around Mars, reports Ritu Jha from California.

India's Mars moment: Inside the ISRO control room

India's Mars moment: Inside the ISRO control room

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

Nail-biting moments gave way to celebratory mood at the command centre of Indian Space Research Organisation in Bangalore on Wednesday, as its Mars Orbiter Mission or Mangalyaan entered the red planet's orbit.

India's one giant leap: Mangalyaan enters Mars orbit

India's one giant leap: Mangalyaan enters Mars orbit

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

India successfully placed its spacecraft in orbit around Mars, becoming the first country in the world to succeed in such an inter-planetary mission in the maiden attempt itself.

India's 10 Costliest Weddings

India's 10 Costliest Weddings

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

The estimated costs of these weddings start from Rs 100 crore and go up to Rs 700 crore.

Fresh housing supply rises 43% to 80k units across 6 cities in Jan-Mar

Fresh housing supply rises 43% to 80k units across 6 cities in Jan-Mar

Rediff.com2 May 2022

Fresh housing supply rose 43 per cent quarter-on-quarter across six cities during January-March to around 80,000 units, mainly driven by a revival in the demand for residential properties, according to proptech firm Square Yards. Technology-led real estate consultant Square Yards sells homes on behalf of builders and facilities home loans to consumers. In its report 'India Residential Overview: Jan-Mar 2022', Square Yards has covered Hyderabad, Bengaluru, MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan Region), Pune, Noida and Gurugram.

Mutual fund nomination deadline to end on Mar 31

Mutual fund nomination deadline to end on Mar 31

Rediff.com26 Mar 2023

Existing mutual fund investors have time till March 31 to nominate a beneficiary or opt out of it by submitting a declaration form, failing which their folios will be frozen, and they will not be able to redeem investment. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in its circular on June 15, 2022, made it mandatory for mutual fund subscribers to submit the nomination details or declaration to opt out of the nomination on or after August 1, 2022. Later, the deadline was extended to October 1, 2022.

Mars may have once supported life : NASA

Mars may have once supported life : NASA

Rediff.com13 Mar 2013

An analysis of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover indicates that Mars could have supported living microbes, the American space agency NASA has said.

Muslims welcome Nuh yatra devotees with garlands

Muslims welcome Nuh yatra devotees with garlands

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

Mahamandleshwar Swami Dharamdev said the yatra conveyed a powerful message of Hindu-Muslim brotherhood across the country.

Haryana's Nuh on alert ahead of religious procession

Haryana's Nuh on alert ahead of religious procession

Rediff.com21 Jul 2024

Around 2,500 personnel from police and paramilitary have been deployed in the district this year a day before the yatra, police said.

'Dangerous precedent': RS Chairman slams Oppn walkout

'Dangerous precedent': RS Chairman slams Oppn walkout

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

Pointing out the instance of Kharge entering the Well of the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Dhankhar said, "It was extremely painful to notice that even the Leader of the Opposition walked into the Well of the House and that was a disgrace to parliamentary conduct and proprietary."

Mangal Mangal ho! What Indians will do on MARS

Mangal Mangal ho! What Indians will do on MARS

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

So here we are, reproducing our own feature from some time back, which was created, now it may seem, in anticipation of the big event.

Copa America: Chile hold Peru to goalless draw

Copa America: Chile hold Peru to goalless draw

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

Chile showed more attacking flair but failed to execute the crucial final pass in a first half marred by injuries, with Peru's Luis Advincula subbed off in the 35th minute and Chilean midfielder Diego Valdes being replaced at half-time.