Sci-Tech

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,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court  Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict that struck down the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content on social media against the government. The top court,...

Tokyo: Japan is preparing to deploy its first batch of domestically developed long-range missiles, with their launchers arriving at an army camp Monday as the country accelerates its offensive capability in response to rising challenges in the region. The upgraded Type-12 land-to-ship missiles will be...

Kyiv: As the war in the Middle East strains US missile stocks, Ukraine is hoping it can turn a wartime innovation - low-cost interceptors designed to shoot down Russian attack drones - into geopolitical leverage. Now one of the world's leading producers of interceptors, Ukraine...