- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
ISRO's latest communication satellite, GSAt-N2 that was launched by Space X from Cape Canaveral in the US, has successfully been placed into the orbit, the space agency's commercial arm NSIL said. The 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS) satellite has been injected into the desired orbit, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) said…
INDIA and Italy unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic action plan outlining specific initiatives in key sectors of defence, trade, clean energy and connectivity following extensive talks between prime minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni. The action plan 2025-29 identified 10 specific pillars for advancing bilateral engagement that…
HUNDREDS of people defied a curfew to stage demonstrations in Manipur state over the weekend and 23 were arrested for violence as tensions between two ethnic communities flared up again. These are the reasons behind the violence in the border state. How did the violence begin? On May 3, 2023,…
TWO masked men broke into Britain's royal Windsor Castle estate last month and stole two vehicles from a barn, the Sun newspaper reported on Monday. King Charles and his wife Camilla were not in the estate at the time of the incident but Prince William and his family were believed…
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das is likely to get a second extension, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. This will be an unprecedented move that would make him the longest-serving central bank chief since the 1960s. Das was one of the most trusted…
A CONFIDENT and unbeaten India will back their strategy of attack and defence at appropriate times when they take on Japan in the semifinal of the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, Bihar on Tuesday. Hosts and defending champions India will undoubtedly enter the semifinal as clear favourites…
SRI LANKAN president Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday appointed a 21-member cabinet in the new National People's Power (NPP) government, keeping with his pre-election promise to streamline the governance system. The NPP has been advocating a smaller government to reduce costs for the public. Since the NPP won the presidential…
PUNJABI singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh addressed criticism of his alcohol-themed songs by proposing a challenge to state governments during a concert in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. “If all states declare themselves dry states, I'll stop singing songs on alcohol from the very next day,” he stated on Sunday, adding that he would take…
CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has admitted that his government made "mistakes" in its immigration policy which led to "bad actors" like "fake colleges" and big corporations exploiting the system for their vested interests. Trudeau's statement on Sunday came amidst his Liberal Party's denting popularity ahead of the 2025 general…
NINE people were injured when a man allegedly hit them with his car outside a wedding venue in Dausa district in Rajasthan, police said on Monday. The incident took place in Ladpura village on Sunday night. The accused was part of the wedding procession and was bursting firecrackers outside the…
