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PM Modi praises UAE astronaut for space mission

PM Modi hails first UAE astronaut Hazzaa al-Mansoori in space, says India takes inspiration

As the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lifted off into space, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the country’s first astronaut and said that India takes inspiration from it for its human space programme.

India will share learnings to improve global sanitation: PM Modi gets Goalkeepers Award.

‘No education’ rule to get license thrills auto drivers.

Chandrayaan 2: Nasa To Share Before And After Images Of Vikram Lander’s Landing Site

First images of Earth captured by Chandrayaan 2, shared by ISRO

ISRO shares first set of images of Earth captured by Chandrayaan-2

Space agency ISRO on Sunday released the first set of pictures of the earth captured by Chandrayaan-2, the country’s second moon mission launched a fortnight ago.

Zomato App gets 1-star ratings as backlash for ‘being biased against Hindus’

Food aggregator Zomato’s response after a customer cancelled his order over the delivery executive’s religion took the internet by storm Wednesday. But hours after winning hearts on social media, many people seem to have gone after the company, giving it poor ratings.

Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop ride in 35 minutes, moves closer to reality

Travel in Maharashtra between Pune and Mumbai, about 120 km, could come down to 35 minutes by 2026 if all goes well with the Hyperloop project proposed to connect the two cities. That is a step closer now, after the Maharashtra state cabinet approved the public-infrastructure status of the project on July 30, clearing the way for a bidding process to select the private companies to build the super-fast transit system.

Indians signed up for UPI account covertly through Truecaller bug without consent

In a nightmare for thousands of Truecaller users in India, a so-called bug automatically created their Unified Payments Interface (UPI) accounts with the ICICI Bank without their consent, triggering panic and hacking fears. The affected users received an SMS from ICICI Bank starting from late Monday evening till morning hours on Tuesday saying “your registration for UPI app has started. If it was not you, report now to your bank. Do not share card details/OTP/CVV with anyone to avoid a financial loss”.

ISRO commercial arm launches 239 satellites

Isro’s commercial arm confirms earning of 6289 crores, while launching of 239 satellites in last 3 year

Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), launched 239 satellites earning Rs 6,289 crore revenue, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

CM Nitish Kumar investigates meteorite in Madhubani

A Celestial object was found in Madhubani, later brought to Patna museum

A 13-kilogram celestial object, suspected to be a meteorite, was brought to a museum here after being discovered in Madhubani’s Mahadeva village. The object, having magnetic properties, crashed in the fields of the village under Laukahi block on Monday.