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The Satellite Rights Of Emraan Hashmi's Upcoming Film Fetch 25 Crore

April 16, 2015 at 2:03 PM

he television premiere deal for the Emraan Hashmi- starrer 'Mr. X' has been inked for approximately 25 crore........

India successfully launched Fourth Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1D

March 29, 2015 at 2:46 PM

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C27, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1D, the fourth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.

India yet to arrive on military satellite scene: US expert

May 2, 2012 at 11:54 AM

Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) is a major step forward for India but it must increase its capacity and launch many more satellites to be considered a serious player in making military satellites, says an official of a US-based space consultancy firm.

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Wind farms cause climate change: Study

April 30, 2012 at 9:46 PM

London, April 30 (IANS) Wind farms can cause climate change, according to a study, that shows how the technology is already pushing up temperatures, The Telegraph reported Monday.

China launches two navigation satellites

April 30, 2012 at 4:10 PM

Sichuan, Apr 30 (Xinhua-ANI): China successfully launched two satellites into space at 4:50 a.m. Beijing Time Monday, the 12th and 13th satellites for its Beidou global navigation and positioning network, the launch center said.

Wind farms 'may cause climate change'

April 30, 2012 at 4:10 PM

London, Apr 30 (ANI): In a new study, that shows for the first time that wind farms are already pushing up temperatures, scientists have revealed that this new technology can cause climate change.

China launches two satellites

April 30, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Beijing, April 30 (IANS) China Monday successfully launched into space two navigation satellites, authorities said.

India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August

April 29, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Chennai, April 29 (IANS) India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price, said a senior official.

Risat-1 satellite raised to its intended orbit

April 28, 2012 at 11:38 PM

Chennai, April 28 (IANS) India's own Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1), launched Thursday, has been placed in its final intended orbit, said the country's space agency said Saturday.

Railways to deploy software to track train movement

April 27, 2012 at 7:14 PM

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Indian Railways Friday said it plans to deploy over the next 18 months a software to track the movement of all trains over its network.

Woman behind Risat-1 feels on top of the world

April 26, 2012 at 8:42 PM

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) April 26 (IANS) Indian satellite scientist N. Valarmathi, 52, was herself on cloud nine when her baby - the Indian spy in the sky Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - started its ascent to the skies Thursday morning.

Warm ocean currents cause ice loss from Antarctica

April 26, 2012 at 2:02 PM

Washington, April 26 (IANS) Warm ocean currents attacking the underside of ice shelves may help explain recent ice loss from Antarctica, says a new study.

PM hails Risat-1 launch

April 26, 2012 at 12:17 PM

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday congratulated scientists of India's space agency ISRO for the successful launch of the PSLV-C19 rocket that has put into orbit the Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1).

PM congratulates scientists on successful launch of RISAT-1

April 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM

New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists for the successful launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite-1 (RISAT-1) from Sriharikota island in Andhra Pradesh.

ISRO successfully launches RISAT-1

April 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM

Sriharikota, Apr 26 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday successfully launched the Radio Imaging Satellite -1 (RISAT-1) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 to wait

April 26, 2012 at 11:53 AM

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2, slated for 2014, will have to wait till the country's space agency flies two of its heavy rocket - Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - successfully, a top official said Thursday.

India successfully launched it's first indigenous Imaging Satellite Risat-1

April 26, 2012 at 11:33 AM

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday morning successfully launched India's first indigenous microwave Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) into orbit from its PSLV launchpad Sriharikota, some 80 k.m. from Chennai in Andhra Pradesh.................

Risat-1 catapults India into a select group of nations

April 26, 2012 at 8:25 AM

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) On an early Thursday morning, an Indian rocket successfully launched into orbit a microwave Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) from the spaceport here in Andhra Pradesh, some 80 km from Chennai. With the launch of Risat-1, India has now joined a select group of nations having such a technology.

Indian rocket successfully launches Risat-1 satellite

April 26, 2012 at 7:05 AM

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) On an early Thursday morning, an Indian rocket successfully launched into orbit a microwave Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) from the spaceport here in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from Chennai.

Indian rocket carrying radar imaging satellite blasts off

April 26, 2012 at 7:05 AM

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) An Indian rocket carrying a radar imaging satellite (Risat-1) blasted off early Thursday from the first launch pad at the spaceport here, around 80 km north of Chennai.

India to launch satellite to monitor border

April 25, 2012 at 6:21 PM

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India proposes to launch Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) with cloud penetrating capability for imaging various parts of the country, including border areas, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday.

Indian rocket being fuelled for Risat-1 launch

April 25, 2012 at 12:40 PM

Chennai, April 25 (IANS) With 5.47 a.m. Thursday set for the blast-off of the Indian rocket carrying a remote sensing/earth observation satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - into space, the Indian space agency is fuelling the rocket's second stage with liquid propellant.

Coach-truck collision leaves 13 dead, 12 injured in central China

April 24, 2012 at 2:37 PM

ZHENGZHOU, April 24 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 13 people have been confirmed dead and another 12 injured after a coach collided with a truck Monday afternoon in a road section in central China's Henan province.

Indian remote sensing satellite set for launch

April 23, 2012 at 8:12 PM

Chennai, April 23 (IANS) The countdown for the launch early Thursday morning of a rocket carrying remote sensing satellite Risat-1 has begun in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an ISRO official said, a step that will reinforce India's global leadership in the field.

Tamil Nadu woman behind Thursday's microwave satellite project(Lead)

April 23, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Chennai, April 23 (IANS) When India's heaviest microwave satellite is launched into space Thursday, there will be another reason to cheer as it is a woman who is the director of the key project.

Tamil Nadu woman behind satellite launch Thursday

April 23, 2012 at 4:36 PM

Chennai, April 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu will have special reason to cheer Thursday when an Indian rocket puts Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) into orbit and the remote sensing satellite starts performing, as a local woman is directing the project for India's heaviest microwave satellite.

India's remote sensing satellite set for launch

April 23, 2012 at 3:56 PM

Chennai, April 23 (IANS) The countdown for the Thursday early morning launch of a rocket laden with remote sensing satellite Risat-1 has begun in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an ISRO official said, a step that will reinforce India's global leadership position in the field.

Satellite phones to help Bihar fight Maoists, floods

April 23, 2012 at 12:52 PM

Patna, April 23 (IANS) Satellite phones will be installed at 85 places in Maoist and flood-affected districts of Bihar for better communications in times of emergency, officials Monday said.

SA Prez Jacob Zuma to marry for sixth time

April 15, 2012 at 1:47 PM

Johannesburg, Apr 15 (ANI): South African President Jacob Zuma is to marry his long-time fiancee, Bongi Ngema, next weekend.

Pakistan building collapse toll reaches 10

April 14, 2012 at 10:51 AM

Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) The toll in the departmental store collapse in Pakistan's Gujranwala city has gone up to 10, a media report said Saturday.

Five dead in Pakistan building collapse

April 13, 2012 at 8:59 PM

Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) At least five people, including two children, were killed and 13 others injured Friday when a three-storey building collapsed after a gas cylinder explosion in Pakistan's Gujranwala city.

NASA designs enormous 'margarita glass' to harvest sun's energy

April 13, 2012 at 3:47 PM

London, Apr 13 (ANI): NASA has designed a giant cocktail glass floating through the sky that would soak up the sun's rays from high above the Earth.

New ISRO centre to control spy satellite launch

April 9, 2012 at 3:07 PM

Chennai, April 9 (IANS) The Indian rocket that will carry the 1,850 kg indigenous surveillance satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - to the skies this month will be controlled by the new mission control centre at Sriharikota, said a senior official of Indian space agency ISRO.

Satellite records Antarctica ice shelf's retreat

April 8, 2012 at 5:29 PM

Vienna, April 8 (IANS) The European Space Agency's Envisat satellite continues to record the rapid retreat of one of Antarctica's ice shelves due to atmospheric warming.

Space dust changing weather conditions?

April 5, 2012 at 6:57 PM

London, April 5 (IANS) Cosmic dust that fills space could be playing a part in climate change, scientists say. A study is now trying to ascertain how much of this dust enters the Earth's atmosphere - in a bid to find out how it might affect our climate.

ISRO to launch foreign satellite SPOT-6

April 3, 2012 at 6:27 PM

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch an advanced French remote sensing satellite later this year.

ISRO to launch French satellite

April 3, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Chennai, April 3 (IANS) India will launch an advanced French remote sensing satellite, SPOT 6, with its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket later this year, a statement said Tuesday.

Suu Kyi wins landmark Myanmar by-polls (Roundup)

April 1, 2012 at 9:25 PM

Yangon, April 1 (IANS) Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Sunday scored a momentous victory following a decades-long fight for democracy by winning a parliamentary by-poll for a seat in Myanmar's lower house.

Suu Kyi wins Myanmar by-elections

April 1, 2012 at 6:05 PM

Yangon, April 1 (IANS) Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, Sunday won the parliamentary by-elections, securing a seat in Myanmar's lower house, the party announced.

Aung suu kyi on the way to make history

April 1, 2012 at 3:50 PM

Amidst the 150 foreign observers the people of Myanmar are casting their vote for parliamentary by election in which Nobel laureates.

Google Maps Goes 8-Bit For April Fools'

April 1, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Google has launched a new version of google map for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) with beautiful low-res graphics.

70 percent voter turnout reported in first five hours of Myanmar polls

April 1, 2012 at 3:17 PM

Yangon (Myanmar), Apr.1 (ANI): At least 70 percent voting has taken place in the first five hours of elections in Myanmar. A clearer picture on the way the polls have progressed is expected in the next couple of hours.

Myanmar votes to elect Suu Kyi

April 1, 2012 at 1:57 PM

Yangon, April 1 (IANS) Thousands Sunday voted in Myanmar's parliamentary by-elections in which Nobel laureate and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is contesting for the first time.

Myanmar holds landmark votes

April 1, 2012 at 7:41 AM

Yangon, April 1 (IANS) Polling began Sunday in Myanmar's by-elections that promise to be the most open contest in decades, with Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi among those standing.

China launches French-made satellite

April 1, 2012 at 7:17 AM

Beijing, April (IANS) China successfully has sent a French-made communication satellite into orbit with a carrier rocket launched from the southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.

'Satnav' could pave man's way beyond solar system

March 29, 2012 at 5:44 PM

London, March 29 (IANS) Satellite navigation (satnav) doesn't work in space, but scientists may have hit upon a new way to overcome this problem, using pulsars to guide spaceships through stars.

Indian American Upendra Chivukula to run for US Congress

March 28, 2012 at 1:36 PM

New York, March 28 (IANS) Upendra Chivukula, an Indian American member of the New Jersey state assembly, plans to run for US Congress with the hope of unseating Republican Leonard Lance, who is seeking a third term.

Biden says Obama's plan to raid, kill Osama was an audacious success

March 20, 2012 at 9:33 PM

Washington, Mar.20 (ANI): U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is the biggest cheerleader of the president's decision to raid Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan last year and, on Monday, he offered new praise for the choice Obama made.

Biden says Obama's plan to raid, kill Osama was an audacious success

March 20, 2012 at 3:49 PM

Washington, Mar.20 (ANI): U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is the biggest cheerleader of the president's decision to raid Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan last year and, on Monday, he offered new praise for the choice Obama made.

Bobbi Kristina says mum Houston's spirit tells her to 'keep moving baby'

March 12, 2012 at 9:21 PM

London, Mar 12 (ANI): Bobbi Kristina Brown has said that her late mother Whitney Houston's spirit still visits and comforts her.

Iran 'trying to remove evidence showing that it tested detonators for nuclear weapons'

March 8, 2012 at 8:31 PM

Tehran, Mar 8(ANI): Iran is trying to destroy evidence indicating its scientists tested detonators for nuclear weapons by clearing a military site, ahead of an inspection, the International Atomic Energy Agency has claimed.

Iran 'trying to remove evidence showing that it tested detonators for nuclear weapons'

March 8, 2012 at 2:23 PM

Tehran, Mar 8(ANI): Iran is trying to destroy evidence indicating its scientists tested detonators for nuclear weapons by clearing a military site, ahead of an inspection, the International Atomic Energy Agency has claimed.

NASA finds thickest multi-year Arctic ice melting faster

March 1, 2012 at 9:29 PM

Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): The oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a faster rate than the younger and thinner ice at the edges of the Arctic Ocean's floating ice cap, a new study by NASA has revealed.

NASA finds thickest multi-year Arctic ice melting faster

March 1, 2012 at 1:44 PM

Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): The oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a faster rate than the younger and thinner ice at the edges of the Arctic Ocean's floating ice cap, a new study by NASA has revealed.

NASA pinning down GPS satellites' location better than ever

February 24, 2012 at 10:10 PM

Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Before our Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation devices can inform us where we are, the satellites that form the GPS need to know precisely where they themselves are.

NASA pinning down GPS satellites' location better than ever

February 24, 2012 at 2:07 PM

Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Before our Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation devices can inform us where we are, the satellites that form the GPS need to know precisely where they themselves are.

NJ town refuses to fly flag on half-staff over Whitney Houston's death

February 21, 2012 at 9:58 PM

Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Whitney Houston was laid to rest last weekend and flags at municipalities across New Jersey were lowered at half-staff, but one town ignored orders to do so.

NJ town refuses to fly flag on half-staff over Whitney Houston's death

February 21, 2012 at 11:32 AM

Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Whitney Houston was laid to rest last weekend and flags at municipalities across New Jersey were lowered at half-staff, but one town ignored orders to do so.

Himalayas and nearby peaks haven't melted over past decade

February 9, 2012 at 8:13 PM

London, Feb 9 (ANI): The world's greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have not lost any ice for the past 10 years, a new study has revealed.

Himalayas and nearby peaks haven't melted over past decade

February 9, 2012 at 3:21 PM

London, Feb 9 (ANI): The world's greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have not lost any ice for the past 10 years, a new study has revealed.

Mars 'unlikely place for sustaining life after 600m-yr drought'

February 4, 2012 at 7:41 PM

Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Mars may have been arid for more than 600 million years, making it too hostile for any life to survive on the planet's surface, researchers have said.

Mars 'unlikely place for sustaining life after 600m-yr drought'

February 4, 2012 at 1:24 PM

Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Mars may have been arid for more than 600 million years, making it too hostile for any life to survive on the planet's surface, researchers have said.

Ex-ISRO chief Nair writes to Manmohan Singh over job ban

January 30, 2012 at 8:29 PM

Bangalore, Jan 30 (ANI): Former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), G Madhavan Nair, on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to review the government's decision to ban him and three other former ISRO scientists from government jobs in the wake of the controversial S-spectrum deal.

Ex-ISRO chief Nair writes to Manmohan Singh over job ban

January 30, 2012 at 7:16 PM

Bangalore, Jan 30 (ANI): Former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), G Madhavan Nair, on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to review the government's decision to ban him and three other former ISRO scientists from government jobs in the wake of the controversial S-spectrum deal.

Hindi introduced in Pennsylvania school district

January 28, 2012 at 9:16 PM

Nevada (US), Jan 28 (ANI): A school district in Pennsylvania (USA) is offering Hindi, the official language of India, to its pupils from the next semester.

Hindi introduced in Pennsylvania school district

January 28, 2012 at 7:32 PM

Nevada (US), Jan 28 (ANI): A school district in Pennsylvania (USA) is offering Hindi, the official language of India, to its pupils from the next semester.

Antrix-Devas deal row: ISRO is bigger than any individual, says Kalam

January 25, 2012 at 6:26 PM

New Delhi/Bangalore, Jan 25 (ANI): Former President Dr. AP.J. Abdul Kalam on Wednesday said the controversy surrounding the clash between former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair and his successor K Radhakrishnan will not tarnish the image of the organisation, and added that it would continue to grow in stature.

Antrix-Devas deal: ISRO chairman behind move against me, says predecessor Nair

January 25, 2012 at 3:06 PM

Bangalore, Jan 25 (ANI): After the Department of Space barred him and three other space officials from occupying any government position for their alleged role in the Antrix-Devas deal, former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair today accused his successor K Radhakrishnan of being behind the move.

US man 'duct-taped daughter, shut her in dog cage'

January 22, 2012 at 3:03 PM

Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): A man from Ohio has been charged with child endangerment for allegedly tying up his 12-year-old daughter with duct tape, sticking her in a dog cage as punishment, and then threatening to electrify it.

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