Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) sent off the Aditya-L1 solar observatory towards the Sun by successfully inserting it at the Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 in the early hours of Tuesday, India time. According to ISRO, Aditya-L1, the country’s space-based solar observatory was inserted at the Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 at 2 a.m. IST on Tuesday.
Aditya-L1 spacecraft, India’s first solar mission, has successfully performed the second earth-bound manoeuvre, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Tuesday, India time. “Aditya-L1 Mission: The second Earth-bound maneuvre (EBN#2) is performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru. ISTRAC/ISRO’s ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru and Port Blair tracked the satellite during this operation. The new orbit attained is 282 km x 40225 km,” ISRO said in a post on ‘X’ in the early hours of Tuesday.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, September 2.
Eliminating poverty, generating employment and improving the law and order system were the key issues in Uttar Pradesh prior to 2017 and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has not only addressed these but also worked for the development and the state, said Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday, adding that on the CM’s watch, the state was receiving a flurry of investments.
Indian Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday launched first-ever non-stop flight between Mumbai and San Francisco. Air India will operate the flight three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
indica News Bureau Indian-American Aditya Vashistha has received the Google Faculty Research awards. Vashistha is an assistant professor of Information Science at Cornell University. Among the five projects which were selected for the awards included, Boost the performance and predictability of cloud computing services, improving the computer models used to predict disease and online harassment […]
The 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest and most spiritually significant events in the world, concluded on Wednesday, February 26, with a spectacular finale as millions of devotees gathered at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj for the final ‘Amrit Snan’ (holy dip) on Maha Shivratri.
With chants of “Har Har Mahadev” reverberating across the sacred grounds, over 1.32 crore (13.2 million) pilgrims participated in this divine ritual, marking the grand culmination of the festival.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles will present a special series called “Emotion in Color: A Kaleidoscope of Indian Cinema,” showcasing 12 classic Indian films for the first time.
Running from March 7 to April 19, the event offers cinephiles the rare opportunity to experience the vast diversity of Indian cinema, often unfamiliar to Western audiences.
Dr. Vadrevu K. Raju, a world-renowned ophthalmologist, philanthropist, and the founder of the Eye Foundation of America (EFA), has called for an immediate and sustainable action, giving hope for tomorrow, a world without childhood blindness
“Childhood blindness is a tragedy, but we can prevent it. Today, we make a new beginning in our concerted efforts to prevent and eradicate childhood blindness with the resources and the modern technology that are available today,” said Dr. Raju during a Scientific Convention and Fund Raiser organized at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on January 31, 2025.
At least 30 people have been killed and 60 were injured in the pre-dawn stampede on Wednesday at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj here, a top police officer said. On the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, more than 57.1 million devotees took a holy dip in the Triveni confluence in Prayagraj.
At least seven people were killed and dozens more injured in a stampede during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, (local time), January 29.
The incident occurred when barricades broke, causing panic among the large crowd of devotees gathered for the Mauni Amavasya holy dip.
In a first-of-its-kind event, Elon Musk hosted a delegation of leading Indian business figures at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas.
The exclusive gathering provided an opportunity for Indian entrepreneurs to engage directly with the American billionaire and tour the company’s cutting-edge space exploration facilities.
Prayagraj in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh witnessed a large gathering of devotees at Triveni Sangam as Maha Kumbh commenced with the ‘Shahi Snan’ on the auspicious occasion of Paush Purnima on Monday, January 13.
A large number of devotees are arriving at the bank of Triveni Sangam — a scared confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and ‘mystical’ Saraswati. Devotees took a holy dip and performed the sacred ritual on this auspicious occasion.
Family, friends, disciples, artistes, and representatives of the Indian government paid emotional tributes to the legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain, who died on December 15. He was buried Dec 19, at the Fernwood cemetery in Mill Valley, near San Francisco, California, nestled with oak and bay trees mixed with the historic eucalyptus trees and is one of the country’s first environmentally conscious green cemeteries.
More than a week after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque, law enforcement authorities have found two U.S.-made bullet cartridges in the city.
A forensic team investigating the Sambhal violence site on Thursday, December 5, seized four empty cartridges, two of which were manufactured in America, police said.
Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, December 5, took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister for the third time amid a galaxy of NDA leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the grand ceremony.
Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath.
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday, November 10, emphasized India’s confidence in its ties with the U.S. despite global concerns and highlighted PM Narendra Modi’s rapport with successive American Presidents — ranging from Barack Obama to Donald Trump and Joe Biden — and his ability to build strong relationships with them.
Speaking at the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Aditya Birla Group Scholarships Programme in Mumbai, Jaishankar was asked about the impact of the recent presidential election in the United States on Indo-U.S. relations, especially considering Prime Minister Modi’s strong personal rapport with President-elect Trump.
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum began in New Delhi on Sunday, October 13, with a meeting between the Board of Directors and India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar. During the meeting with USISPF Chairman John T Chambers, Jaishankar highlighted key ways to strengthen the bilateral strategic and economic ties as well as emphasized upon the natural synergy between the two nations, a statement by the USISP Forum said.
This summit follows on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successful visit to the U.S. for the Sixth Quad Leaders’ Summit and the United Nations General Assembly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated three PARAM Rudra Supercomputers and High-Performance Computing systems to India. These systems have been installed in Delhi, Pune, and Kolkata, respectively.
“These supercomputers will go a long way in ensuring that India’s scientists have access to state-of-the-art facilities,” the Prime Minister said. “The three supercomputers launched today will help in advanced research from physics, earth science, and cosmology.”
After achieving about 10% growth last year, the Indian pharmaceuticals sector is again set to log a revenue growth of 8-10% this fiscal, according to a report on Wednesday.
The report by rating agency CRISIL suggested that the growth is supported by healthy exports to regulated markets, recovery in exports to semi-regulated markets, and steady domestic demand.
BITSians in the Bay Area celebrated the 12th BITSians’ Day and 60 years of BITS Pilani with the 6th edition of Music Nite, presented by CriticalRiver Inc. and powered by InstaService Inc. on August 4 at JCC, Palo Alto, California.
BITSians’ Day 2024 also celebrated 2 milestones: BITS Pilani completing 60 years and 25 years of BITSAA Silicon Valley Chapter.
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) operated alongside forces from the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean on July 12. This joint maritime activity advanced inter-operability between the two major defense partners.
The US and Indian military forces focused on improving shared maritime domain awareness and information sharing; enhancing replenishment and logistics interoperability; and improving combined air-to-air capabilities.
It has been a month that the Bharatiya Janata Party has been dealing with new realities after it lost its majority in Parliament, thus readjusting the balance of power to some degree in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who hoped to lead India on a platform based on Hindutva, has found himself facing as the opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, who he once derided with the term ‘pappu,’ meaning small boy.
And Gandhi’s maiden speech as leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, July 1, was challenging enough to fire up his supporters and spawn deep concern in the BJP.
In one of the worst tragedies in recent years, 116 people were killed in a stampede at a religious congregation in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, as devotees suffocated to their deaths and bodies piled atop each other.
Of the 116 bodies, 72 have been identified so far. Post-mortem of the bodies is being held at Agra, Etah, Kasganj and Aligarh districts of the state, officials said. The exact cause of the stampede is still under investigation.
A group of North Carolina teens have turned their grief over losing a friend to drunk driving into a high-tech tool they hope will prevent such tragedies.
The four friends from Enloe Magnet High School in Raleigh unveiled their concept for SoberRide at the TYE Globals Pitch Competition 2024 on June 21, in Silicon Valley, where it won several awards.
