SNIPPETS 27 JUNE 2026

Bow-and-Arrow-shaped Radio Galaxy (DTE): A giant radio galaxy located roughly 2 billion light-years away from Earth, with a straight, narrow jet feeding into a backwards-sweeping radio arc to form a “bow and arrow” shape on one side, and an elongated, twisted S-shaped plasma jet on the other+ It occurs when a host galaxy moves through a dense galaxy cluster at supersonic speeds, warping the plasma jets emitted by its central supermassive black hole.

IS – Abhigyan (TH): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) developed mobile application integrated with National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), enabling police personnel to use portable fingerprint scanners and smartphones for real-time biometric verification and instant access to over 1.3 crore criminal records.

INS Udaygiri and INS Kavaratti (NOA): Arrived at Nha Rong Port in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as part of an operational deployment to the South East Asia region+ INS Udaygiri is a Project 17A Nilgiri-class stealth frigate indigenously built by MDL, equipped with advanced stealth features and BrahMos missiles+ INS Kavaratti is a Project 28 Kamorta-class anti-submarine warfare corvette indigenously built by GRSE, featuring a carbon-fibre superstructure that reduces weight and radar signature.