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Vikram Sarabhai director S Somanath appointed ISRO chief
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 : Government of India has appointed S Somanath as new head of
ISRO, nation's premier space research organization. Mr Somanath is presently working as Director in Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Space…
VP, PM, Union Ministers pay tribute to ex-PM LB Shastri
New Delhi, Jan 11 (UNI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Ministers and other leaders on Tuesday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 56th death anniversary.
In a series of tweets, the VP said,…
Former UNI Editor ‘TVS’ dead
New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI): Veteran journalist T V Satyanarayanan, who worked with the United News of India for 23 long years until retiring in 1995, passed away here on Monday due to old age complications, his family said. He was 86.
Having…
Bangladesh observes homecoming day of Bangabandhu
Dhaka, Jan 10 (UNI-) Bangladesh on Monday observed the historic 50th Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
On the occasion, Bangladesh President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
Palakkad: Leopard and two cubs found in unoccupied house
Palakkad, Jan 9 (UNI) A leopard and two cubs, aged around one week, were found inside the room of an unoccupied house at Ummini near Akathethara in this district on Sunday.
The house was not occupied for the last 15 years.
The leopard…
Rekha Sharma: Appropriate steps will be taken for skill development of women
Dharamshala, Jan 8 (UNI) Chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma said that special emphasis will be laid on skill development and capacity building of women so that the economic condition of women can be strengthened.
At…
Barkha Dutt bags Kerala Media Academy Award
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (UNI) Senior Television Journalist and Editor of Mojo Story, Ms Barkha Dutt has been selected for the Kerala Media Academy's National Media Award for her outstanding
contribution to journalism.
"The award…
Anand Mahindra’s fav post touches hearts
New Delhi, Jan01 (UNI) Indian business tycoon Anand Mahindra, on Friday shared a photo, of a boy with his father, on his social media account saying ‘my favorite photo of the year’.
The photo shared by the chairman of Mahindra group…
‘Artificial Sun’ shines in China, sets new record in Plasma Physics
Hefei-China, Dec 31: The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," has achieved a continuous high-temperature plasma operation for 1,056 seconds in the latest experiment, the longest time of…
Noted poet Goreti Venkanna wins ‘Central Sahitya Akademi Award’ for 2021
Hyderabad, Dec 30: Noted poet and Telangana Legislative Council member Goreti Venakanna has won the 'Central Sahitya Akademi Award' for 2021.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao conveyed his greetings to Venkanna for getting the prestigious…
Four-year-old Prashvi Maheshwari makes it to India Book of Records
Pune, Dec 29: Four-year-old Prashvi Maheshwari from Global Indian International School, Hadapsar has made it to the India Book of Records. The KG 1 student performed the maximum number, 178 spins of hula hoop in a minute to mark the…
HP: Hamirpur, NIT students get excellent placement and internships
Hamirpur (HP), Dec 30: The reforms made under the New Education Policy (NEP) of the central government has led to the excellent placement and industrial internship for the students of the NIT (National Institute of Technology), Hamirpur, it…
Telangana: Power tariff likely to increase from April, 2022
Hyderabad, Dec 27: The power tariff for the domestic and Commercial sectors may increase from April, 2022 as the Telangana Power distribution companies have submitted their power tariff proposals to the Telangana State Electricity…
James Webb Telescope antenna released
Washington, Dec 27: The antenna assembly of the James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully tested as it continues its journey to its final observing spot, located one million miles away from Earth, the National Aeronautics and Space…
CM Yogi to distribute one lakh tablets and smart phones to youths today
Lucknow, 24 Dec: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will start distribution of one crore free smartphones and tablets on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On Saturday, one lakh smartphones and…
Andrei Stenin International Press Photo contest 2022 opens
Moscow, Dec 22 (Sputnik) The 8th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest on Wednesday began the reception of submissions by Russian and foreign reporters aged 18-33.
The contest, organized by the Rossiya Segodnya media group under…
Biden family welcomes puppy Commander ‘Biden’
Washington, Dec 21 (UNI) US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have welcomed a new puppy 'Commander' to the White House after they lost their beloved German Shepherd 'Champ' nearly 6 months ago.
Commander, a German Shepherd, was…
CM Yogi to distribute mobile phones, tablets to one lakh youths on Dec 25
Lucknow, 20 Dec: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will gift mobile phones and tablets to one lakh youths on the occasion of birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on December 25.
According to…
Women graduates should be financially empowered to erase discrimination’: TN Guv
Madurai, Dec 16: Tamil Nadu Governor and Chancellor R.N.Ravi on Thursday stressed the need for financially empowering women graduates to erase discrimination.
Presiding over the 29th convocation of Mother Teresa Women’s University,…
Uzbek Art of Bakhshi added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Tashkent, Dec 16: Bakhshi, a traditional epic poetry performance art of Uzbekistan, has been included on the UNESCO representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, the Uzbek Ministry of Tourism and Sports said on…