Washington, Jan 20 (UNI) The Astrobotic Company is planning to go ahead with its scheduled Griffin unmanned mission to the Moon despite the disastrous failure of its Peregrine 1 mission carrying five payloads for NASA earlier this week, company CEO John Thornton told a media teleconference on Friday. “Our plan is to proceed with Griffin…
Washington, Jan 20 (UNI) US President Joe Biden told reporters he thinks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will support a two-state solution with the Palestinians if it’s the right deal. Earlier this week, media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state as…
Beijing, Jan 20 (UNI) Thirteen people have been confirmed dead in a fire that took place in a school dormitory in the county of Fangcheng, Nanyang City, central China’s Henan Province, on Friday night, local authorities said Saturday morning. At 11 p.m. on Friday, the local fire department received an alarm about a fire in…
Gaza, Jan 19 (UNI) The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 24,762, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said in a press statement that the Israeli army killed 142 Palestinians and wounded 278 others during the past 24 hours. It added that the…
Islamabad, (UNI) At least six people were killed and 12 others injured on Friday in a road accident in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, local media reported. According to the reports, the passenger van collided with a truck on the Indus Highway near the Khanote village in the Jamshore district of Sindh, leaving six people dead,…
Chennai, Jan 19 (UNI) The Indian Space Agency on Friday announced that the Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) on the Chandrayaan-3 lander has begun serving as a fiducial point points (precisely located markers for reference) on the moon. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) achieved a laser range measurement using the LRA by successfully detecting signals reflected…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (UNI) Anustup Majumdar scored a fighting unbeaten 55 as Bengal reached 206/4 at stumps on Day 1 against Chhattisgarh in their third Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Eden Gardens on Friday. As most of the batsmen found the going tough, Anustup stood tall as the top scorer, smashing a…
Chennai, Jan 19 (UNI) The Khelo India Youth Games-2023 got off to a colourful and vibrant start with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating it on Friday evening by lighting the games torch and said it was a great way to start the year 2024. After the formal welcome address by Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare and…
Shillong, Jan 19 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday termed the past decade under the BJP-led NDA government as the “golden period for the northeast” in terms of development and a secure law and order situation. Addressing the 71st Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) meeting here in Meghalaya, Shah said,…
Brazzaville, Jan 19 (UNI) At least 23 people were killed by floods caused by heavy rains across the Republic of the Congo, government spokesperson Thierry Moungalla said on Friday. The 23 deaths were recorded in the departments of Likouala, Cuvette and Niari. According to an updated assessment, nine of the country’s 12 departments have been…
