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Gsat-11 is a high-throughput satellite that carries 40 transponders in the Ku-band and Ka-band frequencies.

This rare pic is the "highest photographic evidence of tigers in the snow-clad peaks of the Indian part of the Eastern Himalayas" — a first after Russia’s Amur tigers! #Rare #Wildlife #India

On National River Day on November 28, the Pune Municipal Corporation pledged to dedicate one day a week for a year to clean the rivers of Mula and Mutha.

Prior to this, a number of students had approached the Delhi High Court, aggrieved by the changes in the admission criteria. However, the Delhi HC held the MCI norms to be “legal and valid”.

Have vision in one eye and want to drive? No worries, you can follow this Madurai man's example.

Commander Vijay Varma and Captain P Rajkumar had won hearts for tirelessly winching up citizens in Kochi, including a wheel-chair bound pregnant woman! #Respect #RealLifeHeroes #Congratulations

Tariff and plans are under forbearance, and we don’t generally intervene. But if there is sufficient money in the account and despite that, people are being told that the services will be disconnected, it is not correct.”

What’s really interesting is how during the night patrol, his voice booms through the wireless network with words that both inspire and make each one think about life.

605-m long and 145-m wide, it will run parallel to the railway tracks currently being used by the pedestrians. It is going to be the first to span a creek as well as connect cities.

Shruti’s husband, Rajan Kamble, had been a maintenance worker at the Taj Hotel and the publication had carried a detailed story on how he had been shot by terrorists while he was ushering guests to safety.