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Washington: Denying that NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are stranded on the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency and Boeing officials have said they are currently “not in any rush to come home.” Amid multiple reports claiming that the two astronauts,...

New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature to bring a 'communities tab' to iPad. As shown in the screenshot shared by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is introducing the communities tab on the iPad app. This feature was previously unavailable on iPad, as it...

Colombo: As many as 137 Indian nationals who were allegedly involved in a large-scale online financial scam across multiple locations in Sri Lanka have been arrested by police, according to a media report Friday. They were arrested on Thursday from the Colombo suburbs of Madiwela...

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel Friday announced a 10-21 per cent hike in prepaid and postpaid mobile tariffs, a day after larger rival Reliance Jio announced an increase in rates. The move assumes significance, as it marks the first major increase in tariffs by the telecom...

New Delhi: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a $843 million NASA contract to prepare for the safe and responsible deorbit of the International Space Station (ISS) in a controlled manner after the end of its operational life in 2030. As part of the contract, SpaceX...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment Wednesday said it has sought a detailed report from the Tamil Nadu labour department amid reports that married women are not being allowed to work at the Foxconn India Apple iPhone Plant. Section 5 of the Equal...

New Delhi: India's spectrum auctions sold 141.4 MHz radiowaves worth Rs 11,340.78 crore, with Bharti Airtel emerging as the top buyer with airwaves worth Rs 6,856.76 crore. Reliance Jio bagged spectrum worth Rs 973.62 crore, while VIL (Vodafone Idea Ltd) bid for spectrum valued at...

New Delhi: ISRO's commercial arm NSIL said Wednesday that its newest rocket the SSLV will have its first dedicated commercial launch when it puts into orbit the Optimus -- a satellite built by Australia-based Space Machines Company. The announcement was made jointly by NewSpace India...

New Delhi: Embattled edtech firm Byju’s did not siphon off funds or manipulated accounts, a year-long investigation by the government has found. However, the company did go through lapses in its corporate governance structure, the government added. The probe by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs...

New Delhi: ISRO Chairman S Somanath Wednesday said there is not enough internal demand for the satellite launch market in India but it can be created through more work on the application of satellite technology. Addressing the India Space Congress 2024, he said big companies...