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New Delhi: Excited after a successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Thursday hoped someone would very soon travel to space "from our own capsule, from our rocket, from our soil". Addressing a press conference here, Group Captain Shukla said...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Wednesday passed a Bill to ban the operating, facilitating and advertising of online games played with money, as the government looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud through such applications. The Promotion and Regulation of Online...

New Delhi: The government Wednesday moved a legislation in the Lok Sabha to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering, and financial frauds through such applications. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025...

Hyderabad: ISRO Chairman V Narayanan Tuesday said the space agency has been working on a rocket as high as a 40-storey building to place 75,000 kg payload in low earth orbit. Delivering the convocation address of Osmania University in Hyderabad, Narayanan said this year, the...

New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there is a lot of interest about India's Gaganyaan mission around the world and scientists were keen to be part of it. In an interaction with the prime minister Monday evening, Shukla also shared...

New Delhi: In a sign of further thawing of economic ties, China has assured India that address its major trade concerns, especially around the import of rare earths and fertilisers. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar that...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday slammed the Opposition for its protest during a discussion in Lok Sabha on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's journey to the International Space Station, which led to the House's adjournment, saying it should have risen above party politics on an...

New Delhi: The government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY) portal Monday, Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya said, urging employers and first-time employees to take benefit of the Rs 1-lakh crore central scheme. The Union Cabinet approved the Employment Linked Incentive...

New Delhi: A new study has found that COVID-19 infection may accelerate vascular ageing, potentially making blood vessels appear about five years older, with the effect more pronounced among women. The effect was found to be stronger among women who experienced persistent symptoms after recovering...

Mumbai: US tech giant Microsoft is planning to tighten its office attendance policy, potentially implementing changes as early as January for some employees. The new policy will likely require employees to work in the office at least three days a week. The implementation dates for...