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Advanced weather satellite launched by ISRO
September 9, 2016
The INSAT-3DR, fourth in the category of meteorological satellites, was launched on September 8, 2016 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO); it is equipped with modern instruments to study weather patterns and to help in the surface-level search and rescue operations.
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India to host International health fair and BRICS ...
September 9, 2016
The AYUSH (Ayurveda Yoga, Unani Siddha and Homeopathy) Ministry of India is set to hold a health fair and a major BRICS event centered aroundfocusing on wellness in Bengaluru in the South Indian state Karnataka.
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UNESCO award for Indian NGO
September 8, 2016
UNESCO will be bestowing the prestigious Confucius Prize for Literacy on an NGO from the southern Indian state of Kerala for its skill development activities through literacy and its promotion. Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), a Kerala-based NGO will be honoured by UNESCO tomorrow at ...
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Fiasco at political rally leaves India chuckling
September 8, 2016
Indian National Congress (INC) vice president Rahul Gandhi organised Khat Pe Charcha (Conversation seated on cots) for the upcoming state election in Uttar Pradesh in northern India. Trouble broke when locals were seen getting away with the cots after the do.
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Travelling across India to find innovators, disabi...
September 8, 2016
An #Indian youth is travelling the country in search of unrecognized talent who have adopted #eco-careers. An #IIT-IIM alumnus is running a free residential school for #underprivileged children. A #foreign woman stepped out to prove that her #disability is her strength by travell...
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Why India stopped producing quality animation film...
September 8, 2016
While the Indian film industry, hailed as one of the largest in the world produces over 1400 films in a year, the country is peculiarly ignorant to the immense potential of animation films since its last release in 2014. Albeit keen interest from broadcasters and audience promisi...
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From tracks to varsities, Indians break new ground...
September 8, 2016
#Malvika Joshi, a home-schooled teen from #Mumbai, #Maharashtra, secured a place in B.Sc. degree program at #Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In another notable event, a #centenarian runner from India, #Man Kaur, won the 100-meter sprint at the #Americas Masters Games...
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Aprilia sets path breaking trend in two-wheeler se...
September 7, 2016
Indian two-wheeler enthusiasts were introduced to the newest member of the Vespa family on 22 August, 2016, drawing delight and cheers. After a long wait, the Aprilia SR150, a sports bike in a scooter’s avatar or vice versa, sets a new trend that aspires to make Piaggio & C. S...
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Celebration at the Mother House
September 7, 2016
Despite the renewed criticism over the life and works of Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity, Mother House, headquarters of the Charity saw a throng of people coming together from across the world in the name of humanity above all.
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Freddie Mercury: A Parsi boy to a legend rocking t...
September 7, 2016
Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, to Parsi parents, who spent his teenage years in India, had an asteroid named after him on 5 September, what was his 70th birthday.
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