The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the LVM3-M6 rocket with the BlueBird Block-2 mission spacecraft on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. The mission is being undertaken as part of the commercial agreement signed between NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) and US-based AST SpaceMobile (AST and Science, LLC). NewSpace India...
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BlueBird Block-2 mission: ISRO successfully launches LVM3-M6 rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) successfully launched the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) with the BlueBird Block-2 satellite on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) morning, from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The LVM3-M6 placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into Low Earth Orbit about 15 minutes after lift off....
Libya’s military chief killed in Turkey plane crash; debris located near village
Libyan army chief Lt Gen Mohamed Al-Haddad (Image/X@@RagnarFiles) Libya’s army chief, Lt Gen Mohamed Al-Haddad, was killed in a plane crash while returning to Tripoli from an official visit to Turkey, the country’s prime minister said on Tuesday.Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah confirmed that Al-Haddad died along with four others in a “tragic accident” during the...
‘Policy decision’: US judge refuses to scrap Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
A US federal judge upheld the Trump administration’s move to move ahead with President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, dealing a setback to the American technology companies and business groups challenging the move.US District Judge Beryl Howell, in Washington, DC on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by the...
BMC polls: Thackeray brothers’ deal finalised; 145–150 seats for Shiv Sena (UBT), 65–70 for MNS
With their agreement on seat-sharing finalised for the BMC and other municipal corporation elections, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will formally announce the political alliance of their parties, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS, on Wednesday. MUMBAI: With their agreement on seat-sharing finalised for the BMC and other municipal corporation elections, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will...
Ashes hangover? ECB probes England players’ drinking after videos surface – watch
Ben Duckett of England during a nets session. (Getty Images) England’s managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key has said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will investigate reports of excessive drinking by players during their mid-Ashes break, after videos circulating on social media raised fresh questions about the team’s conduct on tour.Go Beyond...
Google Cloud chief backs Nvidia’s stance after Google TPU news wipes billions off its market value
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian has publicly pushed back against the narrative of a “chip war”, wherein custom AI chips like Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) are seen as a threat to Nvidia’s dominance. Kurian’s comments have come about a month after a turbulent week where news of Facebook-parent company partnering with Google to train...
Bollywood celebs, Queen Elizabeth-2 cruise: YouTuber’s Dubai wedding on ED watch
Anurag with his wife Tamanna LUCKNOW: A lavish destination wedding hosted by Unnao based YouTuber Anurag Dwivedi -who is under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate for alleged money-laundering- has drawn intense public and official scrutiny after details emerged of crores being spent on luxury celebrations in Dubai.This comes as the ED intensifies the probe...
Uninvited guest: Lecturer quits job, turns full-time thief; how she robbed wedding guests
BENGALURU: Basavanagudi police have arrested a 46-year-old woman for allegedly stealing gold ornaments, cash and other valuables from wedding functions by posing as a relative of the bride or groom. The accused, Revathi, has been remanded in police custody for 12 days.Revathi, a former guest lecturer and a resident of Udayanagar in K R Puram...
Dhurandhar: Ranveer Singh film nears Rs 1,000cr milestone
‘Dhurandhar’, the spy thriller, directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh in the lead, has been rewriting the box office record books, with each passing day. The film has been showing remarkable consistency even as it nears its fourth week in theatres.Dhurandhar Movie Review ‘Dhurandhar’ box office collection Day 19 As per early estimates...
