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Tears and joy: Shubhanshu's family celebrates his homecoming

"Bharat Mata Ki Jai" chants and a resounding applause rent the air as Lucknow celebrated the moment the Space-X spacecraft with city-born astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on board landed......

Immature to jump to conclusions: Aviation min on AI crash report

Union Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday said that it is immature to jump to conclusions at the juncture over the recent Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad, as the Aircraft Accident......

No need for socialism, secularism in India: Shivraj

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said 'there is no need for socialism in India', adding 'secularism is not the core of our culture'. IMAGE: Union Minister of Agriculture......

'Jaldi hi dharti pe...': Shuks to begin return journey today

After an 18-day stay at the International Space Station (ISS), astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission are setting off on a return journey to Earth on Monday.......

Shuks begins return journey as Axiom-4 successfully undocks

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission on Monday embarked on a journey back to Earth as their Dragon Grace spacecraft undocked from the International Space......

India-origin Sabih Khan appointed new COO of Apple

Apple Inc has named India-origin Sabih Khan as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), marking a key move in its long-planned leadership transition. Khan, 58, who has been with Apple for 30 years......

Gautam Adani under US lens once again, WSJ reports

Adani Group on Monday said it does not handle any cargo coming from Iran or any Iranian-owned ship at any of its ports, as it denied any deliberate engagement in sanctions evasion. Photograph:......

OpenAI Plans for India Data Center

'It may take some time for them to get down to the details, such as the location and capacity.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Air India-Vistara Merger: What You Must Know

From November 12, Vistara aircraft will be operated under Air India's banner, identifiable by a special four-digit flight code beginning with '2'. For example, flight UK 955 will become AI 2955,......

'We Expect 1 Million Start Ups By 2035'

'Binary fission will happen -- startups will lead to more startups.'Nandan Nilekani's 8 recommendations for India's economy to hit the $8 trillion mark by 2035.Peerzada Abrar listens in. IMAGE:......

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less'.''But we keep complicating things, and......

'The Girls Said I Want To Play Football'

'When the girls said they want to play football, the mothers were encouraging.''It was the fathers who were against the idea.' For documentary filmmaker Vijayeta Kumar, Kicking Balls tackles the......

Ben Stokes scripts Lord's miracle after injury

IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes celebrates after taking the wicket of India's Jasprit Bumrah. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters England captain Ben Stokes was named player of the match after taking......

'Indian Cricket Changed My Life'

'I have a deep affection for Indian cricket. If someone asked me to come back, I wouldn't say no.' IMAGE: Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli carry Coach Gary Kirsten after India won the World Cup......

Abhinav Bindra gets mention from 'friend' Bach at IOC session

IMAGE: In August last year, during the Paris Olympics, Abhinav Bindra was awarded the prestigious Olympic Order by Bach in recognition of his "distinguished contribution" to the Olympic......

The man behind Ishant Sharma's revival

IMAGE: Ishant Sharma’s numbers for Gujarat Titans this IPL season -- 3 wickets in 5 games -- might not be flattering but what has stunned one and all is his consistent ability to hit 140......

BCCI targets 94-match IPL season by 2028

IMAGE: Chairman Arun Dhumal said they are considering expanding IPL to a full home-and-away format with 94 matches from 2028 onwards. Photograph: BCCI There were plans to expand to 84 matches by......