ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan announced on Thursday that the space agency plans to transfer 50 per cent of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) development to an industry consortium. Hailing the capability of the domestic aerospace, defense, and engineering sector, Narayanan noted that Indian industry already contributes 80 per cent to 85 per cent of the systems for ISRO’s various missions.
Two Pakistani nationals, who had escaped from a juvenile observation home in Jammu, have been arrested in Punjab’s Ludhiana within 24 hours of the incident, officials said on Tuesday. The arrests were carried out by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, while the third escapee, a local gangster, remains absconding.
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Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav was released from Tihar Jail after being granted interim bail by the High Court in a cheque bounce case. The actor came out after completing the formalities of his release and gave a brief statement to the media, thanking the court for the relief granted to him.
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