Mandeep Kaur’s death: Indian consulate in NYC extends assistance; FIR registered against husband, in-laws in UP

ANI New York City, August 7 The Indian Consulate in New York City has expressed grief over the death of Mandeep Kaur, an Indian-origin woman who died by suicide and said that it will render all kinds of assistance required. This comes after Kaur, who was tortured at the hands…

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Mobile internet services suspended for 5 days in Manipur amid protests

Imphal, August 7Mobile Internet services have been suspended for five days across Manipur, as per an official order.According to the order issued by Special Secretary (Home) H Gyan Prakash on Saturday, some anti-social elements were using social media to transmit hate speeches, inciting the passions of the public.The decision was…

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Indian-American teen Aarya Walvekar from Virginia crowned Miss India USA 2022

Washington, August 7 Indian-American teenager Aarya Walvekar from Virginia has been crowned Miss India USA 2022 at the annual pageant held in New Jersey. An aspiring actor Aarya, 18, said, “It has been my childhood dream to see myself on the silver screen and work in films and TV.” …

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SSLV carrying earth observation and student satellites suffers ‘data loss’ at terminal stage: ISRO

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), August 7 ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Sunday informed the space agency’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data loss” at the terminal stage, although three stages “performed and separated,” and said the space agency was analysing the data to ascertain the status of the vehicle…

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Setback for ISRO as SSLV carrying earth observation and student satellites suffers ‘data loss’ at terminal stage

Sriharikota (AP), August 7 Indian Space Research Organisation’s tryst with history suffered a setback on Sunday as the maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data loss” at the terminal stage, although three stages “performed and separated” as planned and the scientists were “currently analysing” the data to ascertain the…

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Satellites placed into wrong orbit, no longer usable: ISRO on its maiden SSLV mission

Sriharikota (AP), August 7 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said the satellites on board its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle “are no longer usable” after the SSLV-D1 placed them in an elliptical orbit instead of a circular one. The space agency said a committee would analyse and…

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Sri Lanka asks China to defer visit of ‘spy’ ship

New Delhi, August 6In an about-turn, the Sri Lanka Government has requested the Chinese Government to defer the visit of its research vessel Yuan Wang 5 at the Hambantota port “until further consultations” on the matter.The denial of permission reportedly came after India, Sri Lanka’s biggest benefactor in its current…

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Landslips form lake, give Dharamsala residents the jitters

Lalit Mohan Dharamsala, August 6 An artificial lake has been formed in the Gajj river in the Ghera area, 5 km from Dharamsala, threatening the habitations downstream. Sources said the lake was formed after landslides blocked the river flow yesterday. Kewal Singh Pathania, general secretary of the Himachal Pradesh…

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ETT recruitment: Punjab gives one-time age relaxation

Chandigarh, August 6 In a big relief to contract employees, the Punjab Government on Saturday announced a one-time relaxation in age limit for education providers/volunteers. The move is aimed at enabling them to compete for regular jobs through the direct recruitment for posts of ETT teachers. Stating this here today,…

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140 artificial intelligence-based systems along border to keep watch on China, Pak

Ajay BanerjeeNew Delhi, August 6Enhancing the use of technology to keep an eye on China and Pakistan, the Army has deployed some 140 artificial intelligence-based surveillance systems to get live feed of the ground situation.The 749-km-long Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and 3,448-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with…

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Artificial lake formed on river near Dharamsala after landslides poses threat to habitations downstream

Lalit MohanDharamsala, August 6An artificial lake was formed on Gajj river in Ghera area 5 km from Dharamsala threatening the habitations downstream the river.Sources said the artificial lake was formed after landslides blocked the natural flow of the river yesterday.Kewal Singh Pathania, general secretary of HPCC, visited the area. While…

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