Spread the love India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1 will be launched on July 18, 2026, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. Private space launch company Skyroot Aerospace on Thursday (July 16, 2026) announced that it will attempt to launch Vikram-1 from the space port’s first launch pad at 11.30 a.m. “We have done everything that could be...
‘Those under pressure, go wherever you want’: Mamata as TMC exodus continues
Spread the love Former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday reacted on the wave of ongoing exodus from Trinamool Congress following the party’s crushing assembly poll defeat in May. Reacting to actor-politician Koel Mallick’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha, Mamata suggested that several leaders are...
South Bengaluru horror: Man strangles pregnant wife with dog’s leash, dies by suicide
Spread the love Police found Swapna’s body in the bedroom and Manoj Kumar hanging from a ceiling fan. BENGALURU: A 30-year-old man allegedly strangled his pregnant wife to death with a dog’s leash before dying by suicide at their rented house in Banashankari Park in Channamanakere Achhukattu in south Bengaluru on Thursday.The incident came to light on Thursday afternoon after...
The marine crab that grew too big for its plastic shell
Spread the love In July 2022, a group of scientists recovered a seemingly unremarkable barnacled, opened plastic bottle bobbing off the coast off Okinawa in Japan; but something piqued their imagination This bottle, investigated by Hiroshima University researchers indeed contained a story: living inside it was a large female crab, missing a leg, its body larger than the mouth of...
Did Kushner, Witkoff profit from Middle East war? What Iran claimed in private message to Vance
Spread the love Iran accused Kushner, Witkoff of profiting from war leaks in private message to Vance, report Iranian negotiators had reportedly sent a private message to US vice president JD Vance during US-Iran talks in Switzerland in late June, warning that the continued presence of President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner would undermine the...
Europe’s heatwave has an important lesson for smartphone users across the world
Spread the love A severe heatwave has tightened its grip across large parts of Europe, including the UK. Among other challenges, the deadly heatwave has caused smartphones and other electronic devices to overheat. As a result, many are putting their devices in fridges and freezers to cool them down. But experts say the situation is an important reminder for smartphone...
'மினிஸ்டர் கட்டிங்' வாங்கிய மூர்த்தி… புட்டு புட்டு வைத்த அமைச்சர் நிர்மல்குமார்..!
Spread the love சென்னை தலைமைச் செயலகத்தில் முதலமைச்சர் விஜய் தலைமையில் அமைச்சரவை கூட்டம் இன்று (ஜூலை 16) நடைபெற்ற நிலையில், அதன்பிறகு மின்சாரம் மற்றும் சட்டத்துறை அமைச்சரான நிர்மல்குமார் செய்தியாளர்களை சந்தித்து பேசினார். அப்போது, முன்னாள் முதலமைச்சர் மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் மற்றும் எடப்பாடி பழனிசாமி ஆகியோர் பாஜகவுடன் தங்கள் கட்சிகளை இணைத்து, தங்கள் குடும்ப உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு மத்திய அமைச்சரவையில் சீட் வாங்கிக் கொள்ளும் முடிவுக்கு வரலாம் என்றும், அவர்களுக்கு கட்சியை நடத்தும் எண்ணமோ, காப்பாற்றும் எண்ணமோ இல்லை இல்லை என்றும் கூறினார். மேலும், எம்ஜிஆர், ஜெயலலிதா...
211 chemo patients evacuated: US strikes near Iran cancer hospital for children
Spread the love A cancer hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz was temporarily taken out of service after US airstrikes near the facility forced the evacuation of 211 patients, including children undergoing chemotherapy, Iranian state media reported.The strikes late Wednesday targeted areas near Shahid Baghaei Hospital, a specialised centre for haematology and oncology in Khuzestan province. The shockwaves from...
‘Manmohan govt engaged with Anna Hazare … ‘: Omar says Centre unmoved by Wangchuk
Spread the love Sonam Wangchuk and Omar Abdullah (R) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday extended support to educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Expressing concern over Wangchuk’s health, Omar Abdullah urged the Centre to show compassion as the fast entered its 19th...
Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts New Zealand; tsunami warning issued
Spread the love Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts New Zealand An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the town of Te Anau on New Zealand’s South Island, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning.The quake’s epicentre was located about 40 km (25 miles) north of Te Anau, the gateway to the popular Fiordland tourist region, according to New Zealand’s National...
