Nasa has taken another step towards building a permanent human presence on the Moon by awarding almost $600 million in fresh contracts for a new series of robotic lander missions. Rather than focusing on a single spacecraft, the agency is spreading the work across several commercial partners, continuing its strategy of using private companies to…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress was built around one leader, one family name and one political belief – that Mamata Banerjee alone could hold the party together and lead it to victory every time. Barely a month after a crushing assembly defeat, that belief is facing its biggest test as a rebellion threatens to split…
In India’s premium dining scene, the priciest foods are often ordinary. They are ingredients that travel far, demand painstaking harvesting, or carry a luxury story that makes them as much status symbols as meals. From spices pulled by hand from a flower to seafood matured over decades, these dishes and garnishes sit at the top…
Rising mortgage rates are adding to pressure on the US housing market, with the average long-term home loan rate climbing to its highest level in nine months and further weakening affordability for buyers, AP reported.Freddie Mac said on Thursday that the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.53 per cent from 6.51…
BHOPAL: MP CM Mohan Yadav assured the family of Noida woman Twisha Sharma Wednesday that his govt would seek a CBI probe into the allegedly suspicious circumstances of her death, hours after a Bhopal court dismissed their plea for a second autopsy at AIIMS Delhi. Judicial magistrate Anudita Gupta said there were no major omissions…
An Israeli aerostat capable of keeping an eye over a large area. (Image credit: IAI) Modern conflict have demonstrated the importance of continuous air defence systems coverage of airspace. Surveillance is now required from the very low level to defend against cruise missiles, low flying aircraft and drones, to the very high level to defend…
Stock Market Live Today: Stock market round-up of Thursday’s session “Sensex closed at 77,410.00, gaining 254.40 points (+0.33%). The index opened marginally lower by around 24 points at 77,131.65 and witnessed initial consolidation with mild profit booking, slipping to an intraday low of 76,953.00. However, buying interest emerged from lower levels, helping the index recover…
NEW DELHI: The turbulence Indian airlines are facing for over a year now has started denting the fortunes of their foreign partners. The going got tough for them after the US-Iran war erupted on Feb 28. Singapore Airlines (SIA), 25.1% stakeholder in Air India (AI), on Thursday disclosed that AI lost $2.8 billion (over Rs…
MUMBAI: A proxy advisory firm is pressing India’s central bank to require Tata Sons to go public, arguing that its size and systemic importance demand disclosure standards closer to those applied to major financial institutions rather than those typical of private holding companies.InGovern, in a report titled “Tata Sons: The Listing Imperative,” said that where…
More than 10,000 pilgrims were stranded on the Kedarnath yatra route late Tuesday after a landslide blocked the Sonprayag-Gaurikund highway in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag amid continuous rain. The landslide hit the key Char Dham route during peak pilgrimage season as erratic weather continues to affect pilgrimage routes in Uttarakhand, report Gaurav Talwar & Kautilya Singh. The…