NEW DELHI: India and France have stepped up their space cooperation as companies from the two countries signed three key agreements at the recent International Space Summit in Paris relating to satellite launches, space surveillance and microsatellite technology.In the first agreement, France’s Safran Space signed contracts worth more than 5 million euros with Indian space…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi warned against weaponisation of technology and critical minerals that could block Brics’ progress, while emphasising inclusivity in the adoption of technology.The remarks delivered in the final session of the summit – in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping – mirrored Modi’s exhortation for Brics at the Rio summit last…
Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday participated in the ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Vidyarthi Manthan’ Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday participated in the ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Vidyarthi Manthan’ programme, organised on the theme ‘Mere Sapno Ka Uttarakhand’ at the auditorium located at the Chauras campus of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.During the programme, the Chief Minister…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi NEW DELHI: Amid reports that Chinese president Xi Jinping skipped the Brics gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, China was represented at the high-profile gathering by foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday.The dinner was hosted by Modi at Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the 18th…
TMC names Sanchita Pradhan, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction led by Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced Sanchita Pradhan (Dey) and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury as its candidates for the October 6 bypolls to the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly seats, respectively. The counting of votes is set…
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the government believes in dialogue and discussion while addressing questions on the social and political impact of various Gen Z-led movements.Shah said at a press conference that people in a democracy have the right to express their views, asserting that…
File photo: Former Telangana minister Konda Surekha (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Former Telangana minister Konda Surekha, who was recently dropped from chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s Cabinet, on Sunday said she would remain with the Congress and contest the next Assembly elections in 2028.Addressing a meeting of her supporters in Warangal, Surekha said she…
According to a landmark study by Rubix Data Sciences released in September 2026, citing baseline projections from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India will need 13.2 lakh EV charging points by 2030 to support the growing number of electric vehicles. When Siddharth Das, a Delhi-NCR based working professional and long-time motor enthusiast, traded in…
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the BJP-led NDA government would implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in all 21 states under its rule before 2029, asserting that the code had already been introduced in several states.“We introduced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in several states….
(Representative image): The candidates also alleged that they were asked to either enter the examination hall and remain quiet or leave when they questioned officials about the delay. Students walked out of a Rajasthan State Eligibility Test (SET-2026) centre in Jaipur on Sunday after alleging that question papers were distributed nearly 30 minutes after the…