Three Indian space startups, Digantara, Pixxel, and XDLINX Spacelabs, are set for satellite launches via SpaceX’s Transporter-12 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Pixxel will deploy satellites for its Firefly constellation, providing advanced hyper-spectral imaging. Digantara's satellite aims to enhance space traffic management. XDLINX will launch satellites developed for US-based Almagest Space Corporation.
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A video shot by a girl on her mobile phone helped a Bengaluru sessions court convict seven men of the murder of former BJP corporator Rekha Kadiresh. Despite 48 out of 49 witnesses turning hostile, the video evidence was crucial. Rekha, aged 45, was brutally stabbed outside her home in 2021, and the convicts received life imprisonment.
Karnataka minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after it successfully concluded the docking process of two satellites.
India's electorate has grown by 2.2% to over 99 crore since the last special summary revision in 2024, with female voters exceeding 48 crore for the first time. Uttar Pradesh leads with 15.3 crore voters, followed by Maharashtra and Bihar. The gender ratio and electors to population ratio have also improved.
A special CBI court recorded evidence in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, involving the killing of three Sikhs near Gurudwara Pul Bangash. A senior scientific assistant testified about Tytler's voice sample, taken in April 2023, and an audio clip was played in court. Charges include incitement and murder. The case follows a supplementary charge sheet filed by the CBI in May 2023. Cross-examination is set for February 7.
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The National Conference of Jammu and Kashmir expressed disappointment over the lieutenant governor's exclusion of holidays commemorating 1931 martyrs and party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. These holidays were removed after the abrogation of Article 370 and were not included in the 2025 public holiday list.