India’s space price tag comes under scrutiny as Cambridge research flags high launch costs, while the government says key subsidies and savings were overlooked NEW DELHI: A 2026 University of Cambridge study has found that India’s per-kilogram launch costs are four times higher than America’s and, in fact, the costliest in the world. However, a … Read more
2 Pocso undertrials escaped from Srinagar’s high-security Central Jail, triggering a manhunt and lookout notices SRINAGAR: Two men facing charges under the Pocso Act escaped from the high-security Central Jail in Srinagar on Sunday.Police have issued lookout notices and launched a manhunt for the undertrials — Farman Khan, from Rajasthan’s Sadanpora, and Mukhtar Ahmad Gujjar, … Read more
Ruhullah Mehdi dares NCP a show-cause notice SRINAGAR: Amid calls for his resignation from own party’s functionaries, National Conference MP from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, on Saturday dared the party to issue him a show-cause and said he would continue to fight for the restoration of Article 370.The Lok Sabha MP has accused his party … Read more
SRINAGAR: Ladakh authorities have stepped up efforts to start commercial flights from Kargil and Thoise, where such services are targeted for Dec this year. The Union territory at present has only one airport, Leh, for commercial flights.At a meeting chaired by LG Vinai Kumar Saxena, IAF approved five acres of land for a new civil … Read more
Umarda, a newly registered indigenous cattle breed from Maharashtra. Photo Credit: ICAR-NBAGR NEW DELHI: Expanding the list of well-documented and scientifically recognised animal breeds in the country, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has registered 16 more new breeds of indigenous animals including cattle and buffalo, taking the total number of such breeds in India … Read more
“Right here in our state, consider Badrinath Dham and Kedarnath Dham; the entire premises there had been devastated and severely damaged following the 2013 disaster,” Dhami said. HARIDWAR: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that “magnificent and divine” Kedarnath has been rebuilt under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the 2013 disaster … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister R Nirmal Kumar on Sunday slammed the Opposition for rejecting the government’s decision to provide cars and related allowances to MLAs.Kumar said a car is a “small target” for those who spent Rs 30-40 crore to become an MLA.“Those who spent Rs 30 crore or Rs 40 crore to become … Read more
IT minister Vaishnaw posted on National Space Day. NEW DELHI: Made-in-India semiconductor chips are powering key Indian space missions, supporting applications ranging from lunar and solar exploration to satellites and launch vehicles, Union electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday.“Made in India chips are powering Indian Space Missions,” Vaishnaw said in a post … Read more
Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Bahawalpur headquarters, damaged in Operation Sindoor, has been fully restored. Former diplomat Navdeep Suri said he was asked to provide additional proof of citizenship during Punjab’s SIR, highlighting concerns over the voter-roll verification process. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will meet on Monday to review the Centre’s commitments made before it withdrew its nationwide … Read more
CJP said the govt was yet to communicate steps being taken to fulfil assurances made during talks with the protesters. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will convene a meeting of its national working committee on Monday to review the Centre’s commitments that led to the withdrawal of its nationwide agitation on July 25, with … Read more