Vijay Karthik

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Flight from Chennai lands at new airport in Jaffna
Rediff.com17 Oct 2019

The ATR 72-600 aircraft was accorded water salute as it landed at the Jaffna airport,...

Chandrayaan 2 launch called off after technical glitch
Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

Indian Space Research Organisation will announce a revised launch date later.

Chandrayaan 2: Technical glitch leaves spectators dejected
Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

Despite the odd time, hordes of enthusiasts had reached the island, some of them...

ISRO launches radar imaging cloud-proof satellite
Rediff.com22 May 2019

The RISAT-2B would replace the RISAT-2, which has been actively used by India to...

India scripts space history, successfully launches its 'Baahubali' rocket
Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

The 43.43 metre tall rocket lifted off at 5.28 pm from the second launch pad at the...

India launches six Singapore satellites onboard PSLV-C29
Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

PSLV C-29 blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, about 110 km from Chennai,...

ISRO forced to call off GSLV launch due to fuel leakage
Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

The launch of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle was called off by the Indian...

Maruti to limit exports to last year's level
Rediff.com20 Jul 2010

Maruti Suzuki exported 1,47,000 units in 2008-09, the highest ever export figures, with...

A gloomy year for Tamil Nadu's industry
Rediff.com30 Dec 2008

It was not all that bright on the industry front in Tamil Nadu, one of the major...