SpaceX launched its historic Polaris Dawn mission on Tuesday — an audacious orbital expedition that will catapult civilians into a high-radiation region of space and see them attempt the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts. Led by Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, the four-member crew aims to journey farther into the cosmos than any other manned […]

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu will travel to India on an official visit “very soon”, his spokesperson said today. Heena Waleed, the chief spokesperson at the President’s Office, announced Mr Muizzu’s visit on a day when two junior ministers, suspended in January for derogatory comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi – resigned from the government. She […]

Motorists using private vehicles with a functional global navigation satellite system (GNSS) will be allowed to travel toll-free on highways and expressways up to 20 kilometres daily with effect from Tuesday, according to a government notification. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amended the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, […]

<p>Bangladesh may not export Hilsa (ilish) fish to India during the upcoming Durga Puja festival as the country aims to prioritise local consumption over international trade. Farida Akhter, the Bangladesh interim government’s adviser to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, conveyed this during a statement to the media, emphasising the need to ensure sufficient supply […]

Two men were arrested here for assaulting a police official and tearing his uniform in public on Tuesday, an official said. A video of the shocking incident went viral on social media. The accused were identified as Ravi Kashyap and his associate Manish, both around 25 years old. Kashyap was having a quarrel with another […]