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NASA's Ikhana drone debuts solo in commercial airspace
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [United States], June 13 (ANI): In a first, NASA released its unmanned Ikhana aircraft into the commercial airspace under the debut mission without an accompanying chase plane.
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RBI's monetary policy committee to hold 3-day meeting
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI): In a first, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that its monetary policy committee (MPC) will hold a three-day meeting in June, as opposed to the usual two-day schedule.
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Vogue presents India's first ever magazine cover shot on a smartphone
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 30 (Businesswire-India): In a first for the Indian market, fashion bible Vogue India presents the country's first magazine cover shot on a smartphone. The May 2018 cover sees Aditi Rao Hydari captured on the soon-to-be-launched OnePlus 6 by ace photographer
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Indian railways deploy all women ticket checking staff
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India] Mar 08 (ANI): In a first kind innitiative, Indian Railways has deployed an all-women ticket checking staff on Mumbai Central- Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express on Thursday.
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Bihar Govt. announces allocation of funds to siege temples
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): In a first for Bihar, the Nitish Kumar-led state government in their budget announced an amount of Rs. 30 crore towards the siege of temples in the state.
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Microsoft, Xiaomi partner to develop AI-based gadgets
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): In a first, tech giant Microsoft and Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi are reportedly coming together to work on gadgets developed with superior technology such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
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Koinex to list two global crypto-assets on their exchange
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): In a first, Koinex, a digital assets exchange, announced that it will be listing two global crypto-assets (tokens) - OmiseGO (OMG) and Request on their exchange.
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India, SA clear in objectives ahead of face-off in women's championship
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): South Africa and India will launch their bids to qualify directly for the ICC Women's World Cup 2021 when they square-off against each other in a first round fixture of the ICC Women's Championship next week.
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In a first, US Air Chief flies Tejas
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Feb. 03 (ANI): US Air Force Chief of Staff General David L Goldfein on Saturday flew indigenously-developed light combat aircraft Tejas on Saturday.
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In a first, Muslim woman leads Friday prayers in Kerala mosque
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], Jan. 28 (ANI): Jamida, the 34-year-old state secretary of the Quran Sunnath Society, has become the first female imam in India's history to lead the Juma prayers.
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Patanjali's Yog Acharyas to conduct Yoga sessions at World Economic Forum
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] January 21 (ANI): In a first, Patanjali's Yog Acharyas - Acharya Bhardwaj and Acharya Smit will conduct Yoga sessions at World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos.
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Britain appoints 'minister for loneliness' to tackle isolation
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Jan 18 (ANI): In a first, United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed a "minister for loneliness" in a bid to tackle social isolation.
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