Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched its smallest rocket SSLV-D2 from Sriharikota Satish Dhawan Space Center. This launch took place on Friday morning (February 9) at 9.18. ISRO Chief S Somnath congratulated all the 3 satellite teams for making the satellites as well as placing them in the right orbit after the launch.
The Meteorological Department has predicted rain and snowfall with lightning and thunder in Uttarakhand today. Along with this, there is a possibility of heavy rain and snowfall in Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh. Heavy to very heavy rain and snowfall are also likely in some parts of the Kashmir Valley today.
India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed in Turkey for relief operations on Thursday successfully rescued a 6-year-old from under the debris of destroyed buildings in the Gaziantep region. According to sources, about 19332 people have died so far due to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria on 6 February. The number of injured is around 40 thousand.
In yet another tragic incident, IndiGo airlines did not load the check-in luggage of around 50 passengers who boarded a domestic flight on Thursday. It was the passengers who travelled from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam on Flight no 6E 409 who fell victim to the mix-up. IndiGo's ground staff were clueless about the missing baggage until the passengers began complaining.
Mumbai-Shirdi train connects the commercial capital to Nashik, Trimbakeshwar and Shirdi, while Mumbai-Solapur train will reach Siddheshwar, Akkalkot, Tuljapur, Pandharpur and Alandi faster.
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear plea seeking a court-monitored probe into the Hindenburg Research report on Adani firms on Friday.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to former NSE chairperson Chitra Ramakrishna, accused in a money laundering case related to phone tapping at the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Justice Jasmeet Singh's bench has given this decision.
On Thursday morning, The sixth flight under the mission 'Operation Dost' with more search and rescue operation teams arrived in quake-hit Turkey, informed External minister S Jaishankar. India launched 'Operation Dost' to extend assistance to Turkey as well as Syria following Monday's devastating quake that left behind a trail of deaths and destruction in the two countries.
Twitter's support account announced on Thursday that users may be experiencing issues with the platform without detailing the source of the error. Twitter Deck is down since 6am today Thursday. Due to which users are not able to login tweet deck. The company says that it is sorry for the inconvenience caused to the people. We're aware and working to get this fixed.
A massive search operation is underway in Turkey and Syria hit by the massive earthquake that killed more than 11,000 people. The World Health Organization warned that 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake.
