SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) SpaceX’s Starship has finally reached orbit. The world’s largest and most powerful rocket lifted off from the company’s Starbase facility in Texas at 7:48am local time on Monday (6:18pm IST). On its 14th test flight, Starship circled…
File photo: United States Air Force personnel at RAF Fairford The suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford has put a possible Iran link back in focus after US secretary of state Marco Rubio said a foreign actor was “clearly” involved, without naming the country or providing evidence. The development comes as British counter-terrorism investigators continue…
Tensions escalated in Sambhal in November 2024 during a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government, holding that a confession statement by an accused cannot, by itself, form the basis for his detention under the National…
In northern China, newly planted trees can face a difficult start, with dry conditions and strong winds making it hard for young roots to get enough moisture. For 14-year-old Jia Mingxuan, the problem was close to home in Aohan Banner, where decades of work have transformed once sandy land into a greener landscape. A simple…
Homes are often more than just four walls and a roof. They hold memories and tales of the lives lived inside them and are privy to some of the highest and lowest moments of them. One such home is a $25000 beach cottage in Cape Cod that has seen and withstood some of the best…
NEW DELHI: India’s Narender Berwal secured a bronze medal in the men’s +90kg boxing event at the Asian Games after losing his semifinal bout to Kazakhstan’s reigning world champion Aibek Oralbay on Tuesday.Narender struggled to match Oralbay’s pace and power in a one-sided contest, going down 0-5 on the judges’ scorecards. The Indian boxer lost…
Channi questioned the police response to the unrest and alleged that outsiders entered the campus. Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi has alleged that the protests and violence at Lovely Professional University (LPU) were politically motivated. He claimed the university came under pressure after its founder, Ashok Mittal, joined the BJP.Channi also questioned the…
PC: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology A fossil bird from Denmark is helping researchers understand how the unusual feet of modern trogons evolved. The fossil belongs to a species called Daniatrogon kochi, which lived about 55 million years ago during the Early Eocene. Researchers found the fossil in 1989 on the Danish island of Mors in…
A four-seater, dual-engine Tecnam aircraft crashed in a fatal crash on the outskirts of the Natthapurwa village near the Ganga Barrage in Kanpur. NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has found that Garg Aviation did not fully follow required flight-monitoring procedures before its training aircraft crashed near Kanpur on August 27, killing an…
Delhi Capitals’ Abhishek Porel Abishek Porel has been included in Bengal’s senior men’s squad for practice matches against Assam at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati, marking his return to the state side after his arrest in a case involving allegations of rape and other sexual offences.The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) announced the squad on…