New Delhi: The Space Exploration & Research Agency (SERA) Tuesday announced a partnership with Blue Origin to develop a human spaceflight programme that will provide the opportunity for "everyday citizens from around the world to become astronauts and participate in space science". The programme's first...
Sydney: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has hit out at Australia over the country's attempts to ban footage of a Sydney church stabbing on his social media platform X. The Australian court Monday evening granted a two-day injunction, ordering the platform to hide videos of the...
New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI has started taking samples of spices in powder form of all brands, including MDH and Everest, from across the country in view of quality concerns flagged by Singapore and Hong Kong, a government source said. "In view of the...
New Delhi: More than 27 per cent of the identified glacial lakes in the Himalayas have notably expanded since 1984 and 130 of those are in India, ISRO said Monday. In a statement, the space agency said long-term satellite imagery covering the catchments of Indian...
New Delhi: India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio Monday posted a 13 per cent year-on-year rise in its standalone net profit at Rs 5,337 crore in March quarter. Its revenue from operations for Q4FY24 came in at Rs 25,959 crore, up 11 per cent over...
New Delhi: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy Monday said that entrepreneurship is just a state of mind and it is not those who start companies that are entrepreneurs, it is all about doing things faster and creating a competitive advantage for yourself, while striving for...
New Delhi: Zomato has hiked its platform fee by 25 per cent to Rs 5 per order from Rs 4 in select markets, citing it as a part of business calls taken by the food tech giant. According to the company's app, it has also...
New Delhi: iPhone maker Apple through its vendors is expected to employ over 5 lakh people in India over the next three years, according to government sources. At present Apple's vendors and suppliers employ 1.5 lakh people in India. Tata Electronics, which runs two plants...
Mumbai: The periodical comet, named '12P/Pons-Brooks' will finally reach closest to greet Earth Sunday, as it hurtles towards the sun on its return journey after 71 years, thrilling the Indian and global scientific community. The celestial visitor, also nicknamed 'Devil Comet' has been affording its...
New Delhi: As many as 37 startups in India secured about $310 million in funding this week, including 10 growth-stage deals, as deals continued at a normal pace in the country. Last week, as many as 21 startups secured nearly $105 million in the country....
China finds itself in a bind for its tacit support to Russia in its war against Ukraine. As the conflict...
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Despite the relentless stream of bad news from around the world, there are still reasons for optimism. One notable example...
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An investigative report published recently by Public Eye, a Switzerland-based non-governmental organisation, has revealed disconcerting findings on infant food products...
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At a civil society meeting in Bangalore this week, the question was asked if a Hindu Rashtra was on the...
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