SpaceX made a blockbuster debut on the Nasdaq on Friday, with its shares surging 19 per cent and pushing the company’s valuation beyond $2 trillion. The rally elevated SpaceX to the position of the sixth-largest publicly traded company in the United States and helped make founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.Investor demand was strong…
A tiny GPS tracker attached to a European honey buzzard revealed an extraordinary feat of endurance that few humans could match. Over 42 days, the bird travelled more than 10,000 km from its wintering grounds in South Africa to its breeding habitat in Finland, crossing deserts, mountain ranges and numerous countries along the way. The…
Oil spill reported near Kharg Island and satellite photo of the island (Images/Agencies) Oil has been seen oozing into the sea near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh concerns over the stability of Iran’s most critical energy export hub.Satellite images released on Friday showed oil spreading across the water between May 6…
The Strait of Hormuz is showing signs of coming back to life after a tense spell due to Iran’s recent attacks on ships passing through the strategic corridor. Once heavily choked following US-Israel joint strikes on Iran on February 28, the waterway is now slowly regaining its rhythm, with more operators edging crude carriers back…
Vinesh Phogat (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Monday hit back at the Wrestling Federation of India and said the federation wants her to quit the sport. Vinesh insisted that she is fully eligible to return to competitive wrestling, rejecting several of the federation’s claims regarding timelines and rule violations.After arriving…
Police sources said after abducting, raping and killing a 10-year-old girl in Mehrauli area, driver Basu Singh carefully tried to cover his tracks. NEW DELHI: Behind the wheel of a routine commercial cab sat a habitual offender who, after a heinous crime, allegedly operated with the precision of a professional.Police sources said after abducting, raping…
NEW DELHI: There were tears, and heartbreaking scenes as Afghanistan cricket bid an emotional farewell to former fast bowler Shapoor Zadran. Star spinner Rashid Khan, wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran and several other Afghanistan cricketers were seen breaking down while paying their final respects to their former teammate, whose death has left the country’s cricket…
NEW DELHI: Jason Holder has sent a strong message to the rest of the Indian Premier League teams after Gujarat Titans notched up their third straight win, insisting the team is still far from its peak despite building serious momentum in the playoff race.Gujarat Titans edged past league leaders Punjab Kings by four wickets in…
Following SpaceX’s historic Initial Public Offering (IPO, a new wave of millionaires and billionaires has officially been minted. With rival tech giants OpenAI and Anthropic expected to go public soon, the tech industry is getting ready for a generation of newly wealthy individuals. Now, one of the world’s most prominent philanthropists, Melinda French Gates, has…
Arvind Kejriwal joins Sonam Wangchuk at Jantar Mantar protest (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday threw his weight behind educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s indefinite hunger strike over the NEET fiasco, joining him at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and sharing the stage with Wangchuk…