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[ad_1] Gopichand Thotakura, a trained pilot, currently runs Preserve Life Corp.New Delhi: In an unprecedented leap towards the stars, pilot Gopichand Thotakura is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist. Selected as part of the elite crew for Blue Origin's New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission, Mr Thotakura will make a journey beyond the Earth's atmosphere along with five other candidates.Gopichand Thotakura, an entrepreneur and pilot, joins a distinguished lineup of 31 candidates who have flown beyond the Karman line, the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.A connoisseur of the skies since his youth, Mr Thotakura's passion for flight saw him defy conventional norms, learning to pilot aircraft before mastering the art of driving. To further his passion...

[ad_1] "We campaigned for seven years to bring it back last time", says Sanam Arora. (Representational)London: One of the UK's prominent Indian student representative organisations on Thursday began a new "Fair Visa, Fair Chance" campaign in favour of the post-study Graduate Route visa, which has proved hugely popular with students from India since its launch around three years ago.The National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) UK, which had originally campaigned for the visa that allows international graduates the chance to gain work experience for two years after their degree, fears the ongoing review of the route would reverse the progress made.The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been commissioned to review the Graduate Route visa by UK Home Secretary James C...

[ad_1] Kolkata graduate Sourajit Debnath's team has made it to the final of 'toughest' TV quiz in UKLondon: A computational science graduate from Kolkata has answered a series of complex questions as part of his university's team to make it to the last leg of what is among television's "toughest" quiz tournaments in the UK.Sourajit Debnath, 31, will join his four-member Imperial College London team as they go head-to-head with University College London (UCL) in the BBC's 'University Challenge' grand final to be telecast on Monday.In clips being aired from the show this week, Debnath can be seen dressed in a red and black kurta dominating a set of bonus questions on BAFTA-winning video games."I feel honoured to have been given a chance to be a part of the history of this long-running Brit...

[ad_1] Rishi Kapoor, a Miami-based developer, faces charges filed by the SEC in the US.New York: An Indian-origin real estate developer has been charged by federal authorities in the US with perpetuating a USD 93 million fraud scheme.Rishi Kapoor, a Miami-based developer, faces charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.The SEC announced that it obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief concerning the alleged USD 93 million real estate investment fraud perpetrated by Mr Kapoor.The SEC also charged real estate company Location Ventures, its affiliate Urbin and 20 other related entities in connection with the fraud scheme, a statement said.According to the SEC's complaint, from approximately January 2018, until at least March 2023, Mr Kapoor and certain ...

[ad_1] Montreal, Canada: Six people from two families -- one of Romanian descent with Canadian passports, the other from India -- were found dead in a marsh near the Canada-US border after trying to cross illegally into the United States, police said Friday.Their bodies were discovered late Thursday near a capsized boat belonging to a missing man from the Akwesasne Mohawk community, local deputy police chief Lee-Ann O'Brien told a news conference."The six individuals are believed to be from two families, one of Romanian descent and the other believed to be citizens of India," she said, adding that they include five adults and one child under the age of three."All are believed to have been attempting illegal entry into the US from Canada," she said.O'Brien added that a second infant whose...

[ad_1] The missing family was found dead on Thursday (File)New Delhi: The family of the Indians who were abducted and murdered in the US said that Amandeep Singh was on a phone call with a family member in India when he was forcibly taken away.The cousin of Amandeep Singh, Charnjeet Singh said they were informed about the tragic incident on Thursday. "We received the information this morning itself when the bodies of all four have been found in a farm they all were kidnapped on October 3. He (Amandeep Singh) was on a phone call with his father here in India when the incident happened," said Singh.He said the family was uncertain about the recovery of the body."The bodies were found today. We don't know when we will get the body," he added.An eight-month-old baby girl along with her India...