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Maldivian women, held in 1994 ISRO spy case, move Kerala HC against bail plea of former cops

The two women have alleged that the plea filed by the Kerala cops involved in their arrest 'contains false contentions' and if bail was granted it would deny justice to the Maldivians.

ISRO to aid development projects in Northeast through satellite imaging, other technology

Union minister Jitendra Singh Wednesday said that ISRO is already monitoring and geo-tagging 67 projects at 221 sites in all eight states in a first-ever such undertaking.

ISRO develops 3 types of ventilators, to transfer technology to industry for clinical use

The prototype of the ventilators developed at Thiruvananthapuram-based Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), has undergone in-house test & evaluation & meets various specifications.

CBI files FIR against Kerala police personnel in 1994 ISRO espionage case

In September 2018, the apex court had termed the police action against ISRO's former scientist Nambi Narayanan as 'psych-pathological treatment', threatening his human rights.

India, France sign agreement for cooperation over Gaganyaan space mission

Among other things, the agreement provides for Indian astronauts to use French equipment, consumables and medical instruments for missions.

SC-appointed probe panel submits report on ISRO scientist’s illegal arrest case

Scientist Nambi Narayanan was arrested in 1994 in a case pertaining to allegations of transfer of confidential documents on India's space programme to foreign countries.

ISRO launches rocket to study attitudinal variations in neutral winds, plasma dynamics

ISRO has developed a series of sounding rockets called Rohini series, which are used for probing the upper atmospheric regions and for space research.

Why the quest for life on Mars continues despite 35 failed missions since 1960s

Despite many failures, missions to Mars continue because there is immense knowledge to be gleaned from the planet about our own existence and evolution.

PM Modi congratulates ISRO, Brazilian president on successful launch of PSLV-C51

India's Polar rocket on Sunday successfully launched Amazonia-1 of Brazil and 18 other satellites from the spaceport in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.

India’s polar rocket, PSLV C-51, lifts off from Sriharikota — ISRO’s first mission of 2021

One of the 18 co-passenger satellites include one from Chennai-based Space Kidz India (SKI) which is engraved with a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.