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03 Feb 2024

Nikhat, Lovlina Spearhead India’s Challenge At Strandja Memorial Tournament

The Indian pugilists finished with eight medals, including three silver and five bronze, in the last edition of the tournament held in 2023.

27 Oct 2020

NASA confirms evidence of hidden water on moon's sunlit surface

NASA said it has found water traces on a sunlit surface of the Moon for the first time. The discovery was made using SOFIA, a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Centre. NASA is aiming to return humans to Moon in preparation of its next giant leap.

23 Oct 2020

Coming soon! NASA to reveal exciting new discovery about Moon

In a major development, NASA has said that it will announce an exciting new discovery about the Moon on October 26 (Monday). The announcement will be made from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) at a media teleconference. The audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website.

06 Sep 2018

Ranbir, Alia meet President Ram Nath Kovind on 'Brahmastra' set

A string of photographs of the actors with Kovind and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev was shared on the official Twitter account of the Indian President.

Strandja Memorial Boxing

26 Feb 2018

Comeback man Vikas adjudged 'Best Boxer' at Strandja Memorial

It was a double delight for Indian boxer Vikas Krishan at the Strandja Memorial Tournament as he didn't just claim a gold medal but was also adjudged the best boxer of the event in the Bulgarian capital Sofia -- a first for an Indian.

25 Feb 2018

Mary Kom, Seema settle for silver at Strandja Memorial boxing

Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom had to be content with a silver medal after going down in the final of the 69th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament for men and women on Sunday.

Strandja Memorial Tournament

24 Feb 2018

Seema Poonia enters final at Strandja Memorial boxing

Asian Championships bronze-medallist Seema Poonia (+81kg) entered the final, while two other women boxers settled for bronze medals at the Strandja Memorial Tournament.

20 Feb 2018

Saweety Boora, Meena Kumari in semifinals of Strandja Memorial boxing

Former world silver-medallist Saweety Boora (75kg) and Meena Kumari (54kg) assured themselves of medals by entering the semifinals on a second successive day of mixed results for Indian boxers at the 69th Strandja Memorial Tournament.

Strandja Memorial Boxing

19 Feb 2018

One medal assured for India at Strandja Memorial draws

Seema Punia was assured of a medal without a fight, while the likes of MC Mary Kom and Shiva Thapa were handed tricky draws in the 69th Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament for men and women on Monday.

02 Jan 2018

Studying comets and Saturn's moon Titan on NASA's agenda for 2018

This will be the fourth year of full operations for Sofia, short for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, with observations planned between February 2018 and January 2019.

30 Dec 2017

NASA's flying telescope to study Saturn's moon, comets

Sofia is a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a 100-inch diameter telescope. It is a joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Centre, DLR.

14 Jun 2017

NASA's SOFIA detects cool dust around active black holes!

SOFIA flies above 99 percent of the Earth's water vapour, enabling the research group to characterise the properties of the torus-shaped dust structures at far-infrared wavelengths.

Nearby planetary system

03 May 2017

NASA's flying obervatory 'SOFIA' reveals nearby planetary system is remarkably similar to our own

NASA's SOFIA, the world's largest airborne astronomical observatory, recently completed a detailed study of this nearby planetary system.

27 Mar 2017

Centre-right party wins 32.6 percent in Bulgarian election, 90 percent of votes counted

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party led in a parliamentary election, scoring 32.58 percent of the vote with 89.7 percent of ballots counted on Monday, data from the electoral commission showed.

Trupik Virtualisation

05 Mar 2017

Mobile app lets you drape clothes before buying

Hyderabad-based startup Trupik Virtualisation has developed this app, where one can get to virtually drape clothes on a 3D replica of himself.

06 Oct 2016

NASA's SOFIA discovers the birth of young suns from collapsing clouds! - See pic

When a gas cloud collapses on itself, the cloud’s own gravity causes it to contract and the contraction produces heat friction.

22 Feb 2016

NASA's 'flying' telescope begins studying asteroids, stars

SOFIA’s instruments observe infrared energy - one part of the electromagnetic spectrum which includes visible light, x-rays, radio waves and others.

31 Oct 2015

More than 100 migrants found in Bulgarian refrigerated truck

130 migrants were discovered on Saturday in a refrigerated truck on the Bulgarian border with Turkey.

24 Oct 2015

Balkan states 'ready to close borders if need be'

Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia pledged on Saturday to seek a Europe-wide solution to the migrant crisis but warned they would close their borders if other EU countries stopped taking new arrivals.

19 Sep 2015

Bulgaria detains 137 migrants in sweep in central Sofia

Bulgaria’s security forces have detained 137 foreigners in the capital Sofia in a sweep aimed at combating illegal migration, the country`s latest effort to tackle the migrant crisis challenging the Balkans region.

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