Representative image (AI generated) BENGALURU: Industry’s growing role in scientific publishing is helping researchers generate novel ideas across a range of disciplines, but it may also be steering science away from “blue skies research”, curiosity-driven investigations pursued without immediate commercial objectives, which have historically produced some of science’s most unexpected discoveries.From Zorawar tank to laser...
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PM Modi gets a look at desi futuristic weapons at Surat facility
NEW DELHI: From a light battle tank to high-energy laser systems, PM Narendra Modi had a close look at India’s futuristic weapons and defence systems when he visited the Armed Systems Complex of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Surat on Friday. Among various armoured vehicles, what drew his special attention was ‘Zorawar’, India’s first indigenous,...
4 bullets for wife, 7 for son: Gurgaon security officer held for double murder
Anil Tanwar (L), Asha Rani Tanwar (52), was the principal of Lord Shiva Public School in Carterpuri village. Her son Prashant Tanwar (27), helped her run the school GURGAON: A security officer with a private firm allegedly turned his licensed revolver on his own family on Saturday night, shooting his wife and their 27-year-old son...
Mosque, mazar, 2 temples: Jaipur sees internet curbs before anti-encroachment drive
JAIPUR: The city administration has ordered the temporary suspension of mobile internet services in Jaipur North and Jaipur East police districts for 24 hours starting Sunday midnight, ahead of a JDA anti-encroachment drive scheduled for Monday morning.The order, issued by Jaipur divisional commissioner V Saravana Kumar, says 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G mobile internet services,...
Trump abruptly ends interview when asked proof of Biden’s 2020 election rigging
US President Donald Trump abruptly ended a television interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after a heated exchange with moderator Kristen Welker over his repeated claims that American elections are being rigged.The interview centred on Trump’s allegations about the 2020 presidential election and his concerns over vote counting in California. The discussion eventually escalated into...
BJP worker and 6 others arrested at Mumbai airport in gold smuggling racket
The BJP worker was among the three AI Airport Services Ltd employees allegedly involved smuggling gold out of the airport Mumbai: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials arrested seven persons, including a BJP office-bearer, for their alleged involvement in a major gold smuggling racket at the city airport and seized over Rs 5 crore of...
‘How to have financially strong airlines,’ India finally begins to figure out
NEW DELHI: The ongoing West Asia crisis could pave the way for long-awaited reforms for India to have financially viable airlines and a sustainable aviation sector. The Union aviation ministry has “initiated a study on financially stressed airlines in India to assess structural challenges and identify measures to improve sector resilience.” It has asked airlines...
I was denied hotel accommodation in Maharashtra over ‘Kashmiri identity’, alleges BJP’s J&K neta
Source: Sajid Yousuf Shah/FB SRINAGAR: BJP‘s media in-charge in J&K, Sajid Yousuf Shah, has alleged that he was denied accommodation at a hotel in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday because of his Kashmiri identity.“An hour after I checked into a hotel in Aurangabad, I was asked to leave due to concerns linked to my Kashmiri...
Horoscope Today: Daily astrological predictions for June 8, 2026
Horoscope Today: Read daily horoscope predictions for June 8, 2026. Know all about the astrological events and influences that will be affecting each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the...
New policy redrawing curricula: French, German find themselves out of class
New Delhi: For years, foreign languages such as French, German, Spanish and Japanese have occupied a distinct place in Delhi schools, offering students a window to global education and careers. But as schools begin implementing the three-language formula under National Education Policy (NEP), many of these programmes are being scaled back, leaving teachers worried about...
