BENGALURU: Nearly four years after space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) awarded the first private-sector contract worth Rs 860-crore to manufacture five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs), space regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) is offering full transfer of technology (ToT) of the rocket to industry.If the industry takes up on the…
Kamala Harris (File photo) TOI correspondent from Washington: After months of secrecy, recrimination, leaks, and intra-party paranoia, the Democratic Party on Thursday released its long-awaited autopsy of the disastrous 2024 presidential campaign that resulted in Kamala Harris losing the election to Donald Trump, turning the post mortem into another debacle. The 192-page review, authored principally…
Ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s final league-stage match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, RCB Director of Cricket Mo Bobat confirmed that captain Rajat Patidar is available for selection after missing the previous game due to concussion-related protocols.RCB, who have already qualified for the playoffs, will look to finish the league stage on top with a win over…
The family of the 33-year-old woman, Twisha Sharma, will file a petition in the Jabalpur high court seeking the cancellation of her mother-in-law Giribala Singh’s anticipatory bail, their counsel Ankur Pandey said on Thursday. BHOPAL: The family of the 33-year-old woman, Twisha Sharma, will file a petition in the Jabalpur high court seeking the cancellation…
Manpreet Singh has challenged Virat Kohli and the entire Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad for a joint training session and yo-yo test competition.The Indian hockey midfielder made the remarks during an interview with RevSportz, where he was asked about competing against Kohli in a fitness challenge. Manpreet, regarded as one of the fittest players in…
NEW DELHI: Surge in use of air-conditioners amid the scorching heat pushed power demand to an all-time high of 270.8 gigawatt (GW) on Thursday, almost matching the peak projected by the ministry of power for the summer of 2026.It was the fourth consecutive day that national power demand breached the previous record and touched a…
NEW DELHI: Pilots operating Air India’s Bengaluru-Delhi flight on Thursday night declared a full emergency after getting engine fire warning in the flight deck. The aircraft landed safely at IGI Airport’s runway 29R at 9.30 pm, where operations were suspended for a while. The airport’s follow me and other emergency vehicles sent to the runway…
The average long-term US mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly nine months, raising borrowing costs for homebuyers during what is traditionally the busiest season for the housing market, AP reported.The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.51 per cent from 6.36 per cent last week, according to…
32 years after her Miss Universe victory, Sushmita Sen is still culturally relevant because her life trajectory mirrors the larger evolution of the crown and womanhood Sushmita Sen wore the crown of Miss Universe 1994 on this day 32 years ago. If you think of a woman with a crown on her head today, the…
Amazon founder and one of the richest men on the planet, has called for the bottom half of Americans to pay zero federal income tax. Speaking during an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on May 20, 2026, Bezos argued that lower-income workers are already financially strained and should not be sending money to Washington. The…