Mumbai: Gujarat is expanding its economic focus beyond traditional industries, with the state government placing greater emphasis on emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, green hydrogen and renewable energy, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Thursday. Addressing an event in Mumbai ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat 2027 summit, Patel said new-age industries would play Read More…
The Indian Navy on Monday commissioned INS Nipun, a specialised deep-sea diving vessel equipped to support rapid submarine rescue operations. The vessel was formally inducted into naval service at a ceremony in Mumbai, marking another step towards strengthening the Navy’s underwater rescue and deep-sea operational capabilities. INS Nipun is designed to undertake specialised diving missions Read More…
Tokyo: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a roundtable with leading Japanese and Indian industry representatives in Tokyo on semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting their growing role in strengthening India-Japan economic and technological cooperation. Goyal said semiconductors and AI are emerging as key areas of strategic collaboration and an important pillar of Read More…
New Delhi: The Territorial Army, in collaboration with CyberPeace, has launched Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 (TCQ 3.0), a national-level hackathon focused on developing innovative solutions to defence and cybersecurity challenges. The third edition will bring together talent from academia, industry, research institutions, government organisations and the Armed Forces, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, threat Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on today interacted with CEOs and founders of 20 Indian space startups at Seva Teerth, highlighting the rapid growth of the country’s private space sector. The startups are working across areas including rockets, reusable launch vehicles, satellites, advanced propulsion, space intelligence, space debris removal and AI-based weather technology. Modi Read More…
Washington: Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot successfully removed a faulty space-to-ground antenna from the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk, but ran out of time to install its replacement. The astronauts completed the removal and safely stowed the failed antenna during their six-hour and 23-minute spacewalk, which began at 8:29 a.m. The installation Read More…
Tasmania: A New York school district has drawn global attention after announcing plans to trial a humanoid robot named “Sally” as a classroom teaching assistant in a high school. Designed with lifelike silicone skin, long brown hair, and realistic facial features, Sally can move her head, arms, and face while remaining seated. According to its Read More…
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said preparations for India’s ambitious Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission are progressing steadily, with work on the first uncrewed mission (G1) in an advanced stage. Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, said the Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HLVM3), Crew Module, Service Read More…
New Delhi: The Central government on Tuesday summoned a senior Meta executive after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post on India’s youth and the government’s commitment to taking strict action against examination paper leaks was briefly restricted on the platform. Although the US-based social media company attributed the incident to a technical glitch and issued Read More…
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said the government’s proposed legislation to curb paper leaks is insufficient on its own, stressing that the priority should be preventing leaks rather than only imposing stricter punishments. Speaking during the Lok Sabha debate on the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, Tharoor called Read More…