Browsing through the videos from The Colbert Report using my Colbert Report Gadget is an integral part of my morning rituals. Today there was a really surprising video among the day's videos. A video about the Indian elections (which btw, started yesterday). He described India as an emerging world power with a thriving economy, nuclear weapons and the world's biggest stockpile of Kumars. Shahi Tharoor's son Kanishk Tharoor appeared on the show. And Stephen officilly endorsed Shahi Tharoor, although it was a bit too late, 'coz voting in Kerala was over by that time (not that people in Kerala watch The colbet Show anyway).
In the southern Indian state of Kerala, a goat has devolped an unusual taste for fish. Fish retailer Shihab-ud-din noticed his goat's love for fish, when he caught her stealing fish from his basket.
Local newspapers are reporting that the payloads onboard Chandrayaan-1 are getting upto 10° hotter than expected. "Isro is trying to cool the devices and stable opeartions are not possible until the maximum temperature is brought down." the chairman of ISRO, Madhavan Nair, said in a press conference.
The Indian warship INS Tabar has set a pirate ship on fire, when fired upon by the pirates. The pirate infected Gulf of Aden has seen a surge in hijacking of commercial ships in recent months. The Indian government sent the naval ship to the Gulf of Aden, after a Japanese ship with Indian crew was hijacked. Until yesterday's incident, INS Tabar had successfully defended two ships against hijack attempts.
Back to Home
ISRO has released another set of images, taken by the Terrain Mapping Camera of Chandrayaan-1, as a movie.
Here's the direct link to the movie: mms://msrv2.wstream.net/isro_archive/TMC01.wmv The link to ISRO's site containing the movie: http://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c11/videos/tmc.htm (Note: Use Internet Explorer to view the movie).
Back to Home