Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has continued to pursue its two ambitious missions — the Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan-3. Even as officials had said that the staffers were working from home through the lockdown, several have started heading to their workspaces through the lockdown 4. Using the payload on Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, which has three optical heads (unlike the single optical head of Chandrayaan-1 orbiter), the space agency has a greater resolution and a stereo view of the moon. The image data will also help them decide and fine tune the point of touchdown of the lander. Since the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is…
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As domestic flights resumed at several airports across India this morning after two months, there was confusion and chaos at the airports in Delhi, Mumbai and other cites as a large number of flights were cancelled and passengers complained that they did not get any notification from the airlines. 82 flights to and from Delhi have been cancelled, with angry passengers at Terminal 3 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport claiming that they were not informed till the last minute. Similar scenes were witnessed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, with several passengers seen sitting outside the airport…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr, hoping that the special occasion furthers the spirit of compassion and harmony. “Greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr. May this special occasion further the spirit of compassion, brotherhood and harmony. May everyone be healthy and prosperous,” the prime minister said. https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1264730352498556928?s=20 Meanwhile, President Kovind extended his greeting highlighting how Eid-ul-Fitr reaffirms the belief in caring for the needy. “Eid Mubarak! This festival is an expression of love, fraternity, peace & harmony. Eid reaffirms our belief in sharing with & caring for the vulnerable & needy. Let us carry the spirit of giving (Zakaat)…
Members of the Sikh community stepped up to carry sanitisation work in Jama Masjid ahead of Eid celebrations. https://twitter.com/realkapur/status/1264419339303673856?s=20 According to reports, the sanitisation work was carried out by the United Sikh group. An Instagram page named Puranidilliwaley shared pictures with the following details: “United Sikh group contacted masjid committee to sanitise the mosque, to promote universal brotherhood and peace, old delhi known for its ganga jamuni tehzeeb.” According to the United Sikhs Instagram page, they have been involved in sanitising places of religious gathering across the country. In a post they wrote, “UNITED SIKHS is continuously disinfecting various places…
India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma says he has fully recovered from the calf injury that forced him to go away the tour of the last New Zealand midway earlier this year, but the fitness test has been continuously delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The Mumbaikar had to return to home after sustaining the injury during the T20 series against the Black Caps on Groundhog Day. He missed the three-match home ODI series against South Africa, which was abandoned thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, as he was undergoing rehabilitation at that point. “Before the lockdown happened, I used to be almost…
Actor Ranveer Singh on Saturday urged authorities to think about and declare Indian signing (ISL) because the 23rd official language of India. As a part of this effort under his music label Incing, the “Gully Boy” actor has released rapper-poet Spitfire’s “Vartalap” – a primary signing video. Ranveer launched his independent music record label together with filmmaker-musician Navzar Eranee. We created IncInk as a platform to market inclusivity through art, hence the name IncInk’. Through this endeavour of ours, we’re lending support to the explanation for making Indian signing the 23rd official language of India. I will be signing the…
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas during a popular shopping district as hundreds took to the streets Sunday to march against China’s proposed tough national security legislation for the town. Pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong has sharply criticized China’s proposal to enact a national security law that might ban secessionist and subversion, also as foreign interference and terrorism within the semi-autonomous territory. Critics say it goes against the one country, two systems framework that promises the town freedoms not found on the mainland. On Sunday afternoon, crowds of protesters wearing black gathered in Causeway Bay, a well-liked shopping…
Army and NDRF teams on Sunday helped forest department and civic agencies to urge cyclone-ravaged West Bengal back on its feet. The teams reached areas likes Salt Lake, Behala and Golpark within the morning to clear the arterial and other link roads blocked by uprooted trees. Army personnel equipped with road and tree clearance equipment started performing at Roy Bahadur Road and Parnashree in Behala, Ballygunge in south Kolkata and Salt Lake area, a Defence official said. The Army was deployed in Kolkata and neighbouring districts on Saturday, hours after the West Bengal government sought its help and other support…
A women rights group in Delhi ‘Pinjra Tod’, has its members involved in the Delhi riots. Two members of the group, Natasha and Devangana, in Delhi have been arrested in connection with the North East Delhi riots that took place earlier this year over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The women were seen protesting near Jaffrabad metro station by indulging in a sit-in. It was a precursor to the Delhi riots which killed more than 50 people. It was found that a sudden mob of women gathered during the anti-CAA protest at the Jaffrabad Metro Station in North East Delhi…
Chinese military is fast increasing the presence of its troops in areas around Pangong Tso lake and Galwan valley along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, sending a clear signal that it was not ready to end its confrontation with the Indian Army anytime soon, people familiar with the situation in the disputed region said. The Chinese side has particularly bolstered its presence in the Galwan valley, erecting around 100 tents in the last two weeks and bringing in machinery for possible construction of bunkers, notwithstanding the stiff protest by Indian troops, news agency PTI reported. In the midst…