Spread the love BENGALURU: The Department of Space (DoS), which has tightened exit rules to stem a “spate of voluntary retirements and resignations” from scientists working on flagship missions, is grappling with a bigger challenge quietly building inside India’s space establishment: a growing manpower crunch.DoS employment data analysed by TOI shows nearly three out of every 10 sanctioned posts remain...
4 schoolkids die as train rams pool car at open level crossing, gateman arrested
Spread the love Mangled remains of the pool car that met with the accident Behrampore: Four schoolchildren aged between seven and nine were killed when a passenger train rammed a pool car ferrying seven students at the Gobindapur railway gate near Karnasubarna station in Murshidabad on Friday morning. A 65-year-old cyclist, too, died on being knocked down by the train.Three...
After Andhra, Covid-19 resurfaces in Maharashtra after 3 years
Spread the love Officials said most positive cases were detected during physician-advised investigations or pre-operative fitness assessments rather than routine Covid testing. (Representative image) PUNE: Covid has resurfaced in Maharashtra and the city recorded a significant increase in case count, mostly mild, over the past 10 days though there is no indication of a fresh wave.The state health department data...
Oceansat-3A likely to be launched by year-end, says NRSC Director
Spread the love The Oceansat-3A satellite is likely to be launched before the end of this year, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) Director Prakash Chauhan said in Visakhapatnam on Friday. He was speaking after inaugurating the NICES-Coastal Observation Research Laboratory (CORAL) at the Centre for Studies on Bay of Bengal (CSBoB), Andhra University (AU), along with Vice-Chancellor G.P. Raja Sekhar....
UK court denies bail to Indian captain of sanctioned Russian oil vessel
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The Indian captain of a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker seized by British armed forces last month was denied bail Thursday by a London court where he is accused of violating sanctions against Moscow.Ajay Pant (38), a resident of Chilkiya in Ramnagar, near Nainital, Uttarakhand, appeared at Southwark crown court via video link from...
46 yrs after SLV-3, Skyroot’s Vikram-1 set to mark new chapter in private space journey
Spread the love 46 yrs after SLV-3, Skyroot’s Vikram-1 set to mark new chapter in private space journey Hyderabad: Exactly 46 years after India entered the exclusive league of space-faring nations with the successful launch of SLV-3, India’s first experimental satellite launch vehicle, by ISRO, a new chapter in the country’s launch history is all set to unfold from the...
Lamine Yamal separated from Spain squad ahead of final against Argentina
Spread the love Lamine Yamal’s separate training session raises World Cup final fears as Spain issue update/ Image: X Spain have moved to ease concerns surrounding Lamine Yamal’s fitness ahead of Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina after the teenage star trained separately from the main squad during the team’s first session in New Jersey.Images of Yamal working...
‘Rohit Sharma will continue to represent India; Lord’s ODI won’t be his last’: BCCI
Spread the love Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The final ODI against England at Lord’s on Sunday may not be Rohit Sharma‘s last match for India after all. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Saturday dismissed retirement speculation and reiterated that the senior opener remains firmly in India’s ODI plans.The clarification comes amid uncertainty over Rohit Sharma’s future after it...
Scientists fit 75 pronghorns, fastest land animal in Americas, with GPS collars: What they found
Spread the love Source: Wikipedia Scientists fitted 75 female Pronghorns, the fastest land animals in the Americas, with GPS collars in the year 2024, and the animals have been sending back location data ever since. The project, led by conservation group Wildlands Network near the San Juan Solar and Storage Project in New Mexico, is helping researchers understand how large...
‘Tie nuptial knot to her body’: How techie’s suicide case turned into demand for posthumous marriage
Spread the love Keerthi, a native of Kondrupadu village in Prathipadu mandal of Guntur district, met Sai Sumanth, a resident of Ponduru, through social media. VIJAYWADA: Tension prevailed for some time at Ponduru village in Tanguturu mandal of Prakasam district after the parents and family members of Addagalla Keerthi (24), who died by suicide following an alleged love failure, brought...
