Photo/Agencies Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar paid tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers after the West Indies great passed away on Friday, calling him the greatest cricketer to have ever played the game and the player every child dreams of becoming.Widely regarded as cricket’s greatest all-rounder, Sobers died at his home in Barbados, 11 days before...
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Skyroot makes history! 6 payloads put into low-Earth orbit aboard pvt rocket Vikram-1
CHENNAI: India on Friday marked a major milestone in the opening of its space sector to private players as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully carried six payloads including two satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle.The 23-metre-tall, 1.7-metre-diameter launch vehicle lifted off from the First Launch Pad at the...
Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket lifts off from Sriharikota
Private rocket Vikram-1 carrying tech payloads and special postcards lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Saturday (July 18, 2026). Earlier, the launch was put on hold temporarily. A new schedule was announced, and the rocket was launched at 12.05 P.M.. Skyroot’s Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital rocket to be launched...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta ‘copies’ Elon Musk’s AI plan, makes offer to Anthropic CEO
Meta is in early talks to lease computing power to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth as much as $10 billion over two years, according to a New York Times report. If it closes, it would hand Mark Zuckerberg a brand-new line of business and pull Dario Amodei’s AI lab deeper into a...
Launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, rescheduled
The launch of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, which was scheduled to lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on July 18 at 11.30 am, was put on hold temporarily. A new schedule was announced, and the rocket will be launched at 12.05 PM. Skyroot’s Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital...
UN raises concern over unrest in PoK, seeks investigation into protest-related deaths
United Nations human rights agency voices concern over ‘wave of unrest’ in PoK (AP image) The United Nations human rights agency has expressed concern over the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), urging authorities to conduct impartial investigations into the deaths of protesters and security personnel ahead of the region’s legislative assembly elections.In a statement...
‘I hope he doesn’t have a good game’: Messi vows to deny Yamal World Cup glory
Photo/Agencies Lionel Messi has praised Spain teenager Lamine Yamal ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 final but made it clear that Argentina will do everything possible to stop him from making history.The defending champions will face European champions Spain on Sunday at New York New Jersey Stadium, with Yamal aiming to add another milestone...
Plain clothes, white sheets, 3 layers: How Delhi Police planned Wangchuk’s shift to hospital
Delhi Police carried out a pre-planned early morning operation on Saturday to remove climate activist Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: Delhi Police carried out a pre-planned early morning operation on Saturday to remove climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site, according to senior police sources.According to sources quoted by news agency ANI, the...
PV Sindhu breaks Chen Yufei jinx, becomes first Indian woman to …
PV Sindhu enters Japan Open finals (Image: ANI) PV Sindhu booked her place in the women’s singles final of the Japan Open 2026 on Saturday, becoming the first Indian shuttler to reach the summit clash of the prestigious tournament. The two-time Olympic medallist progressed after reigning Olympic champion Chen Yufei retired midway through the second...
All you need to know about Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket
Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, is set to lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday (July 18, 2026) at 11.30 a.m. The launch is expected to mark the entry of Indian private space technology companies into the global launch services market. Rocket developed by Skyroot Aerospace Developed...
