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Indian pilot becomes first to venture into space as tourist on Blue Origin’s return flight
7 months ago

Indian pilot becomes first to venture into space as tourist on Blue Origin’s return flight

India TV News  

Gopi Thotakura, the Indian pilot, becomes the first to fly as a tourist to space on Blue Origin’s return flight. He embarked on the space journey from a site in Texas on Jeff Bezos-founded space company Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on Sunday. A crew of six people seated in a capsule atop a New Shepard rocket were launched from …

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US working to reduce visitor visa wait time for Indians: Top official
10 months ago

US working to reduce visitor visa wait time for Indians: Top official

India Today  

The United States is working towards further reducing the wait time for visitor visas for Indians following a decrease of 75 per cent last year, according to US Bureau of Consular Affairs Assistant Secretary Rena Bitter. “Last year, the Embassy in India processed 1.4 million visas, explosion of an incredible numberâ€æin every category there is no wait time at all …

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US to ease H-1B visas for skilled Indian workers as Modi visits
1 year, 6 months ago

US to ease H-1B visas for skilled Indian workers as Modi visits

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States, using this week's state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help some skilled workers enter or remain in the country, according to three people familiar with the matter. The State Department could announce as soon as Thursday that a small number …

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Aarohi Pandit to re-enact India's first commercial flight flown by JRD Tata in 1932
3 years, 2 months ago

Aarohi Pandit to re-enact India's first commercial flight flown by JRD Tata in 1932

The Hindu  

Aarohi Pandit, the world's first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean solo in a light sport aircraft, is all set to re-enact on 15th of this month India's first commercial flight flown by the legendry J.R.D. On October 15, Aarohi Pandit will take off from the Bhuj runway that was rebuilt by the women of Madhapar …

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Air Marshal Sandeep Singh to be next IAF Vice Chief
3 years, 3 months ago

Air Marshal Sandeep Singh to be next IAF Vice Chief

India Today  

Air Marshal Sandeep Singh has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force. Air Marshal Sandeep Singh is a qualified flying instructor in the A2 category and an exceptional test pilot. Air Marshal Sandeep Singh has also been the project test pilot with the 1AF Su-30 project team in Russia and is presently the commanding officer …

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First Indian Pilot to Fly Rafale is Air Commodore Hilal Ahmad Rather from Kashmir
4 years, 4 months ago

First Indian Pilot to Fly Rafale is Air Commodore Hilal Ahmad Rather from Kashmir

News 18  

Air Commodore Hilal Ahmad Rather has become a buzz name in Kashmir overnight. Born in the south Kashmir's Anantnag district to middle-class parents, Hilal's father, late Mohammad Abdullah Rather retired as a deputy superintendent of police in J&K police department. He was commissioned in IAF as a fighter pilot on December 17, 1988, became flight lieutenant in 1993, wing commander …

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