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    How ISRO’s AstroSat space observatory has transformed our understanding of the universe in 11 years

    Kulinder Pal Singh, TV Venkateswaran
    6 Oct 2026 7:45 AM IST

    The idea of the compact multi-wavelength observatory began in 1996. The aim was to study the universe's most energetic and violent processes. Launched in 2015, AstroSat has completed more than double...

    How ISRO’s AstroSat space observatory has transformed our understanding of the universe in 11 years
    The Eighth Column
    Election Commission
    India

    EC calls Rahul Gandhi’s Form 6 charge ‘misleading’, cites SC ruling on Bihar SIR

    6 Oct 2026 6:52 AM IST
    BSP chief Mayawati at rally in Lucknow
    Uttar Pradesh

    Mayawati takes nephew Akash Anand back into BSP, re-appoints him national convenor

    6 Oct 2026 6:32 AM IST
    violence in Bengal
    West Bengal

    BJP won Bengal promising to end TMC’s ‘jungle raj’; 5 months on, violence mounts

    6 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Lee Bin Seen (left), Gyanesh Kumar

    Gyanesh Kumar back in spotlight as Kerala reopens PATI-BEL case

    6 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Congress party meeting in New Delhi

    SC clarification on Form 6 gives Oppn fresh ammo against CEC day before EC office rally

    5 Oct 2026 8:55 PM IST
    Bihar SIR

    Form 6 not changed, only declaration attached to it: EC officials after SC observation

    5 Oct 2026 7:57 PM IST
    Modi, Swiss President sign 5 MoUs, bet big on innovation, infra, people-to-people ties

    Modi, Swiss President sign 5 MoUs, bet big on innovation, infra, people-to-people ties

    5 Oct 2026 7:13 PM IST
    Indian voter is angry, but Gyanesh Kumar can still atone for his ‘crimes’

    Indian voter is angry, but Gyanesh Kumar can still atone for his ‘crimes’

    5 Oct 2026 7:11 PM IST
    Uppar Dam water

    How a bitter water war is at the centre of Dharapuram bypoll

    5 Oct 2026 7:10 PM IST
    blackflag protest

    Fishermen’s fight against new Secretariat proposal moves from streets to court

    5 Oct 2026 7:07 PM IST
    Israel Yemen Houthi war

    Houthis seize key Yemen town as Saudi-backed forces launch major counteroffensive

    5 Oct 2026 6:05 PM IST
    People wait in a queue in Nandigram, West Bengal

    Nandigram bypoll: EC replaces police chief after opposition flags ruling party links

    5 Oct 2026 5:54 PM IST
    Cheetah cubs

    Kuno National Park welcomes 5 cheetah cubs with Botswana lineage

    5 Oct 2026 5:41 PM IST
    Sahil Wakodes death: Caste is always simmering behind façade of meritocracy

    Sahil Wakode's death: Caste is always simmering behind façade of meritocracy

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
    5 Oct 2026 5:00 PM IST

    Sahil’s suicide must break myth that students like him have a leg-up through reservation; he was there because of intellectual merit, and his exam...

    Debasish Sharma Badruddin Ajmal

    Rivals lock horns over Nagaon women pushback row ahead of Oct 6 bypolls

    5 Oct 2026 2:57 PM IST
    INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi

    SIR voter deletions: Can INDIA Bloc turn discontent into a movement?

    5 Oct 2026 2:36 PM IST
    SC questions Form 6 revision, orders EC to produce records on CEC’s decisions

    SC questions Form 6 revision, orders EC to produce records on CEC’s decisions

    5 Oct 2026 1:30 PM IST
    Opposition-ruled states meet ahead of GST Council, seek compensation to greenlight reforms

    GST Council meeting: Why simplifying registration, refunds must be key focus

    5 Oct 2026 12:27 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    ‘Create fear among goons’: SC asks police to make Delhi safer for women

    5 Oct 2026 12:16 PM IST
    Imperial days to eviction: All you need to know about Delhis Gymkhana Club

    Delhi Gymkhana Club: SC asks HC to consider plea against Centre’s takeover

    5 Oct 2026 11:45 AM IST
    Jantar Mantar protest

    Delhi protesters detained over alleged sexual harassment of women journalists

    5 Oct 2026 11:00 AM IST
    Coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, COVID-19, ICMR, Indian Council of Medical Research

    Russia quarantines hundreds after researcher dies at Siberian plague lab

    5 Oct 2026 10:45 AM IST
    Stock markets climb in early trade after Trump halts strikes on Iran, hints at deal

    Sensex, Nifty rebound after eight-week losing streak; crude prices ease

    5 Oct 2026 10:36 AM IST
    Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

    Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar today

    5 Oct 2026 9:40 AM IST
    Uniform Civil Code

    Nothing uniform about UCC: How Gujarat, Assam and Uttarakhand rules differ

    5 Oct 2026 9:00 AM IST
    Why Delhi’s Astha Kunj ‘gangrape case’ raises questions about access to safe public dating spaces

    Why Delhi’s Astha Kunj ‘gangrape case’ raises questions about access to safe public dating spaces

    5 Oct 2026 8:31 AM IST
    ‘No whataboutery can justify disenfranchising millions’: SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan

    ‘No whataboutery can justify disenfranchising millions’: SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan

    5 Oct 2026 6:57 AM IST
    What Mayawati’s succession drama means for BSP’s future and Dalit politics

    What Mayawati’s succession drama means for BSP’s future and Dalit politics

    5 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Trump’s Iran war: Why the US midterms could change the game

    Trump’s Iran war: Why the US midterms could change the game

    5 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
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