Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, has taken a notable step towards enabling sustained human presence beyond Earth by extracting oxygen from Moon-like soil in laboratory conditions. The development builds on years of scientific research into unlocking oxygen trapped within lunar minerals, which make up a large portion of the Moon’s surface. By producing oxygen…
NEW DELHI: Two tankers carrying Iranian crude have reached Indian ports, marking the first such deliveries since May 2019. According to ship-tracking data from Kpler, Felicity, a very large crude carrier carrying about two million barrels of oil, anchored off Sikka on Gujarat’s coast late on Sunday. A second tanker, Jaya, also carrying a similar…
India’s two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra. (Pic credit: X) NEW DELHI: Dr Adille Sumariwalla, an ex officio member of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), has defended the move requiring athletes to obtain approval from the governing body before signing an endorsement deal.In a circular issued on April 2, AFI notified its state units, chief…
NEW DELHI: In what may be bad news for India’s farm sector and rural economy, IMD on Monday predicted a ‘below normal’ southwest monsoon (June-Sept) in the country amid growing risk of El Nino, which is linked to depressed summer rainfall over India. “Quantitatively, the seasonal rainfall over the country is likely to be 92%…
Four Indian-origin accountants in Texas have pleaded guilty to falsifying clients’ records to get more returns by robbing the government. Four Indian-origin individuals have pleaded guilty to a massive fraud in Texas that cost the US government millions of dollars. Subhala Suresh, Matthews Chacko, Anish Pillai, and Mou Kundu defrauded the government by preparing false…
NEW DELHI: Nepal PM Balendra “Balen” Shah accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India even as he initiated a sweeping and radical 100-point governance agenda at home targeting VIP culture, political influence in campuses and bureaucracy, delays in public service, free healthcare access for the poor, safer public transport for women and stress-free…
Praful Hinge and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Praful Hinge announced himself on the grand stage by dismantling Rajasthan Royals’ top order and putting their run chase in complete disarray at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday. The young pacer broke the backbone of RR’s batting by removing their top three batters…
A simple damp kitchen towel can significantly enhance kitchen safety by preventing cutting boards from slipping. This method leverages friction and surface tension, ensuring a stable workspace for efficient and hygienic food preparation. You’ve just cut yourself into a stack of onions to make a Sunday evening curry, and before you know it, your cutting…
Around 70% of all El Nino years since 1980 have corresponded with poor summer monsoons, showing that the link between the Pacific condition and the country’s June-Sept rains is one of the strongest among global weather phenomena impacting India’s rainy season. The link assumes importance in light of latest forecasts from US and European weather…
According to Asmongold, he had spent $7,000 in dental surgery since being suspended from Twitch in April 2026 due to his teeth problem. The streamer shared that his teeth had been “rotting,” and the condition had become so bad that he could actually taste it while eating. His time away from streaming ultimately pushed him…