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Space Force Awards SEOPS Contract to Integrate Rideshare Mission

Satellitetoday.com 

The U.S. Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded rideshare integrator SEOPS a contract to integrate six payloads on the upcoming Rideshare 2024-Blaze mission.  For the Blaze mission, SEOPS will provide comprehensive mission management, integration services as well as deployment systems for the six payloads supporting technology demonstrations. This includes one evolved secondary payload […]

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After SC verdict, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah promises internal quota for SCs and STs

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

CM Siddaramaiah hailed the Supreme Court's ruling empowering states to make sub-classifications within Scheduled Castes for reservations as historic. He reaffirmed his government's commitment to implementing the Justice AJ Sadashiva committee's recommendations on internal reservation. The ruling addressed the issue of reservation benefits not reaching all sub-sects within SCs and STs.

What in the World?

ForeignPolicy.com 

Test yourself on the week of July 27: Venezuela votes, a Hamas leader is killed, and the United States and Russia conduct a prisoner swap.

French judo icon Teddy Riner wins 3rd individual Olympic gold

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

PARIS - The stands at Champs de Mars filled up quickly. One fan dressed in a white martial arts uniform waved a French flag back and forth. A woman next to him held up a poster with the face of one of the biggest sports stars in France. Crowds of people bounced up and down so excitedly it shook the floor of the arena, where judo is being played in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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How income inequality significantly contributes to corruption in all its forms

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The Gallup World Poll Survey (2019-23) revealed a rise in income inequality and corruption in India, with the top 1% earning 22.6% of total pre-tax income. Corruption perceptions increased, with more respondents believing it was prevalent in both businesses and government. The judiciary showed mixed effectiveness in addressing the issue. Higher education correlated with lower income inequality but greater awareness of corruption. Fiscal policies in the recent budget did not target increased taxation on the rich... Читать дальше...

‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Cast Talks Plot Details, Embracing the ‘Weight’ of the Franchise’s Legacy, Working with Michelle Yeoh: ‘She Galvanizes the Team’

Variety 

The cast of the upcoming “Star Trek: Section 31,” a direct-to-streaming Paramount+ film starring Michelle Yeoh (“Everything, Everywhere, All At Once”), Sam Richardson (“The Afterparty”), Omari Hardwick (“Power”) and Kacey Rohl (“The Magicians”), stopped by Variety Studio, presented by Google TV, at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con. Richardson, Hardwick and Rohl were joined by director […]