Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Ahmedabad: National Film Awards should be held at prominent tourist destinations across India to promote both the prestige of the honours and the country’s tourism potential, Union railway, information and broadcasting, and electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.Speaking at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia, home to Statue of Unity…
Pune: LIGO-India must adopt newer technologies for improved sensitivity and not rely only on ageing components supplied by the United States, said David Reitze, executive director of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Laboratory, here on Tuesday.Reitze was in Pune to attend the biannual gathering of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration — comprising gravitational-wave researchers from across…
Moody’s Ratings last week raised its FY27 real GDP growth forecast to 7% from 6%. NEW DELHI: India’s growth outlook has received a broad upgrade from major global institutions, with the OECD, S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings and Asian Development Bank (ADB) raising their GDP forecasts for the current financial year.The upgrades follow stronger-than-expected economic…
India’s men’s badminton team settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Games at Aichi-Nagoya after losing 3-1 to China in the semifinal on Wednesday.India had won the silver medal at the last edition in Hangzhou in 2023, where they had also lost to China in the final.China took an early lead after Shi Yu…
Vivek Oberoi has an adopted daughter Sahara Shah, who has battled cancer and is now cancer-free, took her first step into the film industry. The actor watched proudly as the 22-year-old signed her debut film on stage and unveiled its poster in his presence.Vivek has two biological children with wife Priyanka Alva — son Vivaan…
Trump said on Tuesday that nearly 30 countries had joined the Board of Peace overseeing Gaza’s stabilisation and reconstruction The Board of Peace, set up by US President Donald Trump, will reportedly unveil a six-month, $2.45 billion recovery plan for Gaza on Wednesday, outlining 66 projects focused on rebuilding infrastructure, restoring essential services, reviving the…
Nasa astronaut and flight engineer Kate Rubins checks out radish plants growing on the space station as part of an experiment to evaluate nutrition and taste of the plants (Image: Nasa) Researchers from Nasa Kennedy Space Centre and partner institutions Noetic Strategies, Amentum, Bennett Aerospace and Sierra Space have published the first microbial analysis of…
Salem, Tamil Nadu (Instagram) Tamil Nadu is a beautiful South Indian state famous for its old and powerful temples. But in Salem, there is a temple where devotees do more than simply offering prayers. A unique local ritual associated with Lord Muniyappa (also known as king of Salem) is believed by devotees to help their…
Sagittarius is Guru ki Rashi, so knowledge and learning are naturally important themes for this sign. They are usually people who want to know more and are interested in different subjects. They can have knowledge about several things and are often the ones who keep looking for something new to learn or understand.There is also…
Suryanarayana Doolla (L), Ravindra Wakode (R) MUMBAI: The parents of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode alleged they were driven out of Mumbai in a “private car” early Wednesday morning despite repeatedly telling the driver that they intended to stay in the city and begin a hunger strike outside the Powai institute.The family, accompanied by their lawyer,…
