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Meet Gopi Thotakura, India's 1st space tourist

Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. IMAGE: Gopi Thotakura.......

North America goes into raptures over full solar eclipse

Millions of people across parts of Mexico, Canada, and the United States watched the rare total solar eclipse on Monday. The path of totality, a tiny area where the Moon completely obscures the......

Modi reveals names of Gaganyan mission astronauts. They are...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the names of the four astronauts--all IAF fighter pilots--for India's ambitious maiden human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan scheduled for next year.......

4 Gaganyaan astronauts are among IAF's, and India's, finest

IAF's four fighter pilots undergoing rigorous training for the landmark Gaganyaan mission, and who earned the 'astronaut wings' on Tuesday, have a stellar resume. They have a flying experience in......

In Search For Planet Nine

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. IMAGE: Kindly note the......

Elon Musk postpones India visit; cites Tesla 'obligations' as reason

American tech billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said his proposed visit to India has been postponed due to "very heavy Tesla obligations". Photograph: Kyle Grillot/Reuters The electric carmaker......

Adani eyes 45 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group is building the world's largest renewable energy park in Gujarat, as it eyes a massive 45 GW capacity to generate electricity largely from solar energy.......

The Battle For Satellite Spectrum

While the market for satellite broadband currently is small, the potential is large as an estimated 30 per cent of the country does not have reliable terrestrial broadband services, reports......

Satellite spectrum: Reliance Jio sends second legal opinion to Trai

Reliance Jio has sent a second legal opinion to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on the subject of the potential allocation of satellite spectrum. Photograph: Anushree......

4 Kerala PSUs part of India's first solar exploration mission Aditya-L1

As India's first solar exploration satellite reached space, four Kerala public sector undertakings, including Keltron, have reason to be delighted as they too have contributed to this achievement......

CSK Vs GT: Pick Your Best Batters

Chennai Super Kings continued their winning run with a second win in as many matches with a 63-run win over Gujarat Titans in Chennai on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Scorecard Chennai were put in to......

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Meet Gopi Thotakura, India's 1st space tourist

North America goes into raptures over full solar eclipse

Modi reveals names of Gaganyan mission astronauts. They are...

4 Gaganyaan astronauts are among IAF's, and India's, finest

In Search For Planet Nine

Elon Musk postpones India visit; cites Tesla 'obligations' as reason

Adani eyes 45 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030

The Battle For Satellite Spectrum

Satellite spectrum: Reliance Jio sends second legal opinion to Trai

4 Kerala PSUs part of India's first solar exploration mission Aditya-L1

CSK Vs GT: Pick Your Best Batters

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