flying observatory to study stars infrared telescope SOFIA

flying observatory to study stars infrared telescope NASA has fitted a 17-tonne telescope with an effective diameter of eight feet on a modified Boeing 747 jetliner that the US space agency is using as a flying observatory to study stars.

The infrared telescope called “Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy” (SOFIA) is mounted behind a sliding door that reveals it to the skies.
The jet can stay airborne for over 12 hours and its range is up to 6,625 nautical miles (7,624 miles).

Typhoon Neoguri in the Northwest Pacific is expected to reach super typhoon (super cyclone) status by this evening as it negotiates the east China coast and races towards southern Japan.

M S Mehta was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reliance Infrastructure. He took charge as CEO for a period of five years,by replacing Lalit Jalan

Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, who recently cautioned against “undue interference” in the functioning of Pakistan’s state institutions, was on Sunday sworn in as the country’s new chief justice. 63-year-old Mulk, Supreme Court’s senior most judge, took over from his predecessor Tassaduq Hussain Jillani. President Mamnoon Hussain sworn in the new chief justice at a ceremony attended by Prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his cabinet members and other senior officials.

Widening its probe into the money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600 crore V VIP chopper deal, the Enforcement Directorate will send judicial requests to about six countries seeking information on bank accounts and transactions to detect the trail of alleged kickbacks money.The agency is expected to send Letters Rogatory (judicial requests) to Italy, Mauritius, the UK, Tunisia, Dubai and few other jurisdictions in Europe to piece together the flow of funds and money in this deal.

Governor of Gujarat, Kamla Beniwal was transferred and appointed as Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of her term.
Vakkom Purushothaman, appointed as Governor of Nagaland.
DY Patil, the Governor of Bihar assumed the additional charge of West Bengal as the acting Governor.

Novak Djokovic becomes world number one after Wimbledon victory Wimbledon final that will go down as one of the finest in its history. One of them, Novak Djokovic, would eventually lift the trophy having beaten his opponent Roger Federer in five close sets 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4

ATP top 5
1. Novak Djokovic            
2. Rafael Nadal    
3. Roger Federer
4. Stan Wawrinka            
5. Tomas Berdych

In women

WTA top 5
1. Serena Williams.            
2. Li Na, China          
3. Simona Halep
4. Petra Kvitova                  
5. Agnieszka Radwanska.


A panel headed by C Rangarajan, former Chairman of PMEAC (Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council), has dismissed the Tendulkar Committee report on estimating poverty and said that the number of poor in India was much higher in 2011-12 at 29.5 % of the population, which means that three out of 10 persons are poor.

Army Chief General of India Bikram Singh

The benchmark BSE Sensex crossed the 26,000-mark for the first time and the NSE Nifty soared to hit yet another high of 7,787.95 in opening trade on Monday on the back of strong inflow of foreign funds ahead of the Budget.

United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, William Hague, will arrive in India