Bharat Rakshak

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More like a minor irritant to folks who were using one of the 5-odd entrances into the NRG stadium. On my way into the stadium, I could see a stretch of quarter-mile (on a street with total four lanes) cordoned-off for protestors numbering 250-300. By the time event ended they were no where to be se...

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But, nothing can prepare you for 50K compatriots singing aloud Jana Gana Mana . Goose Bumps! PS: I heard from folks watching on TV/Youtube that crowd chanting/responses were not captured. Must be the acoustics of the place or microphones on devices. The kids messed up the Indian anthem, IMHO. Probab...

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There is a rancous one on Kirby south of Westridge at the entrance to NRG Blue lot. Banners, flags and works!

mappunni wrote:Humongous crowds in Houston. No signs of protests. Crowds going crazy.

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CRS saar, Me was waitlisted due to late registration, thankfully confirmed earlier in the week but consigned to nose-bleed section onlee. Looking forward to the event. Yes, I too am traveling from Dallas but I am driving myself, planning on driving tomorrow afternoon. IANT is the organization thru w...

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Vikram Lander's uncontrolled descent.

Karan M wrote:Its ok, no big deal. BTW, what happened on September 7th.

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Mihir wrote:
Nalla Baalu wrote:
*Rubs eyes*

A rare sighting! Could it really be...?

Looks like someone is taking great efforts to revive historic BRF assets!

Apologies gents for crying wolf!

I blame my current bout of posts to despair post-Sept 7th.

Cheers onlee!

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Pretty sad commentary of state of things back then. I wager the developer and intended user were given Hobson's choice: take it or leave it. Developer in this case unwittingly becomes punching bag for auditors. The Week's Article on CAG Observations :eek: Was unaware of this. May I point out one unp...

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Was unaware of this.

Karan M wrote: May I point out one unpopular point, though..the aircraft didn't meet IAF ASR requirements, but was chosen nonetheless (vs other better alternatives).
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Agree. Everyone and their naani know that airframe supplier had to "deal" to win contract with the previous govt. It is rather unfair to put the blame exclusively on them. Have RM issue a "kadi ninda" and a token fine for unethical practices and get the program back online. why c...

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Also, the tactics employed depend on defensive posturing of the adversary. In this case, apparently using rocky outcrops on the slope as shields. No line of sight. Perhaps, lofty trajectory of UBG or mortar helps. Aim for impact right behind the outcrop and radius of impact should get them. With equ...

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Upfront there was a disclaimer that he is not getting into indigenisation of strategic systems. Significant detail on kind of collaboration with academia and industry. Mentions which universities have got what going on. Talked on modes of industrial hand holding: built-to-specs, built-to-design, for...

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Any fellow jingos registered for this Modi event @ Houston?

vijayk wrote:https://thewire.in/diplomacy/trump-migh ... ouston/amp

Trump might appear at Modi event

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Reminds me of similar such interaction of Dr. Reddy immediately after ASAT test earlier rhis year. The press corps with cameras had full access to all the visuals, but the official cameraman freezes the frame of the DRDO chief. Apparently resident editor/producer has not heard of picture-in-picture ...

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https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/magazine/cover-story/story/20190923-what-went-wrong-with-vikram-1598302-2019-09-13?__twitter_impression=true Raj Chengappa (appears like he bides his time nowadays to write only on 'epochal' events) alludes to potential trouble during 'Absolute Navigation Phase' that wa...

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Interesting comment on sloshing from the good advisor, but I would be really surprised if this issue has not been addressed by rocket-scientists. In other industries, eg: where hydrualic controls are employed, this problem is solved by storing control fluid in accumulators. The pre-charge, typically...

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UB saar, please to refer below from yak's mouth. Lander carried 3x redundant altimeters onlee, 2x ka-band and 1x laser. Gee! Interest dropped faster than the term "Kashmir" from the news. Sep. 15 is still far away. Question: How do they know the altimeter was not off? That is what happened...

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R saar, entire descent was autonomous without any control signal from the Orbiter or the MCC. JayS, What if the 500m shortfall from target landing zone had rocks and caused the lander to tilt sideways. And communications were lost at time of velocity=58m/sec. Maybe the lander went autopilot and did ...

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I presume that cylinder is the payload adapter that Vikram 'sat-on' until the recent separation. The length possibly dictated by the need to keep lander's legs clear off orbiter body/chassis/instruments. From News18: Is that a ‘UGE camera or what? https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2019/07/Or...

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Hyderbad US consulate has longest waiting times in India for Visa appointments. Current waiting time for H1B visa appointment @ HYD is in excess of 4 months. They are currently using Chiran fort (Nizam vintage?) in Begumpet. They are literally using windows of the main building as interview counters...

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I am unaware of the context in which this expression was used, but I am guessing the word used may have been bondha and not bondu . Bondu/bondhu: Draw-string, as in what is used to fasten a loose pajama around waist Bonda/bondha: Burial mound, as in the spot a dead body has been interred at. During ...

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Analysis of the results by Rajat Sharma @ IndiaTV. Savor this: BJP skewered Scamgress in 133 of 137 seats where they were one-on-one.

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Sumeet wrote:Where is Dilbu ? We need him till 4 PM India time.

Dilbu saar is giving 'my dog ate my update report' excuse to get out of his customer meeting at 2 PM!

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Ardeshir wrote:
KL Dubey wrote:^^LOL, at least they could have removed the headline logo "India with RG" to project credibility....
What credibility, hainjee?

For why is NDA placed on top of the table in withRG exit poll? What order is it?

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A_Gupta wrote:Which pollster was most accurate in 2014?

Today's Chanakya

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Karakat sahab, I am speaking of the emboldened part. Nirbhay has a single piece wing which rotates along the midpoint to deploy, so on one side it will be on the upper side and on the lower side on the other It opens on the the bottom on both sides. Kakarat saar is obviously picturing missile in bo...

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How :wink: Like this https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5KayIIi4ur_oiXgqe4Vt-uWlTHpx393kuVcrqOW49_2yko28y1Q Kakarat saar, please post a link to the video the above image is captured from. The test engineer I presume is demonstrating how single piece wing snaps into position.

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we really have no indication the Nirbhay has any sea skimming capability Please watch the interview with the Nirbhay scientists by Anantha Krishna M Low altitude (multiple media reports with 5m references) and shore-hugging (stay below shore based radar envelopes) capabilities were specifically cal...

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Incidentally, yesterday when I was watching a video of this, YouTube app recommended an amateur video of how SpaceX manages the accuracy. Among other things like restartable motors, fine control thrusters, lattice vanes, most striking part was very structured product development with grasshopper(?)...

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^^Maybe he was thinking of Falcon Heavy, which uses liquid fueled core stage and boosters. For the first time only in second launch of Falcon Heavy they recovered all three stages !!! It is no short of science fiction --- hats off to Elon Musk and Space X team. This video is for everyone who loves ...

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JayS wrote:Interception at upward vector is good no..? It conclusively proves that the ASAT PDV MK2 is capable of much higher altitude interception (and range).

DRDO chief is on record stating interception altitude capability of more than 1000 km. This specification need not be considered speculative, IMHO.

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Isnt it possible that the sacrificial satellite's attitude was changed to present a bigger target.. given this was the first test? There are so many imponderables in these things that outsiders can only guess. Exactly. Issue command to satellite to turn 'toasty' side of the body and solar panels to...

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There have been Dhanush dress rehearsal flights preceding ABM test flights of the past, where target gets tracked but electronically neutralized. This test appears to be validation test for a sneakier target. Hemant Kumar Rout on Dhanush Test The t est was aimed at checking the performance of manoeu...

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It was always a no-fly zone for non-military manned aircraft but I guess even police/security drones are forbidden this time. The given-in bit is media spin of course. Why, Obama thinks we are going to drone him like he drones Taliban in Af-Pak? Or lacking confidence in security of the UAV command ...

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Is it a barter?: Tamil Nadu CEO as Varanasi poll observer for inaction on Rahul G's poll booth misadventure.

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My guess would be wrong, but the crowd does not look 2 lakhs from the photo above. Maybe it ahs been taken when the crowd has not fully assembled. Do you notice height from which it is taken?. One can see curvature of the earth. Saar, that is optical aberration from wide-angle lens on the UAV that ...

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Directional warhead did not fire because miss-distance was greater than what was aimed for?

Sanjay wrote:Anyone care to comment on this:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/i ... 953934.ece

chackojoseph, any fresh insight ?

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My immediate cousin & his friends (from Dilsukhnagar area of Hyderabad) have apparently pledged their political affiliation to local INC leader/MLA in return for generous contributions to their annual Vinayaka-Chavithi celebrations. Some other cousins in IT-VITY fields are leaning towards JP of ...

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This 'TheHindu' report by Y. Mallikarjun from two weeks ago carried more pertinent details: India to conduct complex interceptor missile test In another fortnight, India will be conducting one of the most complex interceptor missile tests. For the first time a state-of-the-art interceptor missile at...

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Did anyone notice a minor oscillation of the interceptor upon launch, or is it my eyes tricking me with moving foliage in the background?

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How do they have a count down for an interceptor launch? One thing is we could see the angulation of the launch platform changing while the count down was occurring. Saar, stabilization that is seen in the initial frames is from the ship-borne target onlee. IMHO, there is a minimal interceptor coun...

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