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Success of LVM-3 mission reinforces India’s growing role in global commercial launch market: PM Modi

New Delhi, 24/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated ISRO for placing the heaviest satellite in orbit from India using the LVM3 rocket and strengthening the foundation for future missions such as the Gaganyaan The prime minister also said that the success of the heavy-lift LVM3 rocket also reinforced India’s growing role in the…

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ISRO’s heaviest rocket carrying US communication satellite lifts off from Sriharikota

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), 24/12: In a dedicated commercial mission, ISRO on Wednesday launched a next-generation US communication satellite BlueBird Block-2 onboard its heaviest vehicle LVM3-M6 from here. As the 24-hour countdown concluded, the 43.5 metre tall rocket supported by two S200 solid boosters lifted off majestically at 8.55 am from the second launch pad at…

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When do you intend to return to India? Bombay HC asks Vijay Mallya on his pleas against fugitive tag

Mumbai, 23/12: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya when he intends to return to India and told his counsel it would not hear his plea against the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act unless he first submits himself to the HC jurisdiction. Mallya, based in the UK since 2016, has filed two…

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Virat Kohli to play, but not at Chinnaswamy Stadium as matches shifted to BCCI’s CoE

Bangalore, 23/12:In a decision which is likely to render cricket fans of Bengaluru heartbroken, the permission to hold Vijay Hazare Trophy matches at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium has been denied. The opening match on December 24 will involve former India captain Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant as Delhi is scheduled to play Andhra Pradesh.  

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Kerala govt to appeal against acquittal of actor Dileep in 2017 actress assault case soon

Kochi, 23/12: The Kerala government will soon file an appeal against the verdict in the 2017 actress assault case, challenging both the acquittal of actor Dileep and the sentences awarded to six convicts, sources said on Tuesday. According to sources in the office of the Director General of Prosecution, the state government has given its…

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Bangladesh suspends visa services in New Delhi, Tripura amid strained ties with India

New Delhi, 23/12: Bangladesh has suspended visa services in its high commission in New Delhi and its mission in Tripura amid mounting strain in ties between the two countries. The decision to suspend the visa services was taken after groups of protesters held demonstrations outside the two missions, people familiar with the matter said.  …

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Ex-CBI chief alleges circumcision of non-Muslim boys in Andhra Pradesh to promote communal agenda

Hyderabad, 22/12: Ex-CBI director and retired IPS officer M Nageswara Rao has alleged that circumcision is being promoted as a routine medical procedure for non-Muslim boys in Andhra Pradesh, as part of an organised attempt to advance a communal agenda,prompting the state government to say it will examine the issue in line with medical and…

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