New Delhi: The government Thursday approved setting up of a third launch pad at Sriharikota to send heavier spacecraft into orbit as it aims to build a space station, carry out human spaceflight Gaganyaan and land an astronaut on the moon. The third launch pad...
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Thursday said the attack on Hindi film actor Saif Ali Khan by an intruder at his home was a serious incident, but it would be wrong to call Mumbai unsafe because of it. Police were taking action, and the...
New Delhi: The union government Thursday decided to set up the 8th Pay Commission to revise salaries of central government employees and allowances of pensioners. The decision to set up the 8th Pay Commission was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw...
New Delhi: Hindenburg Research founder Nate Anderson has announced to disband the short seller firm, saying there is not one specific thing -- “no particular threat, no health issue and no big personal issue”. The short-seller firm targeted several top corporate leaders across the world,...
New Delhi: With the successful docking of the satellites of the SpaDEX mission, India became the fourth nation to ace the space docking technology, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Thursday. ISRO informed the merging of two small spacecraft -- SDX01, the Chaser, and...
Washington: US President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans' rights and the future of democracy. Speaking...
New Delhi: BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri Wednesday again targeted Delhi chief minister and his rival from Kalkaji seat Atishi, saying she was running around like a ‘hirni’ (doe) in the streets of the constituency ahead of assembly polls after doing little for the people for...
New Delhi: The Centre's panel on Delhi-NCR's air quality Wednesday invoked curbs under stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid a sharp dip in air quality due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, according to an official order. Calm winds, low temperatures and foggy...
New Delhi: A high-powered enquiry committee set up by the government has recommended legal action against an unnamed individual after probing activities of some organised criminal groups and terrorist organisations, which undermined the security interests of both India and the US. The probe was ordered...
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Wednesday described RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks that India's "true independence" was established on the day of the Ram temple's consecration as "anti-national" and demanded an apology over the statement. Ramesh's remarks came after Bhagwat said the date...
The Union Cabinet’s new Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) has set tongues wagging. Touted as a clever blend of the Old...
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Not only is Donald Trump back in the White House, but the far right is poised to occupy the Austrian...
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When US President Donald Trump unveiled his government’s plan for big investment for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and...
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Eighty years ago, on 27 January 1945, the concentration and extermination camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by the Soviet...
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