On This Day in Space: NASA launched the 100-foot Echo 1A balloon on August 12, 1960; the passive satellite reflected telephone, radio and television signals across Earth

Echo 1 passes over NASA’s Goldstone Tracking Station on August 12, 1960, with the antenna and star trails visible. (Nasa photo) Exactly sixty-six years ago from today, on August 12, 1960, NASA launched Echo 1A, a 100-foot-diameter balloon that became the agency’s first successful communications satellite. Unlike modern communication satellites, Echo 1A did not actively…

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Why Dasun Shanaka wants govt intervention after Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup disaster | Cricket News

Dasun Shanaka of Sri Lanka with his teammates. (Getty Images) Dasun Shanaka has made an unprecedented appeal for government intervention to protect Sri Lanka players from “outside negativity” after their T20 World Cup campaign ended in disappointment, saying constant criticism was damaging the mental health of cricketers.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE…

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Ketan Agrawal murder case: Siya was ‘not mentally ready’ & under family pressure to marry, say cops | India News

Ketan, 26, died after falling into a gorge at Lohagad Fort near Pune on June 18 NEW DELHI: The investigation into the death of Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal continued on Wednesday with the police claiming that his fiancée, Siya Goyal, was reluctant to go ahead with their marriage and was facing pressure from her family…

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Indian Navy Agniveer Recruitment 2026: Indian Navy begins INET 2026 registration for Agniveer SSR, MR and SSR Medical recruitment; apply here

Indian Navy opens INET 2026 applications for Agniveer SSR, MR and SSR Medical posts The Indian Navy has started the online application process for recruitment to Agniveer SSR, Agniveer MR and SSR (Medical) sailor posts for the 01/2027 and 02/2027 batches. Candidates can submit their applications through the official recruitment portal from March 14, 2026…

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Ram temple cash theft: Journalist accuses cops of digital tracking | India News

Abhishek Upadhyay on Tuesday sought Supreme Court’s intervention Abhishek Upadhyay, the journalist who reported embezzlement of donations at Ayodhya’s Ram temple, on Tuesday sought Supreme Court’s intervention saying that Ghaziabad police have, in connection with a case of road rage against him, sought his digital footprints from social media platform X since June 1, which…

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