Soyuz spacecraft lands safely in Kazakhstan
September 18th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by BNO News
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Three crew members from the United States and Russia landed safely aboard the Soyuz spacecraft in the central steppe of Kazakhstan on early Monday morning, wrapping up ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams sets a record with sixth spacewalk (Second lead, Changing dateline)
September 6th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams set a new record for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut with her sixth space walk to repair a ... Read more...
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Astronauts use toothbrush to fix space station
September 6th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS) NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague Akihiko Hoshide were finally able to install a power unit on the International Space Station Wednesday during their ... Read more...
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ISS astronauts take second spacewalk
September 6th, 2012 - 2:54 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS) Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese Akihiko Hoshide began a spacewalk Wednesday in another attempt to install a power unit on the International Space Station, RIA ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams takes fifth spacewalk (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, has completed her fifth spacewalk lasting a near ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams completes spacewalk outside ISS
August 31st, 2012 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), reported NASA.NASA Flight Engineer ... Read more...
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Indian-Americans celebrate I-day while Sunita greets from space (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams sent greetings from space as the community celebrated India's 66th Independence Day with colourful parades, featuring Bollywood stars and cultural ... Read more...
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Showing ‘Joker’ in space part of promotional strategy
July 31st, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan clarifies that makers of "Joker" planned to show the fantasy adventure on the space station as part of a promotional strategy and ... Read more...
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Farah wants Sunita Williams to watch ‘Joker’ - in space!
July 27th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Filmmaker Farah Khan is going out of her way, literally, to promote her home production "Joker" in a unique way. She wants to make it ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams arrives at her new home in space
July 17th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, arrived at her new home amid stars with ... Read more...
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Incomplete without Ash, Aaradhya: Abhishek (Movie Snippets)
July 15th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Abhishek Bachchan says it's tough to choose between his wife Aishwarya Rai and daughter Aaradhya."No father on the earth can ever answer that question ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams takes off on her second space odyssey
July 15th, 2012 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, has taken off on her second space odyssey ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams heading back to space again
June 23rd, 2012 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to return to to the International Space Station, where she spent a record six months in 2006.Daughter of an ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams headed for the stars again
July 10th, 2010 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 10 (IANS) Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travellers, will head for the stars once again ... Read more...
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NASA chooses Sunita Williams for new space expeditions
July 9th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has been selected to be on the crew for one of the four new International Space Station crews.NASA and its international partners, the Russia ... Read more...
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Gujarati diaspora to put up its biggest show in Canada
May 8th, 2010 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, May 8 (IANS) Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal will be honoured at the two-day Gujarati Swarnim Jayanti celebrations beginning Saturday in what is being billed the biggest show of ... Read more...
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Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty wows fans at India Day Parade and Festival in New York
August 17th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.17 (ANI): Bollywood actresses Shilpa Shetty and Deepika Padukone wowed fans of Indian cinema at was touted as one of the largest India Day Parade's and Festivals on Sunday ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams, A.R. Rahman role models for young Indians: PM
April 1st, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 1 (IANS) Astronaut Sunita Williams and Oscar-winning music composer A.R. Rahman are among the role models for young Indians who are driving a "society on the move", Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Gujarat village euphoric as daughter joins Obama team
November 13th, 2008 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Gabat (Gujarat), Nov 13 (IANS) There is a palpable sense of excitement in this Gujarat village after after Indian American Sonal Shah, an eminent economist who heads Google's philanthropic arm, was appointed ... Read more...
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NRI Gujarat Congress leader joins BJP
October 23rd, 2008 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Oct 22 (IANS) NRI businessman Chandu K. Patel, who contested and lost the 2007 Gujarat assembly elections on a Congress ticket, Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with a ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams receives Padma Bhushan
July 5th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has received India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan for her feat of completing the longest space flight for a woman. "It is ... Read more...
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Deepika Padukone to be Grand Marshal at India Day Parade in New York
June 11th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 11 (IANS) Deepika Padukone, who stormed Bollywood with her debut film "Om Shanti Om" last year, is to lead the 28th India Day Parade here as Grand Marshal Aug ... Read more...
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