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New Delhi: India Tuesday inked a contract with Russia for procurement of anti-ship cruise missiles, a move that will significantly augment the combat capabilities of the Indian Navy's submarine fleet. The Defence Ministry made the announcement in a post on X. The contract was inked...

New Delhi: Cases of lung cancer among individuals who have never smoked are increasing, with air pollution emerging as a potential driver, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine World Cancer Day. The research, conducted by experts from the International Agency for...

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) NVS-02 navigation satellite has encountered a technical glitch after being successfully injected into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The NVS-02 navigation satellite lifted off January 29 aboard the GSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in...

New Delhi: A new study has found that death rates among young adults in the US continue to be higher than expected in the post-COVID-19 world, with scientists calling for more research into ongoing consequences of the pandemic. The study, published in The Journal of...

New Delhi: South-East Asia region is expected to witness an 85 per cent increase in the number of new Cancer cases and deaths, said the World Health Organization (WHO) Monday, ahead of World Cancer Day. Each year 4 February is commemorated as World Cancer Day....

Mumbai: The number of suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) patients has increased to 163 with five suspected deaths in Maharashtra as of Monday. Of these 127 diagnosed are confirmed GBS cases. One suspected new GBS case was reported on Monday and the remaining four cases are...

Bengaluru: Days after celebrating its 100th successful launch, the Indian Space Research Organisation said Sunday that a technical glitch has stalled the orbit raising manoeuvres of its NVS-02 navigation satellite, which was launched aboard GSLV-F15 January 29. In a statement, ISRO said that while the...

Bhubaneswar: Around February 28, 2025, a rare alignment of seven planets -- Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars -- will be visible after sunset, according to NASA. However, the planets won’t form a perfect line. “You can draw a line that’s an arc,...

New Delhi: During the week, 30 Indian startups secured a total of $240.85 million in funding including five growth-stage investments and 20 early-stage rounds. Bengaluru emerged as the leader in startup funding, with 12 deals secured during the week. It was followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai,...

New Delhi/Balasore: Defence Ministry Saturday said three flight trials of a very short-range air defence missile system were conducted successfully from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. The trials were carried out against high-speed targets flying at very low altitude. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated...