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Photo: X/@SkyrootAVikram-1: India’s first private orbital rocket launched into space by Skyroot
India’s first private orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1, carrying multiple technology demonstration payloads and a postcard from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lifted off from this spaceport on Saturday. Mission Aagaman: A historic milestone for India’s private space sector Named “Mission Aagaman” (arrival), the test flight’s launch marks a historic milestone for the country’s commercial space sector…
Photo: AI imageAntibiotic resistance emerging as major threat to surgical care: Experts
The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance is making even routine surgical procedures more challenging, with surgeons warning that the loss of effective antibiotics could undermine decades of progress in safe surgery and increase the risk of life-threatening post-operative infections. Surgeons say that while antibiotics remain critical in preventing surgical site infections, their indiscriminate use has…
Photo: AI imageFresh Assets Worth ₹1,021 Crore Attached in Reliance Anil Ambani Group Investigation
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has issued a fresh order to attach assets worth Rs 1,021 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group. The provisional order, issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), attaches equity shares of Reliance Power held by…
Photo: IANSWayanad landslide: One more body found; toll rises to 7, one person still missing
Wayanad: One more body was retrieved from the Wayanad landslide site on Friday, taking the total number of persons killed in the disaster to seven, district officials said. The recovered body was identified as that of Rakesh Guchait, a surveyor from West Bengal, the officials said. They said that his body was retrieved from near…
Inside Meta’s Security Play: Tech Giant Pledges Deeper AI Investment to Purge Exploitative Content
Just days after the government issued it a notice, Meta on Tuesday outlined its efforts to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM) across its apps, highlighting AI-powered detection and large-scale enforcement actions, as the social media giant promised to continue investing in technology and resources to keep young people safe and strengthen its ad review…
Photo: Xinhua21 who died in landslide in northwest China were forestry workers
Beijing: A landslide buried and killed 21 forestry workers walking through a remote valley in the mountains of northwestern China, state media reported Wednesday after rescue operations ended. Twelve others survived, seven with minor injuries, state broadcaster CCTV said. The team was heading out to clear and maintain forest land when the landslide struck shortly…
Photo: AI Image/ChatGPTThree, including woman cop, held in Rs 8.17cr investment fraud case
Chennai: Three persons, including a suspended woman police inspector, were arrested by the Economic Offences Wing in connection with a Rs 8.17 crore investment fraud by a city-based firm, police said on Wednesday. The firm based at Kodungaiyur allegedly duped 56 depositors, including police personnel and the general public, by promising high returns and the…
Photo: IANSLightning strike leaves three dead in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Three members of a family, including a child, died after lightning struck a hut in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday night in Loonkhanda village when the victims were staying in the hut to guard their crops. Family members sleeping in another nearby hut rushed to the spot…
Photo: AI generated imageDomicile certificate compulsory for obtaining driving licence in Maharashtra from Aug 1
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will make the domicile certificate mandatory for obtaining a driving licence from August 1, 2026, as part of a new policy aimed at streamlining the licensing process, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik told the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. He said the proposal for the new driving licence rules had been sent to…
Photo: AI Image/ChatGPTGovt orders removal of some Chinese apps linked to e-rickshaws stalling
New Delhi: In a major crackdown, the government has ordered the removal of three Chinese apps—BAT-BMS, Lossigy, and Epoch-i-ion—that were being misused to remotely disable battery-operated vehicles in the country, sources said on Friday. The action from the government came after some videos surfaced showing that some e-rickshaws were being rendered inoperable through a remote…
