The mission is considered highly challenging because Swift was never designed to be repaired or physically captured in space. NASA is preparing an ambitious mission to save one of its ageing space telescopes from falling back to Earth, in what could become the first American attempt to use a robotic spacecraft to rescue and reposition…
Vande Mataram Bill passed from Parliament Parliament on Thursday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, extending legal protection to national song Vande Mataram against insult and placing it on a par with the national anthem.During a brief discussion in the Lok Sabha, the DMK opposed the bill, accusing the government of…
GE signs contract with IAF NEW DELHI: In a move that will give a boost to India’s Tejas fighter programme and the government’s Make in India initiative, US giant GE Aerospace on Monday announced a contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to establish an in-country depot facility for the F404-IN20 engines for the Light…
NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar described himself as being on top of the world after the left-arm spinner’s sensational debut helped India crush Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test, with the youngster insisting that patience and consistency remain the keys to success in the longest format.Suthar was named Player of the…
Feroz Khan and Mumtaz shared a close friendship through the years. The actress did her first and only ever bikini scene for his film ‘Apraadh’. They also did films like ‘Aadmii Aur Insaan’, ‘Mela’, ‘Upaasna’ together. In a recent interview, Mumtaz spoke about her bonding with the late actor and also clarified that there was…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Courton Monday suggested that parties in the Rani Kapur-Priya Kapur dispute over the Sona Group family trust explore mediation, and sought a response from late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s wife Priya Kapur and others on a lawsuit filed by his mother seeking directions to declare the family trust “null and void”.A bench of…
India vs England, Lord’s Test Day 3 Live Score: Yastika Bhatia marked one of the greatest moments of her career by becoming the first woman to score a Test century at Lord’s, before India’s fast bowlers dismantled England’s batting line-up to move within touching distance of a commanding victory in the historic one-off Test. The…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh tourism numbers hit a 121 per cent increase in May this year, the start of the region’s peak tourism season, compared to May last year. A statement issued by the Ladakh administration on Saturday states that foreign tourist arrivals also rose by more than 15%, with most tourists from Thailand, Vietnam and the…
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay; DMK supremo MK Stalin NEW DELHI: DMK supremo MK Stalin on Tuesday hit out at Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay over the arrest of a party MLA, warning that the people would teach the ruling TVK a “befitting lesson” if it tried to “cover up its misrule” through arrests.“If…
Oyster reefs also protect coastlines by helping reduce the force of waves during storms. What looked like waste has turned into an important tool for restoring marine life along Florida’s coast. Between 2007 and 2024, Florida placed more than 500,000 tonnes of recycled oyster and clam shells into the Gulf of Mexico as part of…