Sydney (TIP): US space agency NASA is set to launch three rockets into space from a private space port in Australia for scientific research. The rockets will be launched between June 26 and July 12 from the Arnhem Space Centre, which is owned and run by Equatorial Launch Australia. This is going to be the first time that NASA is launching rockets from a commercial facility outside the US, and the first NASA rockets launched from Australia since 1995. IANS
India
Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi coming back to face law, says Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi are “coming back” to India to face the law. The government is pursuing extradition of Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi […]
NY/NJ/CT
JLF at New York: Celebration of books, ideas, and dialogue
Bidisha Roy NEW YORKCITY (TIP): The third edition of JLF New York – Jaipur Literature Festival — described as “the greatest literary show on Earth” — came to New York, presenting a series of conversations and […]
Asia
India, Nepal agree to tackle boundary dispute amicably; ink raft of pacts to broad-base ties
KATHMANDU, New Delhi (Tip): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on June 1 vowed to resolve the vexed boundary dispute in the spirit of friendship even as the two sides […]
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