Tag: mission
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NASA’s historical mission
(Pooja Dubey, Intern Journalist) US space agency NASA’s robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx is going to collect samples from an asteroid for the first time on 20 October. After a four-year journey, it will land on the boulder-gray surface of the asteroid Bennu on 20 October, touching the bottom of the breastbone for a few seconds to…
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A petition filed against government grant to Prince of Arcot
(Juhi Aishwary, Intern Journalist): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the government grant to the Nawab of Arcot ie Prince of Arcot and giving him the title of Hereditary Prince of Arcot. The petition states that the grant of a hereditary title of Prince of Arcot after the country becomes independent and…
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Curfew in 25 cities
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): Demonstrations are taking place in 30 cities in the city of Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota following the death of black George Floyd in police custody. Police and protesters clashed in several cities on Saturday night. Curfew has been imposed in 25 cities in 16 states, including Los Angeles,…
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Indians campaign to return to homeland with minor children of US citizenship
A group of 85 Indians stranded in the US have started a campaign to return to their homeland. These people have urged the Indian government to allow them to travel with minor children of US citizenship. In fact, in the wake of the Corona epidemic, some Indian OCI cardholders are barred from visiting non-Indian citizens,…
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NASA’s historic manned mission launch
(Kajal Singh intern journalist):• The SpaceX spacecraft in which two NASA astronauts have been sent is named The Crew Dragon.• Astronaut Bob Benken and Doug Hurley were selected for this mission in the year 2000 itself.Amidst the Corona crisis, America has embarked on a fresh flight. For the first time NASA has sent two people…