Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP), a technology Japan is currently pioneering to ensure a sustainable future, has the ability to provide a world where solar energy never fades, even when the sun sets or clouds gather. At the heart of this journey is the OHISAMA project, named after a lovely Japanese term for ‘the sun’ that…
Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk with his wife Gitanjali J Angmo on the 20th day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. BATHINDA: Hindus for Human Rights (HFHR), a US-based advocacy group, will hold a solidarity gathering in Washington, DC, on Friday in support of social activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a…
Kalyan: A history-sheeter who was out on bail in a murder case was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of assailants in Kalyan (E) in the early hours of Thursday, while his girlfriend, accompanying him, sustained minor injuries after she tried to intervene.The deceased was identified as Arjun Kalpande alias ‘Pendya Bhai’, a resident…
Police arrested five rowdy sheeters for extorting a gym trainer by posing as CCB police officers BENGALURU: Sleuths from Central Crime Branch arrested five rowdy sheeters on charges of extorting Rs 40,000 from a gym trainer, by posing as CCB cops and threatening the trainer to fix in a drug case.The trainer had lodged a…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad will continue to be at the centre of India’s BRICS engagements next month, hosting the second meeting of the BRICS anti-corruption working group on Aug 4 and 5. The meeting comes just weeks after the city hosted the BRICS labour and employment ministers’ meeting.Around 40 delegates from the 11-member bloc are expected to…
ECLGS was introduced in June amid the West Asia crisis Kolkata: As of July 16, a sum of Rs 11,272 crore has been sanctioned for different businesses under Centre’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS).ECLGS was introduced amid the West Asia crisis to provide a 100% credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs and 90% for non-MSME…
Dibrugarh: Chabua Municipal Board on Friday launched an awareness campaign titled ‘Catch The Rain’ to promote water conservation and groundwater recharge in the town. The initiative, supported by the ministry of information and broadcasting, comes amid growing concern over changing rainfall patterns and the need for sustainable water management.Banners and awareness materials displayed across Chabua…
MEA said that ex-Japan’s minister were an “individual opinion” NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday dismissed claims made by a former Japanese minister blaming India for delays in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, saying the remarks were “an individual opinion” and “at considerable variance with facts.”When asked about the claims during a…
Visual of billboard carrying threats for US President Donald Trump (Image source: IranInternational) Visuals of a new billboard in Tehran’s Vali-e-Asr Square have escalated Iran’s public campaign of threats. The billboard features the name of recently deceased US Senator Lindsey Graham accompanied with what appears to be a hidden reference to assasination threats for US…
Semiconductor stocks remained at the heart of the market weakness. US stock market today: Fresh selling in computer chipmakers and other companies that have benefited from the artificial intelligence boom dragged global equity markets lower on Friday, while oil prices continued to rise amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.The S&P 500 declined 1.3%, putting it…
