Gaganyaan astronauts trained at Rakesh Sharma's Russian center

The four astronauts who will be part of India's first human space flight program, Gaganyaan, were trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut training center in Russia, the same center where Rakesh......

Will India Win The New Space Race?

India is attempting to soft-land a rover on the moon and will attempt, at some point next year hopefully, sending humans into orbit.All of this makes an exciting time for space around the world,......

Kargil: How MiG-25 Played A Special Role

'All enemy positions lay exposed, providing immense information to the Indian Army and IAF to conduct successful flushing out operations.' IMAGE: The MiG-25: 'It was a beast with immense power. It......

MiG 25: The Fighter who Shot Differently

'Windows shook and rattled, and the thunderous growl of the engines doused even the sound of our noisy helicopter till such time the plane had lifted itself into the skies and disappeared from......

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life? Image: Russian billionaire Yuri Milner with wife Julia. Photograph......

Space tourism a good scope for insurance firms

As space tourism matures, it holds tremendous opportunity for insurance companies to offer risk coverage to those on-board, similar to what they do for passengers of airlines, industry officials......

Full text of the BRICS declaration in Sanya

Leaders of BRICS -- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa -- issued a joint declaration at the conclusion of the BRICS Summit in Sanya (China) on Thursday.The joint declaration lists the......

FIFA World Cup: 5 reasons why Spain lost

Spain fell victim to own patience and Russian resistance IMAGE: Saul of Spain and Andres Iniesta of Spain console teammate Koke. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images More than 74 per cent......