Spread the love India achieved a major milestone in its space journey on Saturday (July 18, 2026) as Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital rocket, successfully reached orbit and deployed its payloads into an approximately 450-km orbit. The mission marks India’s entry into an elite group of nations with private orbital launch capability, making it only the third country...
Despite 35 minute delay Vikram-1 keeps date with Indian space history with Mission Aagaman success
Spread the love SRIHARIKOTA: After some anxious moments when the automatic launch sequence of Vikram-1 was halted midway at just five minutes before lift-off, Skyroot Aerospace finally created history after it successfully placed India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket into space.The seven-storey tall Vikram-1 rocket, with a lift-off weight of 45,000 kg, blasted off at 12.05 pm, a good 35...
‘He was everything we dream of becoming’: Gavaskar’s moving tribute to Garry Sobers
Spread the love Photo/Agencies Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar paid tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers after the West Indies great passed away on Friday, calling him the greatest cricketer to have ever played the game and the player every child dreams of becoming.Widely regarded as cricket’s greatest all-rounder, Sobers died at his home in Barbados, 11 days before his 90th...
Skyroot makes history! 6 payloads put into low-Earth orbit aboard pvt rocket Vikram-1
Spread the love CHENNAI: India on Friday marked a major milestone in the opening of its space sector to private players as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully carried six payloads including two satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle.The 23-metre-tall, 1.7-metre-diameter launch vehicle lifted off from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan...
Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket lifts off from Sriharikota
Spread the love Private rocket Vikram-1 carrying tech payloads and special postcards lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Saturday (July 18, 2026). Earlier, the launch was put on hold temporarily. A new schedule was announced, and the rocket was launched at 12.05 P.M.. Skyroot’s Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital rocket to be launched on July...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta ‘copies’ Elon Musk’s AI plan, makes offer to Anthropic CEO
Spread the love Meta is in early talks to lease computing power to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth as much as $10 billion over two years, according to a New York Times report. If it closes, it would hand Mark Zuckerberg a brand-new line of business and pull Dario Amodei’s AI lab deeper into a scramble for...
Launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, rescheduled
Spread the love The launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, which was scheduled to lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on July 18 at 11.30 am, was put on hold temporarily. A new schedule was announced, and the rocket will be launched at 12.05 PM. Skyroot’s Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital rocket to...
UN raises concern over unrest in PoK, seeks investigation into protest-related deaths
Spread the love United Nations human rights agency voices concern over ‘wave of unrest’ in PoK (AP image) The United Nations human rights agency has expressed concern over the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), urging authorities to conduct impartial investigations into the deaths of protesters and security personnel ahead of the region’s legislative assembly elections.In a statement issued from...
‘I hope he doesn’t have a good game’: Messi vows to deny Yamal World Cup glory
Spread the love Photo/Agencies Lionel Messi has praised Spain teenager Lamine Yamal ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 final but made it clear that Argentina will do everything possible to stop him from making history.The defending champions will face European champions Spain on Sunday at New York New Jersey Stadium, with Yamal aiming to add another milestone to his...
Plain clothes, white sheets, 3 layers: How Delhi Police planned Wangchuk’s shift to hospital
Spread the love Delhi Police carried out a pre-planned early morning operation on Saturday to remove climate activist Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: Delhi Police carried out a pre-planned early morning operation on Saturday to remove climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site, according to senior police sources.According to sources quoted by news agency ANI, the move came...
