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......

Sunita Williams To Return To Earth Next Week

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been stranded on the International Space Station since June 2024. IMAGE: Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore in the Boeing Starliner Mockup at NASA's Johnson......

India To Have Second Rocket Port

The fuel cost will come down if rockets are launched from Kulasekarapattinam as they will have a straight trajectory and need not have to avoid Sri Lanka, which is being done by rockets flown from......

Russian Stator Arrives at Kudankulam

IMAGE: The Kudankulam nuclear power project. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters   The 360 ton Russian stator for the upcoming fifth 1,000 MW nuclear power plant has reached the jetty in......

Why Are Banks Striking On March 24-25?

Bank employees want a five day work week. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Sen/Reuters The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU)......

Two Insurers Announce Investment In Bima Sugam

New India Assurance and Niva Bupa have invested in the Bima Sugam India Federation. IMAGE: Debasish Panda, chairman, Irdai. Photograph: ANI Photo The suspense as to the amount raised and the list......

Can Insurers Invest In Bima Sugam India?

'Investment by insurers in the Bima Sugam India Federation is illegal as it is a private limited company.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Questions are raised by insurance industry......

'High Probability Of Lowering Repo Rate'

'As the Budget has taken some measures to spur growth, similar action from the MPC may be expected.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Taking into account the moderating inflation, slowing......

Thalaimagan tells a stale story

Thalaimagan is a story of an investigative journalist Dheeran (Sarathkumar), who is intent on exposing corrupt minister Shanmugavadivelu (Mukesh Tiwari) and his stooge, the state director general......

Is AICF Playing Spoilsport?

'The Asian Chess Championship will give great exposure for young chess players. But the AICF is curtailing the number of Indian players with a strange rule.' Kindly note the image has only been......

'Maintaining My Rating Is Challenging'

'There are several talented players like R Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal, so the future is certainly bright.' IMAGE: Koneru Humpy, the 2024 FIDE Women's World Rapid Champion.......

Ding Lost Deliberately: Russia

'The match,' asserted FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, 'has been played at the highest standards of fair play, no investigation is required.' IMAGE: Gukesh D, the new World Chess Champion.......

'Gukesh Has Nerves Of Steel'

'Gukesh displayed incredible fighting spirit, outstanding mental toughness, insane self-confidence, all qualities of a champion, and he just turned 18 at the end of May.' IMAGE: D Gukesh is......

'Gukesh Always Surprises Me'

'He was always up to the challenge.' IMAGE: D Gukesh is jubilant after becoming the youngest World Chess Champion. Photograph: Kind courtesy International Chess Federation/X   "He had......