Aimed at boosting ties between India and the United States on space exploration, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched an earth observation satellite jointly developed by ISRO and NASA. The launch took place at 5:40 PM IST. The NISAR satellite, a combination of human skills and a decade-long exchange of software and hardware between the two space agencies, aims to study Earth as a whole from a Sun-synchronous Orbit.
Amid ongoing workers’ protests in Noida over long-pending demands for salary revision, the Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a high-level committee on Monday to address the escalating industrial unrest in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district.
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Pope Leo XIV has firmly responded to criticism from US President Donald Trump making it clear that he is not intimidated and will continue to advocate for peace. Speaking to reporters aboard the papal plane en route to Algeria, Leo stressed that his position is guided by faith, not politics. “To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is”, Leo said. “And I am sorry to hear that but I will continue on what I believe is the mission of the church in the world today.”
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