SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas. SpaceX’s Starship engine failure during its latest uncrewed test flight could complicate NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028, as the spacecraft is being developed as a lunar lander for the Artemis programme.The next-generation spacecraft completed several key objectives during its…
Eiffel Tower chief to step down after row over female staff at BAPS visit The chief of the company operating the Eiffel Tower will leave his post at the end of the year after an independent probe found that female employees were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group earlier this month.Patrick Branco…
Photo credit (L-R): Maria Menounos/ Instagram; Realtor.com Maria Menounos has listed the Encino home she shared with husband Keven Undergaro for $6.995 million, nearly two decades after the couple purchased the property for $2.3 million. Realtor.com reports that the 1938 residence has since been transformed into a 5,145-square-foot compound with a private theatre, podcast studio,…
Jagjit Singh Sandhu/Image: Indians in Canada Facebook page A Punjabi man stabbed in the neck in Mississauga, Canada, has died from his injuries, while a woman has been charged in connection with the attack.The deceased has been identified as Jagjit Singh Sandhu. His sister, Jaspreet Kaur, said the stabbing took place on September 6 outside…
Union Minister Manohar Lal launches PRAGATI-50 initiative to develop 50 model cities for “swachhata”. The home ministry has selected 50 model cities across 24 states under the PRAGATI-50 initiative, intended to set a higher benchmark for cleanliness in the country.The cities will pursue targeted, KPI-based action and will be subject to intensive, technology-enabled monitoring within…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Tuesday slammed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly and said that no external party has any locus standi on the issue of India’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.During a bi-weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal rejected Erdogan’s remarks and…
The Trump Doctrine in one frame: power, crypto, AI, geopolitics and the eternal question — Paisa laya? To the learned mind, connections that might seem absurd to normal individuals appear absolutely natural. For example, speaking of the absurd, it’s quite clear that both Albert Camus and Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh are pondering the same ontological…
The modern kill chain is becoming a race to turn enormous volumes of battlefield data into decisions, often in minutes rather than hours. Artificial intelligence is the biggest story of our time. It writes code, drafts legal notes, plans wedding menus and reads medical scans. Companies rebrand themselves around it, investors pour billions into it…
Russian defence ministry Tu-154 crashes in Amur region A Russian ministry aircraft crashed near the village of Krasnoyanovo in the Amur region on Tuesday, killing six people, according several local media reports.Seven people were reportedly on board the Tu-154 aircraft, with one survivor sustaining injuries and being hospitalised.Preliminary information suggested the crash may have been…
J&K: Security forces on alert, launch searches in Rajouri, Poonch, Kathua (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Security officials have launched search operations at nearly a dozen places in Rajouri, Poonch and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday after reports of suspicious movement, as news agency PTI cited officials.The searches are being carried out…
