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Hello Space, Vikram-1 Has Arrived: Skyroot Scripts India's Historic Rocket Mission
The mission, called Aagaman, marks the arrival of India's private sector in the global launch business.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Q1 Results: Net Profit Up 26%, Asset Quality Improves
Kotak Mahindra Bank posted a 26% rise in Q1 standalone net profit to Rs 4,123 crore, driven by growth in net interest income and operating profit.
Messi Left Annoyed After Crowd Cuts Off Spain Coach Mid-Sentence. Video Viral
Argentina football team superstar Lionel Messi was left visibly annoyed after Spain head coachLuis de la Fuente was cut off mid-sentence by the crowd during an event ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026...
Assam researchers find invasive plants are key nectar sources for butterflies
The findings were an outcome of an exercise to document 220 species of butterflies, their larval host plants and nectar plants in Bodoland Territorial Region’s Raimona National Park
Nivin Pauly film ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ to reach theatres on August 21
Mamitha Baiju and Sangeeth Prathap also star in the film by ‘Premalu’ director Gireesh AD
India's 1st Geothermal Wells Commissioned At 14,000 Feet In Ladakh
Established at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the two deep wells are expected to pave the way for a one-megawatt geothermal power plant in Ladakh.
30 Men, A Crane And A Truck: How A 3,000-Kg Historic Cannon Was Stolen From MP Fort
A daring overnight theft at Madhya Pradesh's Narwar Fort has left authorities scrambling after a 3,000 kg Scindia-era cannon was stolen by an armed gang.
Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike: A look at India's longest fasts since 1947 – Irom Sharmila to GD Agrawal
India has a history of hunger strikes before and after Independence. Mahatma Gandhi was on a hunger strike for 21 days in 1933. Bhagat Singh for 116 days in 1929. Mamata Banerjee sat on a 25-day-long hunger str
Aamir Khan on Sonam Wangchuk hunger strike: 'Phunsukh Wangdu in 3 Idiots wasn't based on him,' extends solidarity
Aamir Khan said what Sonam Wangchuk has been doing is good work and does not have to be based on a character from ‘3 Idiots’ for us to respect him and the work that he does.
‘Varanasi’: SS Rajamouli reveals glimpse of Priyanka Chopra’s character from Mahesh Babu starrer
Two posters featuring Priyanka Chopra from SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’ starring Mahesh Babu were revealed by the makers on the actor’s birthday
Rathyatra Is Incomplete Without This Dish | Lost Recipes of India Ep. 2 | Jagannath Temple Food
Rathyatra is incomplete without this dish! But What if this most comforting dish was slowly disappearing? In Episode 2 of Lost Recipes of India, we travel to Odisha to rediscover Dalma, a wholesome lentil and vegetable d
Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking probe into Ram temple donations theft row on July 20
The Bench had also issued notice to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust seeking its response in the matter
HYDRAA secures hillocks near Ammuguda, reclaims government land
Society to Save Rocks first exposed the destruction of rocks. The Hindu reported encroachment of land near Ammuguda and destruction of rock formations which were billions of years old
Fans Compare Priyanka's Varanasi First Look To Deepika In Kalki 2898 AD
The makers unveiled her first look as Mandakini from the film today, on the occasion of her birthday
IMA plans protest against assault on doctors in Dombivli on July 20
The IMA has urged government to take strict action against all those involved in the assault, without any political interference and to amend the Maharashtra Medicare Act to prevent violence against healthcare workers.
How Boney Kapoor Freed His Father Surinder Kapoor From Rs 36 Lakh Debt
During his struggling days Surinder Kapoor and his family used to live in a one-room chawl in Tilak Nagar.
Vikram-1, country’s first private suborbital rocket, successfully places tech payloads, postcards into orbit
The successful launch of Vikram-1 marks India’s entry into an elite group of nations with private orbital launch capability, making it only the third country in the world to achieve the feat through a privately developed
Rescuers race to find survivors in rain after landslip in China kills at least eight
The landslide contained about 18,000 cubic meters of rocks and debris, and the largest single rock was around 3,000 cubic meters, Wang Chuanjun, head of Planning and Natural Resources in Pengshui County, told a news conf
Space start-up launches India’s first commercial rocket designed for orbit
India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1 on Saturday.
Why Kerala’s two private airline projects have hit an air pocket
Though Air Kerala and Alhind Air were expected to begin operations last year, uncertainty has derailed their plans, exacerbated by geopolitical tensions and investment woes
23 Andhra villages secure ISO certification for quality citizen services, administration
Deputy CM and Minister for Rural Development K. Pawan Kalyan said the international certification was a testament to the good governance in villages
Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck
Cheater, I'd grumble between huffs as yet another e-bike rider casually skittered past me on a steep ascent. It's this purist attitude that, for years, has left me blind to one simple fact: electric mountain bikes are fu
Coastal lions depend mainly on wild prey, study finds
Among the prey species, blue bull (nilgai) was the largest contributor, accounting for 51% of the biomass consumed by lions, wild pigs were the second most important wild prey, while cattle formed the largest domestic pr
"3...2...1...Lift Off": Moment India's 1st Private Space Rocket Took Off. Watch
Vikram-1 is India's longest monolithic carbon composite rocket stage, which showcases advances in indigenous composite manufacturing and aerospace engineering.