Nasa on Tuesday announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, naming Andre Douglas as mission specialist, Frank Rubio as astronaut, Luca Parmitano as pilot and Randy Bresnik as commander for the landmark flight, while also unveiling new details of the mission.The 2027 mission will undertake a series of complex tests in Earth orbit that…
USS Minnesota (SSN 783) prepares to moor at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia. Ctsy: US Navy The establishment of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Stirling, off the coast of Perth in Western Australia, is seen as a major step in the AUKUS (Australia-UK-US) partnership. The facility is designed to provide comprehensive support services for US personnel and…
Every new government gets a small honeymoon with history. Franklin Roosevelt used his to tell a broken America that the first task of power was not perfection, but motion: “Above all, try something.” Suvendu Adhikari, a month after taking oath as CM of West Bengal on Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary on May 9, seems to…
TCS chairman N Chandrasekaran made it clear at the company’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) that India’s largest software company has no layoff plans. He also stressed that the company will continue to hire, but yes, days of massive campus hiring may be over. “There is no downsizing of staff. That is not planned at…
NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case (ANI) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its response to an interim bail application moved by NEET-UG paper leak accused Yash Yadav.The accused has sought 15 days’ interim bail to appear for the NEET-UG re-examination scheduled on June 21.The court…
The government provided Rs 1.23 lakh crore to oil marketing companies to help keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged for 78 days following the outbreak of the Middle East crisis, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The source told PTI that fertiliser minister seeks doubling of Rs 1.77 lakh cr budgeted subsidy for FY27 from finance…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leaders on Tuesday alleged poaching attempts by Bharatiya Janata Party and shifted its MLAs to Congress-ruled Karnataka to prevent cross-voting.“All Congress MLAs are being shifted to Bengaluru in party-ruled Karnataka,” Saunsar MLA Vijay Revanath Choure told news agency PTI.This comes after the Congress Legislature…
NEW DELHI: A consumer commission has directed AirAsia to pay Rs 90,750 as compensation after a hybrid jackfruit sapling carried by a farmer was damaged due to a flight delay.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Palakkad, Kerala, pronounced the order on 8 May 2026 after AirAsia failed to appear before the commission and was proceeded…
This financial year, India’s economic numbers might lose some points to the ongoing Middle East chaos. The conflict has dented consumer spending, as households are feeling the pinch of rising costs.Global analytics firm Fitch Ratings on Tuesday cut its FY27 GDP forecast for the country to 6.4% from 6.7% projected earlier. The ratings agency said…
NEW DELHI: Arjun Tendulkar delivered a statement performance in the T20 Mumbai League 2026 and the appreciation he received from captain Shivam Dube afterwards showed just how much the all-round effort meant.Having featured in only one match for Lucknow Super Giants during IPL 2026, the son of legendary Sachin Tendulkar emerged as the star for…