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New Delhi: Early menstruation, or periods, in young girls has been linked to childhood obesity and a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, a new study has found. The research was done on more than 70,000 women in the...

New Delhi: Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos Thursday successfully carried out a sub-orbital test-flight of its home-built 3D-printed semi-cryogenic rocket -- Agnibaan -- from its own launch pad at Sriharikota, making it India's second private entity to do so. After four unsuccessful attempts, the test...

New Delhi: After several delays, NASA, and Boeing Thursday gave a green signal to Starliner's maiden flight that will carry humans to space. The spacecraft, aiming to carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian-Origin Sunita Williams to the space station, is expected to fly June...

New Delhi: Chip maker MediaTek Thursday announced Dimensity 7300 and the Dimensity 7300X, a pair of 4nm chips for high-tech mobile gaming. The Dimensity 7300 chipsets enable multitasking, superior photography accelerated gaming and AI-enhanced computing, while Dimensity 7300X is designed with flip-style foldable devices in...

Balasore: India Wednesday successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile off the coast of Odisha, defence sources said. The flight test met all the trial objectives, validating the propulsion system and control & guidance algorithm, they said. RudraM-II is an indigenously developed solid-propelled air-launched missile system...

New Delhi: For fresh graduates looking to enter the job market, skills like design, analytics and programming can open up a wealth of career opportunities, according to the leading professional network LinkedIn. Software Engineer, System Engineer and Programming Analyst are the top jobs for bachelor's...

New Delhi: Paytm operator One97 Communications Ltd Wednesday said it is not in talks to sell a stake to the Adani Group. Adani group has also termed such reports as "false and untrue." Commenting on a report that billionaire Gautam Adani was in talks with...

Bhubaneswar: Continuing its crackdown against offensive social media content ahead of Phase IV elections in the state, the social media cell of Odisha Police Tuesday claimed the removal of 420 posts from platforms like Meta, Instagram, YouTube and X. Besides, five FIRs have been registered...

Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to develop India's first Quantum Diamond microchip imager -- an advanced sensing tool to test the quality of semiconductor chips. The new sensing tool,...

Seoul (South Korea): A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country's second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported, in a setback for leader Kim Jong Un's hopes to field satellites to monitor the US and South Korea. Monday's failed...