The milestone was achieved on Wednesday by the Chinese private space company LandSpace China has successfully recovered the first stage of an orbital rocket on land for the first time, marking a major step in Beijing’s efforts to develop reusable launch technology and reduce the cost of putting satellites into space.The milestone was achieved on…
‘Not within four walls of law’: Pak law minister on Khan hospitalisation order The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government will challenge the Supreme Court’s order directing the transfer of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital, as law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar confirmed in a video message on Wednesday.According to news agency Reuters,…
A floating and rotating ‘garbage island’ of an estimated area of 1.6 million square kilometres lies between Hawaii and California, according to a scientific estimate published in 2018. The area of the island is said to be larger than Para and nearly three times the size of metropolitan France. What exists here is a plastic…
Swati Maliwal targets Kejriwal over DJB, liquor scams NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Wednesday accused former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of presiding over a decade of corruption in the national capital, alleging irregularities in projects including classroom construction and the liquor policy.“In last 10 years in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal was running…
AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Andhra Pradesh has held a tours and travelling company after its bus took a different route and reached Bengaluru several hours late, causing the passenger to miss his flight to Delhi. The commission, in its order dated August 17, also awarded…
Harmanpreet Singh (Agency Image) An India-Pakistan contest in any sport evokes emotions that often go beyond competitiveness. There was a phase in hockey when beating the arch-rivals was celebrated almost like winning a trophy.None of the current crop of Indian players has faced Pakistan in a hockey World Cup before. But they have someone in…
US and Canada were reached a deal after having last-minute talks (Canada PM Carney and US President Trump file pics) The United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal on Tuesday to delay President Donald Trump’s planned 50 per cent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, giving the two countries more time to…
India’s Dhruv Jurel attempts a catch (PTI Photo) India moved within touching distance of victory in the Galle Test on Tuesday, making repeated breakthroughs in Sri Lanka’s batting order to leave themselves needing six more wickets on the final day to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.But the fourth day’s play was overshadowed…
India and Armenia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate cooperation in the defence sector. The MoU was signed during the visit of defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh to the country.“Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh called on minister of high tech industry of Armenia Davit Tadevosyan in Yerevan on Aug 17. The two…
NEW DELHI: Rajnath Singh-led defence ministry has notified sixth positive indigenisation list (PIL) comprising 405 strategically important items with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore, a move that seeks to reduce dependence on imports and give a further push to ‘atmanirbharta’ in defence production.The list contains line replaceable units, sub-systems, sub-assemblies, spares, components…