New Delhi (IANS) National carrier Air India will operate its first flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru on Saturday. According to a statement issued by Air India, “The flight will be operated by an all women cockpit crew of Capt Zoya … read more
Mumbai (IANS) Shattering yet another glass ceiling, an all-women crew piloted a goods train from Vasai Road in Maharashtra’s Palghar to Gujarat’s Vadodara on Tuesday, a railway official said on Wednesday. “WR has broken yet another stereotype that has left an … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India (SII) said on Sunday that the Covishield, India’s first Covid-19 vaccine will roll out in the coming weeks. Poonawalla said SII risks on stockpiling the vaccine have paid off. His statement … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Fifteen extreme weather events, influenced by climate change, were identified globally this year, including the terrible floods that struck India cost $10 billion, killing 2,000, a UK charity report said on Monday. The London-based Christian Aid’s report, ‘Counting … read more
Kanpur (IANS) If you live in the city and have been deprived of hearing the chirping of birds, come and visit the Kanpur zoo in Uttar Pradesh and listen to the birds in the ‘Virtual Centre’ built here. The zoo premises … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday proposed the creation of a library of all traditional Buddhist literature and scriptures in India. The Prime Minister made the announcement while addressing the 6th Indo-Japan Samvad Conference via video conferencing. Thanking … read more
Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency said the countdown for the December 17 evening launch of communication satellite CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R) began at 2.41 p.m on Wednesday and the fuel for the rocket PSLV-C50 has been filled. The Indian Space Research … read more
New Delhi (IANS) At least 61 entities from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region were breached by a targeted ransomware group in 2020, global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has revealed. Also dubbed as “Ransomware 2.0”, this type of attack goes beyond keeping a … read more
Washington (IANS) NASA has selected an initial team of 18 astronauts, including Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari, to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next lunar missions, including sending the first woman and next man to walk … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Despite a reduction in the amount of spam calls received, India still made it into the top 10 most spammed countries in 2020, a new Truecaller report said on Tuesday. In the first three months of the lockdown … read more