ISRO kicked-off the new year with a bang! At 9:10 am just as Indians were waking up, they were treated with the visuals of yet another successful ISRO launch. The successful launch of the XpoSat polarimeter mission has pushed India into a very short elite list of just two countries which have dedicated missions to study black holes and neutron stars.
3 Jan 2024The global health crisis arising out of Covid-19 has impacted several schoolchildrenIn India, over 1.5 million schools have been closed due to the pandemic affecting 286 million children from pre-primary to secondary levels, of which 49% are girls
3 min read14 Oct 2020Andrew Jack's agent Jill McCullough confirmed his deathActor Andrew Jack, best known for playing Major Ematt in 'Stars Wars' films
1 min read2 Apr 2020Celebrities such as Hema Malini, Sunny Deol, Nusrat Jahan, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Babul Supriyo, Manoj Tiwari, Hans Raj Hans, among others, are leading in their respective constituenciesThe Narendra Modi-led BJP is set to return to power at the Centre
1 min read23 May 2019Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has completed heatshield tests for its much-awaited Starship rocketStarship is a big Falcon Rocket which is a privately-funded, fully-reusable launch vehicle and spacecraft system
1 min read18 Mar 2019The new Raptor rocket engine will power SpaceX’s prototype StarshipStarship designed to carry humans on quick hops across the world and eventually to Mars
1 min read4 Feb 2019In the IPL 2019 auction, there are many new faces with potential to take the competition by storm. Here's looking at five such talents
3 min read17 Dec 2018With telescopes, domestic objects and lost constellations, Indian contemporary art takes a shot at cosmic phenomena and astronomy
6 min read9 Nov 2018With telescopes, domestic objects and lost constellations, Indian contemporary art takes a shot at cosmic phenomena and astronomy
6 min read10 Nov 2018Chinese film-makers will have trouble competing at home, let alone abroad, if they're forced to use dull, ideologically pure actors and storylines
4 min read16 Sep 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared