SpaceX has diverse businesses, including space launches, satellite broadband services, defence-related operations and artificial intelligence. (AI image) Should Indian investors look to get a bite of Elon Musk-led SpaceX? Set to be listed on Nasdaq on Friday, SpaceX which is making Musk the world’s first trillionaire, saw the largest ever initial public offering (IPO). The…
The US and Iran have tentatively agreed on a memorandum of understanding that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause fighting for 60 days, but the deal still needs final approval from Iran’s supreme leader, according to officials cited by Axios.President Donald Trump announced today that a “great settlement” was close, cancelling planned strikes…
NEW DELHI: Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan on Friday defended the information provided in her nomination papers, saying the dispute is over whether a legal notice should be treated as a pending criminal case under Form 26. She maintained that no criminal case is pending against her and that she had disclosed all relevant…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar took a swipe at the United State’s shifting stance and Western nations’ double standards, saying Washington imposes and lifts sanctions or tariffs based on its own interests and not on any fixed principle.Speaking at the Kultaranta Talks in Finland on Thursday, Jaishankar strongly defended India’s decision to buy…
The first Pakistani Hangor-class submarine has reached its home port in Karachi. The submarine, named PNS Hangor, is the first of eight submarines of this class to be inducted into the Pakistani Navy by 2028, with four of these submarines to be built in Karachi. The Hangor-class submarine is a derivative of the Chinese Type-39A…
If someone had said a few weeks ago that a conversation about a plate of biryani would end up involving the Cyber Cell, the National Commission for Women, job losses and a nationwide debate, most people would have laughed it off.But that’s exactly what has happened.Comedian Pranit More has found himself in the middle of…
NEW DELHI: A Lucknow–Delhi IndiGo flight was delayed on Friday after a hoax bomb threat was received shortly before take-off, according to sources.The IndiGo flight, carrying around 180 passengers, was scheduled to depart from Lucknow at 10:45 am.According to news agency PTI, the crew received information about a possible bomb threat on board.Following the alert,…
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday launched a nationwide protest demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and unveiled a five-point ‘exam manifesto’ aimed at protecting students.Leading a protest at the Savitribai Phule Pune University campus, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke accused the government of…
A blind Ukrainian veteran turns pottery into a business and mentors others The two blury men stare straight ahead, hands intertwined on a pottery wheel, fingers buried in the clay. They sense each other’s presence through touch alone.One is a veteran who lost his sight in combat and now teaches other blind veterans. Slowly, a…
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly ‘caught off guard’ after US President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled planned strikes against Iran and announced that a diplomatic agreement with Tehran could be signed within days.According to Axios, Netanyahu was not given advance notice before Trump publicly revealed that he had called…