New Delhi: Science journal 'Nature' has said that India along with being an economic power is also more than ready to take the next step towards becoming a science powerhouse, as it called for a rise in the country's research and development spending, especially from the private sector. The prestigious British weekly said in its editorial headlined...

Jharsuguda: At least two persons were killed and seven others were missing as a boat they were travelling in capsized in Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Friday, police said. The incident took place when the boat carrying around 50 passengers was going from Patharseni Kuda to Banjipalli in Bargarh district. The boat capsized as it was...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Civil Services Exam 2023 topper Aditya Srivastava scored 54.27 per cent in the prestigious exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Following closely behind is Animesh Pradhan, who scored 52.69 per cent, according to the detailed marks of the recommended candidates released by the Commission Friday. As many as 1,016 candidates --...

Sundargarh: Hockey India president, former India captain and star player Dilip Tirkey aims at scoring a winning goal in the electoral field as the Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) Lok Sabha candidate from Odisha's Sundargarh constituency, where hockey is not just a sport but a way of life. Tirkey – who was also Rajya Sabha MP till 2018...

New Delhi: InterGlobe Enterprises, the parent company of India's top airline IndiGo, and US-based Archer Aviation will launch an all-electric air taxi service in India in 2026, that will carry passengers from Connaught Place in the national capital to Gurugram in Haryana in just 7 minutes. Archer Aviation will supply 200 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)...

Bengaluru: IT service company Wipro on Friday reported 7.8 per cent year-on-year decline in its consolidated net profit for the March quarter to about Rs 2834.6 crore, and cautioned that the macroeconomic environment remains "uncertain". The Bengaluru-headquartered company, which recently saw a change of guard with Srinivas Pallia taking over at the helm as the new Chief...

New Delhi: Nearly 60 per cent polling was reported till 5 pm in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories amid sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal while an accidental explosion of a grenade launcher shell in Chhattisgarh left a CRPF jawan dead. An Election Commission spokesperson...

New Delhi: Accusing the Enforcement Directorate of being "petty" and "politicising" what he ate in jail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday asserted before a court that the food he consumed was in conformity with the diet chart prepared by his doctor. The ED had Thursday claimed before the court that Kejriwal was eating food high in...

Mumbai: The strong growth momentum and the GDP projections for 2024-25 give the RBI a policy space to unwaveringly focus on price stability, Governor Shaktikanta Das stressed while voting for a status quo in the interest rate earlier this month. The Reserve Bank had maintained status-quo on the benchmark lending rate (repo) at 6.5 per cent since...

Jerusalem: Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict. Meanwhile, an apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defences at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central...