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Moscow: Russia will start building its national orbital station ahead of the scheduled deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030, a top Russian space official said Monday. The first module of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) will be deployed in 2028, CEO of...

New Delhi: India Friday commissioned its third indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridaman, significantly bolstering the naval component of the nation's nuclear triad, authoritative sources said. There is no official word yet on the commissioning of the boat that came amid a rapidly evolving...

New York: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could slap long-threatened pharmaceutical tariffs of up to 100 per cent on some patented drugs from companies that don't reach deals with his administration in the coming months. Companies that have signed a...

New Delhi: India's annual defence exports touched an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore in the financial year 2025-26, marking an over 62 per cent growth over the previous fiscal, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday. The "big jump" in the defence exports reflected the...

New Delhi: India has tightened rules for the sale and deployment of internet-connected CCTV cameras, mandating government certification under security and quality norms, in a move aimed at addressing cybersecurity concerns and reducing risks from unverified surveillance equipment. The requirements, notified by the Ministry of...

New Delhi: NASA astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission are carrying their personal iPhones into deep space for the first time, a shift in how the US space agency equips its crews for human spaceflight beyond Earth's orbit. The four-member crew -- Commander Reid Wiseman,...

Florida: NASA's Artemis II Moon mission lifted off from the US state of Florida, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years. The Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion spacecraft on top, launched from NASA's Kennedy...

Tokyo: Japan's Defence Ministry said Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities have been brought into service for the first time at two Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF) bases in the country, a move that has sparked domestic opposition. The deployment of the missiles at Camp...

New Delhi: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has completed final preparations for the launch of its 'Artemis II' mission -- which is scheduled to lift off as early as April 1 from the Kennedy Space Center. According to NASA, the mission will...

New Delhi: Food delivery platform Zomato has increased the platform fee by 19.2 per cent or Rs 2.40 per order, according to the latest billing details available on its app Friday. On a pre-GST basis, the platform fee now stands at Rs 14.90 per order,...