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Miles to go: India's share is 2-3%, but ISRO is now an end-to-end player
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A recent EY report has put the global market size of the space sector at $447 billion in 2020 and is estimated to touch $600 billion by 2025. According to the EY report, the Indian market size in 2020 amounted to $9.6 billion, which was 0.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the country.
ISRO has a busy 2023 as it sets its sights on the sun 
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While the first half of 2023 saw four rocket launches carrying Indian and foreign satellites, the second half began with the Chandrayaan-3 mission with several others in the pipeline.
WATCH | Parking dispute turns violent, clash between neighbours caught on camera in Delhi
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In the video, a man wearing a blue t-shirt and shorts could be seen standing next to his female companion in front of a brown-coloured car. An elderly Sikh man dressed in a white t-shirt appears, holding a stick, and engages in a conversation with the owner of the car. Suddenly, without warning, the elderly man strikes the other man as he starts talking.
Techie attempts to open emergency door on Paris-Bengaluru flight, arrested
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The incident had taken place in the early hours of July 16 and the act of the accused had created fear among fellow passengers. The techie was taken into custody after flight landed at Bengaluru International Airport and an Air France employee lodged a complaint in this regard.
Women paraded naked: Manipur court sends 4 accused to 11 days police custody
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Officials in Imphal said that on the plea of the investigation officer of the case, the judicial magistrate first class in Thoubal sent the four to police custody till July 31. The accused were produced before the court through video conferencing. Meanwhile, an irate mob on Friday set ablaze the house of absconding suspect L. Kabichandra, 20, at Wangjing area in Thoubal.
Defence production in India has crossed the figure of Rs 1 lakh crore: MoS Defence
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Ajay Bhatt also said that the government promotes participation of MSMEs and startups for development of defence technology under various schemes like Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Technology Development Fund (TDF), and 'Make' procedure under Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020.
No proposal to rename AIIMS: Govt
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“There is no proposal at present in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for renaming the AIIMS,” said Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya. The Minister said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on whether the government is planning to rename 20 AIIMS in the country after freedom fighters, regional heroes or their distinct geographical identity including the one in Andhra Pradesh.
SC stunned to see JKLF chief Yasin Malik appear before it in person, judges recuse from hearing
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A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Surya Kant recused itself from hearing the case and deferred it by four weeks. Apparently, Malik had intimated the jail authorities that he wanted to appear in the matter before the apex court. The SG added that the Central government will be taking necessary steps to ensure that Malik is not let out of jail again, and said that it is a heavy security issue.
Varanasi court allows survey of Gyanvapi mosque
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The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will carry out the scientific survey of the complex, barring the Shivling. The Hindu side in the case had filed a petition seeking the court's direction to the ASI to survey the entire Gyanvapi mosque complex. The Hindu side is represented by lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain.
Let me stay in India: Seema Haider requests PM Modi
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Seema illegally entered India in May with her four children to marry Sachin Meena, a resident of Greater Noida. The two had become friends while playing online game PUBG in 2019. Earlier, the police had arrested Seema for entering India illegally without a visa through Nepal.
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