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Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath appointed ISRO chief

Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation as well as the space secretary, a personnel ministry order issued on Wednesday said.......

India to make its own GSLV-Mk III and SSLV: DoS

The Department of Space (DoS) plans to realise entirely-built rockets -- GSLV-Mk III and SSLV -- from Indian industry partners, in addition to PSLV, according to a top official of its commercial......

Chandrayaan-2 completes over 9,000 orbits around moon

India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has completed more than 9,000 orbits around the Moon, and imaging and scientific instruments on board have been providing excellent data, officials said on Monday.......

ISRO's GSLV fails to place earth observation satellite into orbit

ISRO's GSLV rocket on Thursday failed to inject into the orbit, the country's latest earth observation satellite EOS-03 due to a failure to ignite the cryogenic stage of the launch vehicle,......

1st uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan not possible in Dec: ISRO

The launch of the first uncrewed mission planned in December, as part of the human spaceflight programme 'Gaganyaan', will be delayed due to the COVID-19-induced disruption in delivery of hardware......

Obscure US-based firm wants to invest $500m, appeals to Modi in ads

An obscure US-based firm with just 19 employees, USD 15 million in revenue and hosting just a one-page website, wants to invest USD 500 billion in equity into India's National Infrastructure......

Isro all set to launch space-themed merchandise

Isro will rope in industry to manufacture customised Isro-theme T-shirts, coffee mugs, posters, key chains, games, jigsaw puzzle and so on. Missions to Moon. Mission to Mars. And to Venus. The......

For India's start-ups space is the next frontier

While participation of start-ups in the space sector has largely been minimal so far, their involvement will be key towards building India's very own aerospace companies such as Maxar, Elon......

Debt profile worsens for V G Siddhartha's unlisted private companies

The financials of six privately held companies associated with Siddhartha show an increase in debt and falling ability to meet short-term obligations. The privately held firms of deceased Coffee......

Tracing the chequered life of V G Siddhartha

Coming from a family that has a 140-year history of growing coffee, Siddhartha, 59, initially dabbled in stock trading and wanted to work as an investment banker in Mumbai after completing his......

Nayanthara-Vignesh's ROMANTIC HONEYMOON

Newlyweds Nayanthara and Vignesh Sivan -- who got married on June 9 -- chose Thailand for their honeymoon. The couple returned recently and, since then, Vignesh has been sharing pictures......

Bollywood's Most Successful Kings

Akshay Kumar's Samrat Prithviraj may not be successful at the box office, but there's no denying that Bollywood loves its kings. Remember Prithviraj Kapoor's Akbar in the always adored......

Vijay Sethupathi and Katrina's Merry Christmas

IMAGE: Producer Sanjay Routray, Vijay Sethupathi, Director Sriram Raghavan, Katrina Kaif and Producer Ramesh Taurani. Photograph: Kind courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram Vijay Sethupathi has stepped......

25 SPECTACULAR FRAMES of Shah Rukh Khan

With his arms wide open and a smile so dimpled and dazzling, a zestful young man from Delhi walked right into our hearts. When he played a lover boy, we fell hook line and sinker for his charms.......

'Mainstream is a club and I am not part of it'

'My career is made on independent films, and maybe the occasional mainstream film, which was trying to do something different.' IMAGE: Ranvir Shorey in Tabbar. Ranvir Shorey's latest release......

Impressive Bhagat grabs 2 Golds in Para Badminton

IMAGE: World number one Bhagat, who had settled for two bronze medals in the Brazil Para Badminton International recently. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Pramod Bhagat/Twitter Paralympic champion......

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