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Assam to launch its satellite, talks on with Isro for ASSAMSAT project

Assam is preparing to launch its very own satellite, named 'ASSAMSAT', to collect data for socio-economic projects and border surveillance, said the state government

Updated On: 10 Mar 2025 | 6:37 PM IST

Greenland votes on March 11 amid calls for independence, Trump's interest

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede criticised Trump's remarks, stating the island deserves respect and will prioritise relations with nations that acknowledge its sovereignty

Updated On: 10 Mar 2025 | 5:13 PM IST

Honda appoints Takashi Nakajima as new President & CEO of Honda Cars India

Takashi Nakajima will succeed Takuya Tsumura, who will return to Japan to join Honda's headquarters after completing his three-year tenure in India

Updated On: 10 Mar 2025 | 2:34 PM IST

Who are Syria's Alawites? The sect facing violence after Assad's fall

Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as sectarian tensions escalate in the war-torn country

Updated On: 10 Mar 2025 | 2:10 PM IST

Shah Rukh Khan wins tax case as ITAT dismisses dispute over RA.One earnings

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal bench held that reassessment of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's case by the income-tax department was not legally justified

Updated On: 10 Mar 2025 | 12:09 PM IST

Twilight actor Michael Sheen pays debt of 900 laid-off Tata Steel workers

Hollywood actor Michael Sheen started a debt acquisition company to help 900 people with his own money after Tata Steel's plant in South Wales halted operations of the blast furnace, causing job loss

Updated On: 10 Mar 2025 | 11:23 AM IST

Periyar to Stalin: A look at Tamil Nadu's unyielding battle against Hindi

Tamil Nadu has long opposed Hindi imposition, arguing it threatens linguistic identity. With past protests turning violent, the state's resistance remains firm as tensions with the Centre escalate

Updated On: 09 Mar 2025 | 2:04 PM IST

TSMC to invest $100 bn in US expansion on strong customer demand: CEO

Apple chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) CEO CC Wei said US investment will not impact domestic expansion

Updated On: 06 Mar 2025 | 5:46 PM IST

Britannia Industries CEO Rajneet Kohli steps down, effective March 14

Kohli joined as Britannia's CEO in September 2022 and previously held leadership roles at Domino's India, run by Jubilant Foodworks, Asian Paints and Coca-Cola Co

Updated On: 06 Mar 2025 | 3:31 PM IST

M&M ranks in top 1% of S&P Global's corporate sustainability assessment

Mahindra & Mahindra is the only global carmaker in the top 1% of S&P Global's 2025 Sustainability Yearbook, achieving a perfect 100 percentile in business ethics, risk management, and transparency

Updated On: 06 Mar 2025 | 2:44 PM IST

Trump halts Ukraine intel sharing, undermining HIMARS effectiveness

The US has suspended intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, limiting Kyiv's ability to use HIMARS effectively against Russia and raising concerns over its battlefield strategy in the ongoing war

Updated On: 06 Mar 2025 | 1:31 PM IST

SC grants Udhayanidhi Stalin relief in 'Sanatana Dharma' remark case

The Supreme Court has extended interim protection to Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, directing that no new FIRs be registered against him concerning his 'eradicate Sanatana Dharma

Updated On: 06 Mar 2025 | 12:17 PM IST

As Donald Trump unleashes a trade war, here is how the world is responding

President Donald Trump's tariffs on China, India, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union have intensified global trade tensions, prompting swift retaliation and raising fears of economic instability

Updated On: 06 Mar 2025 | 10:19 AM IST

'Our country will be woke no longer': Trump in his first Congress address

Our country will be woke no longer': Trump in his first Congress address

Updated On: 05 Mar 2025 | 4:18 PM IST

Trump's tall tales? US media fact-checks his first joint Congress address

Donald Trump made some big claims on savings made by DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), economy, climate, tariffs, illegal border crossings and his predecessor, Joe Biden

Updated On: 05 Mar 2025 | 4:14 PM IST

Govt nod to over ₹7,500 crore ropeway projects for Kedarnath, Hemkund Sahib

The Union Cabinet has approved two ropeway projects worth ₹7,500 crore-connecting Sonprayag to Kedarnath and Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib Ji-to provide faster, eco-friendly transport for pilgrims

Updated On: 05 Mar 2025 | 4:12 PM IST

Dacoit Kusuma Nain dies: All about the notorious bandit of Chambal

Chambal dacoit Kusuma Nain gained notoriety when she gunned down 15 people and gouged out the eyes of two victims in Asta village in UP's Auraiya in 1984

Updated On: 04 Mar 2025 | 7:36 PM IST

Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0: Govt working to boost trust-based governance, says FM

Govt plans to bring Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalise over 100 provisions, said FM Sitharaman at a post-Budget webinar on 'Regulatory, Investment and EODB reforms'

Updated On: 04 Mar 2025 | 6:51 PM IST

Calling someone 'Miyan-Tiyan' or 'Pakistani' in poor taste, not a crime: SC

The accused, Hari Nandan Singh, had approached the Supreme Court challenging the Jharkhand High Court's refusal to quash the case against him

Updated On: 04 Mar 2025 | 5:04 PM IST

Supreme Court asks states to check unfair pricing by private hospitals

Supreme Court calls for policy to stop hospitals from forcing patients to buy medicines, medical devices at high rates from hospital-linked pharmacies, asks states to regulate pricing

Updated On: 04 Mar 2025 | 3:56 PM IST