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Sriharikota: ISRO Chairman, Dr V Narayanan Friday responded to criticism over the increasing role of private players in the country’s space sector, saying that ISRO alone cannot meet India’s growing requirements and that the overall space ecosystem needs to expand. Speaking to IANS, Narayanan said...

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Friday successfully launched its advanced Earth observation satellite EOS-05 aboard the GSLV-F17 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, adding a significant new capability to the country’s space-based monitoring system. The 51.7-metre GSLV-F17 lifted off from...

A PIL alleging that Odisha government violated Supreme Court directions in the Prakash Singh case is being heard by the apex court. Petitioner activist Jayant Das alleges that the State's proposal to the UPSC, sent on 14.05.2026, included eight ineligible names of Additional DG officers...

Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee finally broke her silence on the purported attack on the Camac Street party office of Trinamool Congress General Secretary, Abhishek Banerjee early in the morning, allegedly by BJP activists, and threatened to stage protests in front of...

New Delhi: India’s food regulator Thursday said it has initiated enforcement action against CG Foods India Pvt Ltd. following food safety violations. FSSAI has directed CG Foods India to stop production of Veg Bhujia Namkeen after an inspection found alleged unsafe processing, unlicensed manufacturing, predated...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a PIL that sought to re-conduct the NEET-PG 2026 exam, as it pulled up and imposed a cost on the petitioner and the advocate for filing such a petition. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to declare within 24 hours the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination results of two candidates whose results were withheld over allegations linked to the question paper leak, observing that they had not been named...

New Delhi: India and Belgium Thursday vowed to expand cooperation in trade, defence, critical minerals, clean energy and technologies following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wide-ranging talks with his Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever. In his media statement, Modi highlighted India's 7.8 per cent economic growth...

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices ended lower Thursday after erasing gains made during the trading session, as investors assessed the inflation outlook amid a spike in oil prices and movements in bond yields that heightened concerns over potential rate hikes. The Sensex declined 417.49 points, or...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said that combined with upcoming free trade agreements (FTAs) and efforts to deepen market access, India could gain access to 75 per cent of global trade at rates lower than competitors. India’s nine FTAs spanning economies...