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Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) Indian space agency on Thursday said the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has taken a selfie and the images of the Earth and the Moon.According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Aditya-L1, that is destined for Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L1), has taken a selfie and also the pictures of the Earth and the Moon.ISRO has uploaded the images on the social media platform X.The Aditya-L1, India’s space based solar observatory was orbited in low earth orbit (LEO) on September 2 by an Indian rocket called Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle -XL (PSLV-XL) variant.The spacecraft’s orbit has been raised by…

The partnership between the two will significantly ramp up cybersecurity training and skilling through various initiatives, including training a ‘cyber force’ of 1,000 government officials in cyber defence best practices.“We extend our gratitude to the Ministry for their leadership and partnership. Together, we are facilitating essential skill development, and fostering collaborations to deliver new safe and secure services for Indians countrywide,” Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud, said in a statement.With this collaboration, Google will also offer 1,00,000 Google Cyber Security Certificate scholarships to learners and train government officials in cybersecurity skills.”Cybersecurity is the cornerstone of our digital future, and harnessing…

“Given his state of health, the former President of the Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba is free to move. He can, if he wishes, go abroad to carry out his medical checks,” Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi, spokesperson for the transitional government, said in a statement “signed” by Brice Oligui Nguema, who was sworn in on Monday as transitional President.On August 30, a group of military officers appointed Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, to head the transition after launching a coup earlier in the day following the announcement of the re-election of President Bongo by the national electoral body.In his remarks…

In a director’s world of creativity, the storyline forms with great care, and the actor becomes the central figure, essential to the plot. Just like destiny, this actor becomes the director’s inspiration and top pick to bring the unmatched brilliance to the narrative.Bejoy said: “When we were writing ‘Kaala’, Aviansh was the first actor of choice who popped into our heads. He was like this mental poster boy for the character we were crafting.”“Given his impressive track record, even though he hadn’t ventured into something quite like this before, I had solid belief that he could pull off an extraordinary…

The agency maintained a Stable outlook on the Indian aviation industry amidst the continued recovery in domestic and international air passengertraffic in FY2024, and improved pricing power of the carriers.According to ICRA, it estimates growth in domestic air passenger traffic in FY2024 at 8-13 per cent, thus reaching 150-155 million, surpassing thepre-COVID levels of 141.2 million in FY2020.During the five month period in FY24, domestic air passenger traffic stood at 63.2 million, witnessing a YoY growth of 20% from 52.6 million in fivemonth FY23, seven per cent higher than the pre-COVID levels of 58.9 million (5M FY2020), said ICRA.Further, the…

That poses risks as gauges of small and mid-cap shares show signs of overheating, and as the domestic economic outlook becomes more clouded ahead of national elections next year, Bloomberg reported.Smaller companies are seen benefiting more from the ongoing recovery in India’s capital expenditure.The trend is the opposite to what has been seen in the US stock market, which has been driven by a handful of technology megacaps surging on the boom in artificial intelligence, leaving small caps in the dust, Bloomberg reported.The Nifty Midcap 100 Index has risen 37 per cent from a March low, compared with a 16…

Increase in the cost of living due to inflation was stated as the biggest reason for this (as said by 39 per cent), followed by increase in cost of living due to other reasons (30 per cent). This has affected spending behaviour, with people postponing or cancelling big spends in the next few months (32 per cent) or taking steps to reduce or cut spends on non-essential items (31 per cent). Some have used savings (17per cent), while others have borrowed money or taken loans to manage the situation.As the data shows, although there has been an improvement in net…

Two townships in Xiahe county of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture were hit by the landslides at around 3 a.m. on Thursday and the accumulated precipitations reached 50.2 mm and 31.8 mm, respectively, reports Xinhua news agency.Among the missing, six were construction workers. The injured were rushed to hospital and their injuries are not life-threatening.Rescuers have been mobilised to search for the missing.–IANSksk

The post was made from the account of ‘Gupta Bharat@artiniart1’ on X (formerly Twitter). “Sir, I am victim of love jihad, rape, un-natural sex and forceful religious conversion. Kindly provide me police help in Bengaluru immediately as my life is in danger,” the post read.The post was tagged to Bengaluru Police, Karnataka DGP and the Prime Minister’s Office.Responding to the post, Bengaluru Police had asked the victim to share the residential address details to forward her petition to concerned police officers for necessary action.The victim on Thursday in the latest post thanked the DCP Whitefield in Bengaluru. “Thank you, I…

The move is aimed at conserving regional dialects of the Hindi heartland and using them to better educate school kids.The dictionary, which is already in the printing stage, is in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, the officials added.The dictionary comprises a set of four books of around 150 pages each. It will soon be released by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), UP.The officials said that teachers from different regions posted in primary and upper primary schools spread across the state will be able to explain the topics and the subjects better to the…