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Richard Branson condemns execution of Marcellus Williams: ‘Shameful day’
Though Williams was convicted of Gayle's murder in 2001 after testimony from 22 witnesses, many have demanded his death sentence be called off
Published on Sep 25, 2024 10:37 PM IST
Arya Vaishnavi
Tycoon Richard Branson doesn't want to be called ‘billionaire’: Quite insulting
Richard Branson said that he finds it “quite insulting” when he is introduced as “the billionaire Richard Branson”.
Published on May 03, 2024 09:22 AM IST
‘Going through school with undiagnosed dyslexia’: Richard Branson on old report
“Going through school with undiagnosed dyslexia wasn’t at all fun, but I’m glad I didn’t let it squash my big ideas”: Richard Branson on his old school report.
Published on Apr 10, 2024 09:51 AM IST
Trisha Sengupta
Richard Branson gifts free cruise tickets to passengers of Delta flight: Watch
Richard Branson said that he gave the tickets to the passengers in honour of the ship's move to San Juan.
Published on Mar 07, 2024 09:25 AM IST
Jeffrey Epstein list: Richard Branson's allege sex tapes noted in court docs
Explosive allegations emerge as Sarah Ransome claims Jeffrey Epstein secretly filmed Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson
Updated on Jan 09, 2024 09:42 AM IST
Virgin Atlantic flies world's first flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel
Virgin Atlantic jet lands in New York after maiden transatlantic flight on low-carbon fuel from London
Published on Nov 29, 2023 06:38 AM IST
Reuters |
Virgin Galactic's third commercial flight takes tourists to the edge of space
Galactic 03 comes a month after Virgin Galactic’s previous flight, which sent its first private tourists to space.
Published on Sep 09, 2023 10:05 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Productivity hacks we all can learn from Richard Branson
After writer Kamal Ravikant spent time with Richard Branson, he shared a few important take aways from his time with him.
Published on Aug 28, 2023 12:13 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Virgin Galactic launches first flight of private tourists to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic's first flight carrying private space tourists is expected to reach the edge of space after about an hour in flight
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 10:02 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
When Camilla stroked billionaire Richard Branson's beard at Wimbledon
In photos from the time, Richard Branson appeared to raise his face to allow Camilla to touch his beard.
Published on Jul 13, 2023 10:56 AM IST
Virgin Galactic sends first paying customers to space: Who all flew, What next
The flight came two years after Branson rode along with five other Virgin Galactic personnel for the first fully crewed test spaceflight of Unity in July 2021.
Published on Jun 30, 2023 06:23 AM IST
Virgin Galactic successful in first commercial space flight
The flight came almost two years after Virgin founder Richard Branson flew to space in a test flight meant to usher in a new era of lucrative space tourism.
Published on Jun 30, 2023 03:29 AM IST
AFP |
Indian-origin man executed in Singapore over drugs trafficking: Report
Tangaraju is scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday who was detained in 2014 for drug consumption and failure to report for a drug test.
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 02:28 PM IST
PTI |
Why Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit is sacking 85% of its workforce
The company, headquartered in Long Beach, California, will cut 675 jobs, according to a Friday filing with the U.S, Securities and Exchange Commission.
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 05:54 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Animesh Chaturvedi
Come, let's debate: Singapore to UK billionaire Richard Branson on death penalty
Richard Branson: Richard Branson had said, “Singapore still finds itself on the wrong side of history”.
Updated on Oct 23, 2022 09:58 AM IST
Virgin Galactic partners with Boeing Aurora to build motherships
Aurora and Virgin Galactic have been working for the last several months to develop design specifications as well as workforce and manufacturing requirements.
Published on Jul 07, 2022 07:32 AM IST
AP |
US bans Virgin Galactic spaceflights while probing mishap on Branson's trip
The FAA said the rocketship carrying Branson and five Virgin Galactic employees veered off course during its descent back to its runway in the New Mexico desert on July 11. The deviation put the ship outside the air traffic control clearance area.
Published on Sep 03, 2021 06:40 AM IST
AP |
US probes off-course descent of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spaceflight
Virgin Galactic acknowledged in a statement to Reuters that "the flight’s ultimate trajectory deviated from our initial plan" but added it "did not fly outside of the lateral confines of the protected airspace."
Published on Sep 02, 2021 07:25 AM IST
Reuters |
Kerala's Santhosh George Kulangara could be India's first space tourist
Santhosh George Kulangara was travelling on a train in the United Kingdom when he saw the advertisement for Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic. It was in 2005.
Published on Aug 13, 2021 10:08 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
'Hope I made Kalpana Chawla proud', says Sirisha Bandla
Sirisha Bandla talked about how her dream came true, what her family thought when she went to space and what she wants to do in the future. When asked about her Indian roots and whether she now enjoys the food in the US, Bandla said, "I do love pizza but my comfort food is my mom's chicken curry."
Updated on Aug 08, 2021 01:54 PM IST
Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
US makes it harder for Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson to be called astronaut
On Tuesday, the US Federal Aviation Administration published updated guidelines, eligibility, and criteria for the Commercial Space Astronaut Wings program.
Published on Jul 24, 2021 06:22 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Elon Musk’s reaction to tweet about Richard Branson’s cabinets goes viral
Elon Musk's reply to Richard Branson's cabinets related post has prompted people to share various responses.
Published on Jul 16, 2021 03:51 PM IST
Trisha Sengupta
Did Richard Branson really fly into space? Neil deGrasse Tyson weighs in
Richard Branson went into space aboard his rocket ship on July 11 along with five crewmates beating out his rival Jeff Bezos.
Published on Jul 16, 2021 10:46 AM IST
Written by Meenakshi Ray
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic files for $500mn stock sale, shares tumble
Shares in Virgin Galactic reversed premarket gains of 8% to trade down nearly 12%, wiping off more than $1 billion from the company's market capitalization following the share sale announcement.
Published on Jul 12, 2021 08:51 PM IST
Reuters |
A cosmic leap: Billionaire Branson reaches edge of space in own ship
The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 88km over the New Mexico desert.
Published on Jul 12, 2021 03:17 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Mexico
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson flies to space: 10 things to know about him
Who is Richard Branson? A school dropout, Branson started his first business venture at 15, which was a school magazine.
Published on Jul 11, 2021 09:24 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Billionaire Branson achieves space dream, calls it 'experience of a lifetime'
Branson, one of six Virgin Galactic Holding Inc employees strapped in for the ride, has touted the mission as a precursor to a new era of space tourism, with the company he founded in 2004 poised to begin commercial operations next year.
Updated on Jul 11, 2021 09:45 PM IST
AP | , Truth Or Consequences, United States
Billionaire Branson now an astronaut, completes trip to edge of space
Branson while speaking to ground control at Spaceport America in New Mexico called it an 'experience of a lifetime.'
Updated on Jul 11, 2021 10:56 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
As 'billionaire space race' begins, here's what Jeff Bezos told Richard Branson
Richard Branson had earlier said that he was not interested in participating in some "space race", shortly after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced his plans to make a similar trip on July 20 through his own space company, Blue Origin.
Published on Jul 11, 2021 12:44 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
'Dreamer' Sirisha Bandla all set to go to space onboard VSS Unity today
Sirisha Bandla is Purdue alumna whose dreams of journeying into space with Nasa was dashed because of poor eyesight
Published on Jul 11, 2021 11:30 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Ayshee Bhaduri | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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