COIMBATORE: DMK deputy general secretary A Raja urged railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to remove Hindi banners at Udhagamandalam railway station in Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiris MP also pointed out in the letter sent on Sunday that a verse attributed to Madan Mohan Malaviya belonged to Tamil poet Mahakavi Bharathi. The verse calls upon people to…
NASA Axiom 4 mission postponed: The launch of a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed by NASA as it continues to investigate the ongoing air leaks in collaboration with Roscosmos, the Russian Space Agency. The recent repairs to the Russian segment have shown some success, but a new pressure…
BENGALURU: As Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla prepares for his historic flight to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Axiom-4 Mission (Ax-4) on June 8, his days in quarantine are being watched closely. But what’s flown under the radar is that this Indian Air Force pilot turned astronaut has also donned the researcher’s hat—co-authoring two scientific…
A recent celestial display left both Earthbound viewers and astronauts aboard the International Space Station in awe, as the Northern Lights lit up the skies over parts of the United States and Canada according to the ET reports. Captured by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, the aurora appeared unexpectedly while she was photographing severe storms on…
At least 12 people were injured in a knife attack at Hamburg train station on Friday evening, according to Germany’s Bild newspaper. Local police confirmed the arrest of the suspected attacker. Among the victims, three are in critical condition, three are seriously injured, and six others sustained minor injuries. Authorities have not yet identified the…
LUCKNOW: Amrish Yadav, aged 32, a station master with Indian Railways in Uttar Pradesh, has achieved success in the Indian Forest Service Examination, 2024, securing All India Rank 72. He is among 143 candidates selected by the Union Public Service Commission.After attempting the civil service examination seven times and clearing the mains four times, Amrish…
NEW DELHI: Max Haot, chief executive officer of US-based company Vast, which is planning to launch the world’s first commercial space station, has evinced interest in using Indian rockets to transport crew members to its upcoming orbital laboratory.In an interview to TOI , Haot, who recently visited India to attend an international space conference GLEX-2025,…
The International Space Station (ISS), orbiting about 400 kilometres above Earth, is one of humanity’s most extraordinary scientific achievements. It functions as both a home and a research laboratory where astronauts from different countries live and work for extended periods. Life in space is far from ordinary. With limited resources, zero gravity, and isolation from…
MUMBAI: The names of all the top sports awardees who have worked for the Western Railways have been put up in a Western Railway Board at the Churchgate station. This list includes Kishan Lal (captain of India’s 1948 Olympics hockey gold medal-winning team), former India men’s cricket captain Nari Contractor, ex-India women’s cricket captain Diana…
In the six hours between the departure of the night’s last train and the arrival of the morning’s first one, workers in rural Japan built an entirely new train station. It will replace a significantly bigger wooden structure that has served commuters in this remote community for over 75 years. The new station’s components were…