Isro Controversy

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  Ex ISRO, AIIMS Chiefs On Panel To Recommend Ways To Improve Exam Body

  The high-level panel announced by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday to look into ways to improve the functioning of the National Testing Agency has now been constituted, and consists of some well-known academicians and technocrats.

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  ISRO Chief S Somanath Says Won't Publish Autobiography Amid Controversy

  ISRO chairman S Somanath said he will no longer publish his autobiography after a controversy over some of his allegedly critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan in the book.

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  "ISRO Or BISRO?": Social Media Reacts To 'India Or Bharat' Buzz

  Sources say the government may put forward a resolution to change the country's name later this month in the five-day special session of Parliament that starts on September 18.

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  In Satellite Images Of Jaish-e-Mohammed Camp After Air Strike, An ISRO Connection

  A high-resolution satellite image of the Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Pakistan's Balakot taken after last month's Indian air strikes has triggered a controversy as experts argue over the damage caused at the site.

• Madhavan Nair removed from Bharat Electronics Limited Board of Directors

  Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has removed former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair from its Board of Directors as he was barred from holding any government post for his role in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal.

• ISRO refuses to share details on Nair's complaint

  Indian Space Research Organisation has refused to share details of the progress of former space agency chief G Madhavan Nair's complaint on the action taken against him in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, saying a probe was still on in the matter.

• Space department has refused to reveal reasons for blacklisting me: Ex-ISRO chief Nair

  Former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO, G Madhavan Nair, has said that the Department of Space (DoS) has refused to reveal the reasons, sought by him under an RTI query, for blacklisting him and three other space scientists over the controversial Antrix-Devas deal.

• Nair writes to PM's office, demands fresh probe into Antrix-Devas deal

  Expressing reservations over the Prathyush Sinha-led committee probe into the controversial Antrix-Devas spectrum allocation row, former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair has urged the PMO for a fresh "comprehensive" enquiry into the issue.

• Former ISRO chiefs keep mum on Antrix-Devas deal reports

  Former Chiefs of ISRO today chose to keep mum on the findings of the two reports based on which punitive action has been taken against four space scientists on the Antrix-Devas deal.

• ISRO report indicts ex-chief Nair, finds lapses in Antrix-Devas deal

  Just a week after the government barred four scientists including former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), G Madhavan Nair, from holding any official position over their alleged role in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, ISRO has now justified the move, saying there were "serious procedural lapses" in the controversial contr...

• Feel miserable, says blacklisted ISRO scientist

  Space scientist A Bhaskaranarayana, one of the four former ISRO scientists blacklisted from government jobs on the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, today said the action has left him feeling miserable and worried over his standing in society.

• Ex-ISRO chief quits as IIT-Patna Chairman

  In the eye of a storm, former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT-Patna. Nair, who has been barred from holding any government post for his alleged role in the controversial Antirx-Devas deal, was in Patna yesterday to bid farewell to his colleagues.

• Ex-ISRO chief Madhavan Nair likens situation to imprisonment of Galileo

  The space wars continue. G Madhavan Nair, the former head of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) today said, "In medieval times, you have heard of Galileo put in prison by the King. If Indian scientists are also treated like this, God save the scientific community in the country."

• Top 5 facts about ISRO controversy

  India's community of scientists is engulfed in controversy. The former chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), G Madhavan Nair, has threatened to take the government to court if it bans him from holding government jobs. Here's why.

• Devas threatens legal action if deal with Antrix is annulled

  Objecting to a government move to annul its contract with Antrix following the S-band spectrum controversy, Devas Multimedia has said it would take "strong" legal steps to protect its rights and interests.Contending that it had a legally binding agreement with ISRO's commercial arm Antrix, Devas said it expected the government to fulfill all its ob...