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India's First Private Rocket Launch Soon

The Vikram-I rocket will fly with its maximum carrying capacity and put the satellites in a Low Earth Orbit. IMAGE: Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket. Photograph: Kind courtesy Skyroot Aerospace......

MoD Spends Rs 2.09 Trillion On Arms Deals!

The value of contracts awarded by the MoD in 2024-2025 is the highest ever and double the previous record set in 2023-2024. IMAGE: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Prachand Light Combat Helicopter.......

Govt approves Rs 62,700-cr deal for 156 indigenous LCH Prachand

The defence ministry on Friday firmed up procurement of 156 light combat helicopter 'Prachand' from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd at a cost of Rs 62,700 crore, shortly after the Cabinet Committee on......

SEE: India's first glass bridge over sea

A 77-meter-long and 10-metre wide glass bridge connecting the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the 133-feet high Thiruvalluvar statue off the coast of Kanyakumari was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief......

Trump shares video of Modi's podcast with Lex Fridman

United States President Donald Trump on Monday shared a video link of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with US-based popular podcaster and computer scientist Lex Fridman on his social......

Meet India's first private reinsurer

In Debasish Panda’s last board meeting as chairperson of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), the regulator approved the “R2” licence for Kamlesh......

Stock exchanges ease technical glitch norms for brokers

The exchanges have also revised the instances which will be considered a technical glitch excluding instances where the broker is not at fault. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted......

Trump Diktat Threatens Oil PSUs Dividends In Venezuela

ONGC's overseas arm applied for a sanctions waiver to access $500 million dividend from two Venezuelan projects. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes.......

Tesla starts hiring in India, and the jobs are...

American electric carmaker Tesla has opened recruitment for various roles in India, including business operations analyst and customer support specialist, in what could be a precursor for the......

US tariffs pose challenges, but India better-placed than rivals: FIEO

Indian exporters' body FIEO on Thursday said the 27 per cent tariffs or import duties announced by US President Donald Trump pose challenges for domestic players but India's position remains......

'He Made Patriotism Cinematic'

'He will eternally be remembered as Mr Bharat for always reminding us about roti, kapada aur kisaan. Our integrity and patriotism. Our culture and our roots.' IMAGE: Madhur Bhandarkar with Manoj......

The Sikandar You Must Watch Instead

Salman Khan's Sikandar may not be the spectacle one hoped it would be.Many decades ago, Sohrab Modi made the historical extravaganza Sikandar that continues to inspire audiences today. IMAGE:......

'We Are Fixated By White Skin In India'

'Not just women, but even men are judged by the colour of their skin and have to fight prejudice every day.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Renuka Shahane/Instagram Whether or not Renuka Shahane will......

Guwahati to host Test for the first time! Check out India's home season schedule

IMAGE: The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati will host a Test match for the time when India play South Africa in the second Test in November. Photograph: BCCI Ahmedabad, Kolkata, New Delhi and......

Pant or Rahul? Who will be India's first-choice WK?

IMAGE: If India opt to field KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant in the Playing XI, Shreyas Iyer will likely have to sit out. Photograph: BCCI Rishabh Pant's game-changing audacity or KL Rahul's quiet......

Can naturalized players end India's striker paucity?

IMAGE: India do not recognise dual citizenship which means that a sportsperson must renounce their current citizenship and obtain Indian citizenship to be eligible for national team selection.......

50 Years On: Relive India's 1975 hockey World Cup title

IMAGE: The Indian hockey team won its first and only World Cup title on March 15, 1975 in Kuala Lumpur beating Pakistan in a thrilling final. Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/X Indian......

PIX: Chhetri scores on return as India trounce Maldives

First win for India since Nov 2023 and first under coach Manolo Marquez. IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri scored his 95th international goal against Maldives in a friendly match in Shillong on Wednesday.......

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