Indian teenage chess sensation R. Praggnanandhaa defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen in the classical format for the first time at the ongoing Norway Chess tournament on Wednesday. During round three, the 18-year-old battled the Norwegian star on his home turf and came out victorious to take the sole lead in the open section of […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched an initiative to monetize its infrastructure, seeking investments from the UAE to sustain and enhance India’s expanding national highway network. NHAI’s delegation, led by Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav and NHIT MD Suresh Goyal, are conducting high-level meetings and roadshows in Dubai and Abu Dhabi to attract […]
Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only Indian rocket engine to use both gas and liquid fuel in the country’s second flight of a privately built rocket. The Agnibaan’s first flight had been called off four times in the last two months because of technical issues. […]
A severe dry spell and soaring temperatures have sparked a series of forest fires in the Chingus block and various other forest areas in the Nowshera sub-division of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Drones were used on Thursday to monitor forest fires. As per the forest officials, the fire in the Reasi area was […]
Facing an acute water shortage across the national capital, the Delhi government has called an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss measures to address the escalating crisis. The high-level meeting at the Delhi Secretariat will be chaired by Water Minister Atishi and Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj, with all senior officials including the Chief Secretary […]
Monsoon rains hit India’s southernmost Kerala coast a few days earlier than expected on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, boosting prospects for bumper harvests that could spur farm and economic growth in Asia’s third-largest economy. Summer rains usually begin to lash coastal Kerala state around June 1 and spread across the whole country […]
Campaigning for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections will end today (Thursday). Leaders of various political parties are intensifying the last-minute rallies. Voting will be held on June 1 in 57 parliamentary constituencies spread over seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. A total of 904 candidates are in the […]
IT services major Tata Consultancy Services has entered into a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, to develop what it said is India’s first quantum diamond microchip imager. According to a statement from the IT services major on Tuesday, this to-be-developed sensing tool will hold the potential to unlock new levels of precision in […]
In a significant development, contract negotiations between the governments of India and France in the over Rs 50,000 crore deal for 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets is scheduled to begin on May 30 with the arrival of a high-level French team here. The French side would meet with Indian Defence Ministry counterparts to begin official […]
After a stellar rally over the past few weeks, Indian benchmark indices have faced resistance in the past couple of sessions. On Tuesday, both the Sensex and Nifty traded flat with a downside bias. The NSE Nifty 50 was down 0.17% at 22,890.6 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.18% to 75,258.55 points, as […]
