New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation Monday conducted a successful flight-test of a long-range land attack cruise missile (LRLACM) off the coast of Odisha. The defence ministry said all the test objectives were fully met, as per the data captured by various tracking instruments....
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Monday announced that he would ban access to social media for children aged below 16 years, terming it a "big step" for the country. Starmer said the government plans to pass regulations before Christmas and protections are expected to...
Mumbai: Domestic equity markets opened sharply higher Monday after US President Donald Trump announced that a deal with Iran had been finalised and the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened. Sensex began the session with a surge of around 1,200 points or 1.6 per cent...
New Delhi: India has successfully carried out flight-tests of key platforms this week to demonstrate its multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system's power to intercept long and medium-range missiles, joining a select group of countries having the capability. The BMDs are capable of intercepting incoming long-range...
New York: Shares of SpaceX soared 23% in their Wall Street debut on Friday, making the rocket maker's CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire. The shares opened at USD 150 and kept rising, reaching USD 166.90 around 12:20 pm ET. That price gave the company...
New Delhi: The first made-in-India C-295 military transport aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said Wednesday. The IAF is procuring 56 C-295 transport aircraft at a cost of around Rs 21,935 crore. Forty of these aircraft will be assembled by...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has launched an initiative to equip female students with advanced skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies. As part of the initiative, the Higher Education Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Edunet Foundation to implement the AI Careers...
Bhubaneswar: A newly formed society of professionals and entrepreneurs working in the rare earth sector has proposed the establishment of a rare earth corridor and a rare earth theme park on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, seeking support from both the Union and state governments. BP...
Washington: NASA Friday ordered astronauts to take shelter after a fresh leak was detected aboard the International Space Station. The five astronauts moved into the SpaceX capsule that is docked at the station while cosmonauts worked to fix the leak, which is on the Russian...
New Delhi: Leading hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk plans to invest more than Rs 3 lakh crore in India by 2030 in support of digital infrastructure capacity, positioning the country as a cornerstone of global growth strategy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday announced the investment...
By Aakar Patel Last week, on 17 June, it was reported that the ‘US has renamed the Indo-Pacific Command back...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent criticism of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) was not merely an expression of frustration. It...
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India is being shown in such a poor light that it does not stand comparison on the question of a...
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Finally, the much-awaited biggest diplomatic breakthrough in the US-Israel war with Iran has been made with the US and Iran...
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