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NASA Invites ISRO to Join Moon Base Programme as India-US Space Partnership Goes Lunar
NASA Invites ISRO to Join Moon Base Programme as India-US Space Partnership Goes Lunar
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India and the US are taking their space partnership to the Moon. NASA has invited ISRO to join its Moon Base programme, as the two countries expand cooperation on lunar exploration, human spaceflight, ...
Don’t Let Monetisation Undo UPI’s Inclusion Gains: Lekha Chakraborty
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Economist Lekha S Chakraborty on the proposed changes to UPI charges, the risks to consumers and small merchants and why monetising India’s digital public infrastructure could undermine financial incl ...
Iran Says it Forced US to the Table as Trump Claims ‘100% Control’ of Strait of Hormuz
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran’s resistance during its conflict with the US and Israel forced Washington to seek negotiations, as President Donald Trump simultaneously claims the ...
Air India Phuket-Delhi Flight Probe Deepens After 300-Foot Drop; CEO Briefs Aviation Authorities
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Outgoing Air India CEO Campbell Wilson met the Civil Aviation Ministry and DGCA as investigators examine why flight AI2379 suddenly lost around 300 feet over Odisha. Airbus is assisting the probe, whi ...
Why Lionel Messi Has Stepped Away From Football Indefinitely
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Lionel Messi has put football on hold indefinitely after the death of his father, Jorge Messi, choosing to spend time with his family during one of the most difficult periods of his life
Zuckerberg Warns China Could Overtake US in AI Race, Urges Faster Buildout
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says AI could reshape the global balance of power and warns that America's lead is vulnerable unless the US moves faster on energy, data centres and AI infrastructure
India’s Family Businesses Add ₹30 Lakh Crore in Two Years as New Entrepreneurs Rise
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India’s 300 most valuable family businesses are now worth ₹138 lakh crore and employ more than 54 lakh people, with first-generation entrepreneurs emerging as a powerful new engine of wealth creation
Israel Has 2,289 Food-Aid NGOs. So Why Are Millions Still Food Insecure?
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The first national mapping of Israel’s food-aid network has exposed a striking paradox: thousands of nonprofits, billions of shekels and 170,000 volunteers are feeding vulnerable Israelis, yet the sys ...
Abhishek Porel Arrested: What Is the Case Against the Delhi Capitals Cricketer?
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Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abhishek Porel has been arrested in West Bengal after a woman accused him of rape and sexual assault on a promise of marriage. The Calcutta High Court had earlier or ...