NASA seeks cost-effective solution for the Artemis Moon mission with Boeing-Lockheed component (Image source: Canva) NASA is thinking about using a rocket part made by Boeing and Lockheed Martin for its next Moon mission because the costs of the Artemis program keep going up. Costs are going up, so NASA is looking into other ways...
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What is your year-end tax readiness? Here’s a checklist
With March 31, 2026, serving as the definitive cut-off, only those investments and expenditures completed on or before this date qualify for tax benefits. (AI image) As the financial year draws to a close, millions of salaried taxpayers across India enter a decisive phase. What was once a routine process of submitting investment proofs to...
Trump’s gold coup: Venezuela to ship a ton of bullion to US
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez, right, and US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum after a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela (AP) Venezuela’s state-owned mining company has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold destined for US markets.The agreement requires state-owned company Minerven to supply between 650 and 1,000...
Census 2027: Amit Shah unveils mascots ‘Pragati’ and ‘Vikas’; what’s new this time
Home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday soft-launched four digital tools and unveiled the mascots for Census 2027, “Pragati” (female) and “Vikas” (male).The mascots are meant to symbolise the equal participation of women and men in India’s journey toward becoming a developed nation by 2047.Developed by the Centre for...
Who killed Nancy Grewal? Family in Punjab alleges conspiracy after influencer’s murder in Canada
JALANDHAR: Mother of Punjabi social media influencer Nancy Grewal, 45, who was murdered in LaSalle, Ontario, Canada, alleged that three persons could be involved in her murder, and named them. Speaking to the media at her Deol Nagar residence in Jalandhar, her mother, Shinderpal Kaur, said that she regularly received threats and she informed the...
What is Minuteman III missile? The ‘doomsday’ weapon US tested amid war with Iran
The United States on Tuesday tested its nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman III off the California coast amid the ongoing strikes in the Middle East.Referred to as “doomsday missile,” Minuteman III is capable of carrying nuclear warheads up to 20 times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.The test launch was...
‘Desi Maduro model, political abduction’: Reactions pour in over Nitish’s Rajya Sabha plan
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar confirmed his Rajya Sabha nomination, sparking political uproar. Opposition leaders criticized the move, calling it a “leadership coup” and “political abduction” orchestrated by the BJP, betraying the people’s mandate. PATNA/NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday confirmed that he will file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha in...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has the word ‘last’ for investments in OpenAI & Anthropic
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has signalled that the chipmaker’s recent investments in both OpenAI and Anthropic are likely to be its final bets on either company. Recently, the US chipmaker announced $30 billion investment in ChatGPT-maker and in November, Nvidia announced a $10 billion investment.Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on...
‘Will bitterly regret’: Iran warns US after IRIS Dena, ‘Indian Navy’s guest’, sunk by torpedo
US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship in international waters off Sri Lanka’s coast. Iran has sharply criticised the United States after an American submarine sank an Iranian naval vessel in the Indian Ocean, calling the attack an “atrocity” and warning Washington it would “bitterly regret” the precedent set.Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said...
‘Stop using Anthropic’s Claude’: Defense tech companies to employees
Defense technology companies are now moving quickly to distance themselves from Athropic’s Claude AI assistant after the Trump administration designated the company a supply chain risk. The decision announced recently, effectively blacklists Anthropic from US defense contracts. According to a report by CNBC, as a result, the firms working with the Department of Defense (DoD)...
