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ISRO sets a world record

Indian agency sends into orbit highest number of satellites ever launched in a single mission
Till date, the highest number of satellites launched in a single mission so far was 37, a record that Russia set in 2014. The US space agency, NASA, had launched 29. On February 15, the Indian space agency, ISRO, created history with its incomparable Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle setting into orbit 104 satellites at one go.
In its 39th flight from the space centre at Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota, it launched the 714 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation at the end of a 28-hour countdown. The rocket also carried 103 co-passenger satellites, together weighing about 664 kg at lift-off.
“This day shall go down as a landmark in the history of our space programme,” president Pranab Mukherjee tweeted. “Congratulations to @isro for the successful launch of PSLV-C37 and CARTOSAT satellite together with 103 nano satellites!” prime minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
Within 20 minutes of the launch, the satellites settled into orbit. Of the 103 co-passenger satellites or nano-satellites, only two are Indian—ISRO’s INS-1A and INS-1B.
The 101 international nano-satellites were launched as part of commercial arrangements between Antrix Corporation Limited, ISRO’s commercial arm, and the international customers. There was one satellite each from Israel, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates and 96 from the USA.
“We are not looking at it as a record or anything like that; we are just trying to maximise our capability with each launch, in trying to utilise that launch for the ability it has got and getting the maximum return,” ISRO chairman AS Kiran Kumar said.
The Cartosat-2 series satellite, with a mission life of five years, will send images that would facilitate coastal land use and regulation, road network monitoring, distribution of water, creation of land use maps, etc.
Way to go, ISRO!
Compiled by Sucheta Dasgupta
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UP man beats wife to death with iron rod after wife objects to his drinking habit, arrested
Pratibha was covered in blood and was rushed to the district hospital for treatment, however, doctors declared her brought dead.

Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife with an iron road during an argument. The man beat her wife to death after she raised objections over his drinking habits.
The accused, identified as Hemant, was a resident of Mahrajganj’s Ghughli area. According to the police, Hemant used to drink a lot and his wife, Pratibha, used to make a fuss over his alcoholic habit.
The reports state that the two had an argument on Friday night over the same issue during which Hemant beat her with an iron rod.
Pratibha was covered in blood and was rushed to the district hospital for treatment, however, doctors declared her brought dead.
The case is being probed by the Ghugli Police Station. The officials said that strict action will be taken against Pratibha’s husband.
A horrific incident also came to light two days ago from North Delhi when a 28-year-old man beat his sick wife to death over not doing household chores and refusing to cook for him.
The accused, Bajrangi Gupta, accused his wife of being lazy and disinterested in doing household chores and in a fit of anger, he killed his wife.
The incident happened when Gupta returned from work late at night and found that his wife had not cooked him anything. This angered him and he reportedly picked up a wooden stick and hit her until she collapsed on the floor.
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63-year-old drunk Swedish national molests IndiGo air hostess on Bangkok-Mumbai flight, arrested
The accused, identified as Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, misbehaved with the air hostess while she was serving meals.

In another mid-air incident, a 63-year-old man from Swedish allegedly molested an air hostess of an IndiGo flight in an inebriated condition. Flight 6E-1052 was en route to Mumbai from Bangkok. The Mumbai Police have arrested the accused.
The accused, identified as Klas Erik Harald Jonas Westberg, misbehaved with the air hostess while she was serving meals. According to the reports, the man continued to misbehave with the air hostess till the time the flight landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
According to the reports, Westberg behaved unruly with the 24-year-old air hostess when she informed him that there was no seafood onboard. She then served him chicken meals and asked for his ATM card to make a payment through the POS machine.
On the pretext of swiping the card, the passenger held her hand. She said she pulled it back and asked him to enter the card PIN. When the air hostess protested, Westberg stood up from the seat and molested the Indigo staff in front of other passengers, reports state.
The air hostess then alerted the flight captain and warned the passenger of seat No. 28-E of the possible consequences of his behaviour, but to no avail. And when the flight landed, the IndiGo security staff and CISF were informed and later handed the accused to the Sahar Airport Police Station.
The air hostess then filed a police complaint against the passenger on arrival at the Mumbai airport. He was produced before the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrate Court and was released on bail of Rs 20,000.
The accused’s lawyer argued that Westberg suffers from health issues and his body shivers. He cannot hold anything without help. He tried to hold the POS payment card machine when he touched the cabin crew. He did not touch her intentionally, he stated.
Sahar Airport Police Station is investigating the matter.
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Video of flaming gun blowing up on bride’s face in wedding ceremony goes viral, users blame recent trends
The bride can be seen dropping the gun after the explosion. The video also shows other relatives rushing in to help the bride in a bid to not let her suffer burn wounds as her clothes catches fire.

A hair-raising video has been going viral on social where, on the ceremonious day of a wedding, the attempt by the bride and groom to look different and rise to trends took a heavy toll on them. The couple can be seen posing with a sparkling gun as they pose for the camera.
In the video, the bride and groom can be seen posing for the camera as they wait to fire up the flaming gun. However, the bid to claim the trends by the couple took an awry turn as the gun exploded in the face of the bride.
The face of the bride, who was brimming with a smile, can be seen changing her expression into horror and fright.
The bride can be seen dropping the gun after the explosion. The video also shows other relatives rushing in to help the bride in a bid to not let her suffer burn wounds as her clothes catches fire.
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Users reactions
After the video of the incident went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the incident. One user wrote and said that in a bid to look different, people do anything lately. The user further wrote that such notions cost the lives of people as well.
One user wrote and said that people like these are dying just to to show off in such a manner. One user also added and wrote that doing such things help one get respect and further highlights the ramifications of doing such things.
One user wrote that of late, people want to gain popularity overnight which results in people doing such things. One user wrote and questioned and raked up the traditional good old days wedding pictures. The user further questioned the need for doing such extra things.
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