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ISRO to kick off launch mission in 2022 with PSLV-C52 on Feb 14

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The Indian Space Research Organisation’s first launch mission of 2022 is slated for February 14, with PSLV-C52 orbiting an earth observation satellite (EOS-04). The launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C52) is scheduled at 05:59 hours on Monday from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said. PSLV-C52 is designed to orbit the EOS-04, weighing 1710 kg, into a sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km, ISRO said in an update. PSLV-C52 mission will also carry two small satellites as co-passengers. They are:…

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Was asked to quit cricket and drive auto after 2019 IPL: Mohammed Siraj

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India pacer Mohammed Siraj says he was asked to “quit cricket and drive auto” with his father after a poor 2019 IPL season, making him think that his career in the league was over before MS Dhoni’s counsel came to his rescue. Siraj’s seven wickets in nine matches with an economy rate of nearly 10 reflected his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore’s disastrous outing that season as they lost six straight games at the start and finished at the bottom. His worst performance came against Kolkata Knight Riders when he was…

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Earlier I’d work four shifts a day, now I only choose films that pinch me: Mithun Chakraborty

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Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty says there was a time when he would shoot multiple films simultaneously but today he reserves his craft only for parts that truly shake him up as an artiste. Chakraborty, who had made his debut with the 1976 Mrinal Sen directorial “Mrigayaa”, dominated the 80s Hindi film industry with blockbusters like “Disco Dancer”, “Dance Dance”, “Pyar Jhukta Nahin”, “Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki” and “Commando” among others. The 71-year-old actor is now gearing up for his digital debut with the Prime Video psychological thriller series “Bestseller”,…

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HC gives 3 weeks to Maha ruling parties to reply on PIL against state bandh

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The Bombay High Court on Tuesday gave three weeks to the Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP to file their affidavits in response to a PIL challenging the one-day bandh called by the three ruling parties in Maharashtra in October last year. The court also said if the three parties do no file their response, then “consequences will follow”. The public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by four senior citizens, including former Mumbai police commissioner Julio Ribeiro, challenging the one-day bandh called by the three constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi…

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Rupee gains 10 paise to 74.59 against US dollar in early trade

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The rupee appreciated 10 paise to 74.59 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking the weakness of the American currency in the overseas market. However, the surge in the rupee was restricted amid elevated crude oil prices and muted domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 74.65, then gained further ground to touch 74.59 against the American dollar, registering a rise of 10 paise from the last close. In the previous session on Friday, the rupee had settled at 74.69 against the greenback.…

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Biden threatens: No gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine

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 In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, President Joe Biden met with Germany’s new leader Monday and vowed the crucial Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline will be blocked if Russia further invades Ukraine. Russia’s Vladimir Putin retorted that the U.S. and its allies are the only ones talking invasion. Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron met for more than five hours in Moscow at the same time Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke at the White House in efforts to defuse the crisis before armed conflict breaks…

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BJP, alliance partners want to build ‘Nawan’ Punjab, says Modi

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 In his first rally for poll-bound Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the upcoming Assembly elections are for taking the state out of uncertainty as he stressed that the BJP and its alliance partners want to build a new Punjab. Addressing a virtual rally for Assembly segments of Ludhiana and Fatehgarh Sahib parliamentary constituencies, Modi said the BJP and its alliance partners in the NDA always stood with Sikh traditions. Modi greeted people in Punjabi by saying “Sat Sri Akal” and “Waheguru ji da Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki…

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State funeral for Lata Mangeshkar: Maha CM

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, who died at a hospital here in the morning, will be accorded a state funeral. Lata Mangeshkar (92), the voice of generations of Indians and one of the biggest music icons of the country, died due to multiple organ failure, her sister Usha Mangeshkar and doctors treating her said. The last rites will be held in the evening. Thackeray in a statement said Lata Mangeshkar’s death was an end of a glorious era. Her melodious voice was…

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Airtel to spend Rs 1.17 lakh cr on various businesses with subsidiaries over a period of 5 years

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Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has plans to spend about Rs 1.17 lakh crore through business transactions with its subsidiaries like Indus Towers, Nxtra and Bharti Hexacom, according to a regulatory filing. The company will hold an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the company on February 26 to also seek their approval for issuing shares to Google for its about Rs 7,500 crore investment in the company to buy 1.28 per cent stake. According to the EGM notice, Bharti Airtel will spend Rs 88,000 crore in business with mobile…

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Officials: Russia at 70 per cent of Ukraine military buildup

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Russia has assembled at least 70 per cent of the military firepower it likely intends to have in place by mid-month to give President Vladimir Putin the option of launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US officials say. The officials, who discussed internal assessments of the Russian buildup on condition they not be identified, sketched out a series of indicators suggesting Putin intends an invasion in coming weeks, although the size and scale are unclear. They stressed that a diplomatic solution appears to remain possible. Among those military indicators: an…

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