Photo credit: PTI, gagan.shux/Instagram Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS), has marked 20 years since his commissioning into the Indian Air Force (IAF). In a reflective post on social media, he looked back on his journey in uniform, describing it as ‘a life well-lived.’Group captain Shukla wrote in the…
Romanch Mahajan (Images/X) An 18-year-old Indian teenager, Romanch Mahajan died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage in New York’s Central Park while trying to save his mother. Police said the incident took place during a family carriage ride when the driver stepped away to take a photograph of the group. In that moment, the horse…
NEW DELHI: India has taken another major step in building its long-range strike capability with the successful test of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), a weapon designed to fly low, evade enemy radars and strike targets hundreds of kilometres away with precision.Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the missile…
Seven Rice University students in Texas have turned a classroom project into a startup with ambitions to transform healthcare logistics. Their company, Haast Autonomous, has secured $1.85 million in pre-seed funding to develop a drone-based transport system designed to move critical medical supplies quickly and safely between hospitals. The team believes existing healthcare networks rely…
US President Donald Trump has said the peace deal signed between Washington and Tehran on Wednesday would remove what he described as Israel’s ‘biggest risk,’ claiming it significantly reduces the threat of a nuclear strike on Israel. The remarks were made to reporters at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France.Revealing details of his conversation with…
Saudi Arabia reminds motorists to check window tinting rules / Image – file Saudi Arabia‘s General Traffic Department has issued a fresh warning to motorists, reminding drivers that violating the Kingdom’s vehicle window tinting regulations could result in fines ranging from SR500 to SR900.The reminder comes as authorities continue efforts to improve road safety and…
NEW DELHI: In a fresh setback for TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, the Calcutta high court on Thursday refused to grant interim relief in a plea challenging the appointment of rebel TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of opposition in the West Bengal assembly, allowing the Speaker’s decision to remain in force pending further hearings.Justice Krishna…
Burmese pythons have already earned a reputation as one of Florida’s most destructive invasive species, wiping out populations of native mammals and disrupting ecosystems across the Everglades. But scientists have now uncovered another surprising way these giant snakes may be changing the landscape. New research suggests the reptiles are unintentionally transporting seeds after eating fruit-consuming…
NEW DELHI: Only three of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s nine Lok Sabha MPs attended the party’s crucial parliamentary meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, intensifying speculation of an imminent split in the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit. The low turnout came despite the party issuing a three-line whip directing all its MPs to be present at the meeting.Sena…
This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Arthur along the Gulf coast of Texas, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (NOAA via AP) Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, weakened into a low-pressure area on Wednesday night after moving along the upper Texas coast. However, forecasters…