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India
Is Now A Space Power
Hurling the Geosynchronous Satellite
Launch Vehicle into orbit from Sriharikota marks the maturing of India's
space faring capabilities. Besides saving on the costs of launching its
own satellites, the country has entered the billion-dollar space launch
market.
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STATES
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Moment Of Reckoning
The polls are likely to be milestones
for the political parties. In Tamil Nadu, Karunanidhi is poised to hand
over the mantle of the DMK to his son Stalin. And in West Bengal, Mamata
may find it takes more than aggression to win a mandate.
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BUSINESS
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Breaking
Trust
UTI's dealing in Ketan Parekh's favourite
shares has been under a cloud and SEBI's report on the stock-rigging scandal
reaffirms suspicions. Bogged down with chunks of worthless shares, UTI's
credibility has taken a nose dive.
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Cold-Blooded
Gamble
Sudden, violent skirmishes along the
India-Bangladesh border leaves many dead and raises worrisome questions
about peace and security in the North-east as a "friendly" neighbour's
problems spill over.
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CRIME
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Blue
Sari Mystery
A dead polo player, a beautiful woman, an unclaimed garment. The Rajasthan
High Court orders the police to look into the case.
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OTHER STORIES
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COVER STORY: GSLV LAUNCH
INDIA'S LONGEST 17 MINUTES IN SPACE
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At lift off GSLV stands 49.1 m tall and weighs 401.4 tonnes. Its
first stage is powered by a cluster of four strap-on boosters and
a giant solid-fuel motor. The four strap-ons are first ignited and
then the main rocket. Lift off is from Sriharikota in Andhra.
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The second stage is a liquid fuel rocket similar to the one used
in PSLV.
The
first stage motor propelled the rocket to a height of 72 km into
space within 160 seconds and achieved a speed of 2.6 km per second.
The stage was then ejected and dropped down into the Indian Ocean.
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Powered by supercooled cryogenic fluids, this Russian-built stage
is critical to boost the velocity of the rocket.
The
second stage then propelled the rocket to a height of 115 km and
accelerated it to a speed to 3.96 km per second. It fired for a
total of 150 seconds before dropping off and falling into the Indian
Ocean.
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4 The topmost stage houses the 1.53 tonne GSAT
1 experimental satellite protected by a heat shield.
The
cryogenic stage trebled the speed of the satellite to 10.2 km per
second and at a height of 195 km ejected it over Indonesian skies.
GSLV's mission was done. The GSAT 1 then began a complex set of
manoeuvres to reach its geo-stationary orbit at 36,000 km in a week's
time.
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Lackadaisical legal proceedings
and a sympathetic state government are luring more and more fugitive Punjab
militants back to India, says INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent Ramesh
Vinayak in Despatches.
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