Kalpana Chawla

Ten years on, US recalls Columbia shuttle disaster

Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 2, 2013

With somber ceremonies, the United States on Friday commemorated the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew on the tenth anniversary of the disaster.

Kalpana Chawla remembered by school on 10th death anniversary

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday February 2, 2013

From being a shy girl from this small town in Haryana to reaching out to the stars by becoming an astronaut - the life and times of NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla were recounted on Friday as her school remembered its most famous alumna on her 10th dea...

Medical college in Kalpana Chawla's memory in Karnal

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 12, 2012

Haryana will set up a Rs 650 crore medical college with a 500-bed facility in the memory of India-born Kalpana Chawla in her hometown Karnal, an official said on Monday. The astronaut was killed in a 2003 space accident.

Sunita Williams heading back to space again

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 14, 2012

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to return to the International Space Station, where she spent a record six months in 2006.

Hazarika's death plunges Kolkata into gloom

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 6, 2011

Gloom descended in Kolkata's music and cultural world as news of master balladeer Bhupen Hazarika's death spread.

Bravery award for woman officer who seized Rs 5 cr during Tamil Nadu polls

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 16, 2011

A woman Tamil Nadu revenue official, who single-handedly recovered Rs five crore in cash from a bus in Tiruchirappalli believed to have been meant for bribing voters during the April 13 Assembly elections, was honoured by the state Government with it...

UP girl selected for NASA training

NDTV Correspondent | Sunday July 26, 2009

It is not everyday that you get an invitation to NASA for training in space shuttle designing.