Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), January 8 : V Narayanan has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), a role he described as a “great responsibility” entrusted to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Reflecting on ISRO’s remarkable legacy since its inception in 1969, Narayanan paid tribute …

Hyderabad; 8 Jan 2025 (PMI): Firasath Ali Baqri BJP Senior Leaders & Former Spokesperson Under House Arrest By Mirchowk Police to Prevent March to See Congress Goons Attack on BJP G.S. Dr Kasam Venkateswarlu is Undergoing Emergency Treatment in Care Hospital, Nampally after head injury. He just paid a visit …

08-01-2025 NAIROBI: The head of Uganda’s military, who is also the son of longstanding President Yoweri Museveni, said he wanted to behead the country’s most prominent opposition leader. Muhoozi Kainerugaba is widely believed to be the heir apparent to his father, who has governed Uganda since 1986. Kainerugaba routinely makes …

08-01-2025 PARIS MANAMA/ VIENNA: Iran’s disputed uranium enrichment drive is nearing a point of no return and European partners to a moribund 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran should consider re-imposing sanctions if there is no progress with Tehran, France’s president said on Monday. Addressing an annual conference with French ambassadors …

08-01-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies BENGALURU: Funding in India’s space sector, a key part of the country’s ambitions to become a global superpower, plummeted by 55% in 2024 to $59.1 million from $130.2 million the previous year, according to data from market intelligence platform Tracxn. The drop, which came amid …

08-01-2025 DAMASCUS: On the edge of Douma, one of the Damascus suburbs most devastated by the war, in a shrouded living room next to a stove, Umm Mazen recounts the 12 years she desperately sought news of two of her sons, who were arrested in the first years of the …

08-01-2025 WASHINGTON: A huge winter storm brings heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures to the east coast of the US, as a state of emergency has been declared in seven states. In Washington DC, isolated areas could see up to 16 inches of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service, as …

08-01-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of America’s coastline, weeks before Donald Trump takes office. The ban covers the entire Atlantic coast and eastern Gulf of Mexico, as well as the Pacific coast off California, Oregon and …

08-01-2025 OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could announce his resignation within days, according to media reports. He is considering stepping down as leader of the governing Liberal Party, which would also bring to an end his nine years as prime minister. Last month his finance minister quit, citing policy …

08-01-2025 OSLO: The Arctic recently made headlines after Donald Trump repeated his desire to buy Greenland. Trump cited national security interests but for many the territory’s vast mineral wealth is the main attraction. Yet economic development elsewhere in the vast polar region has ground to a halt. Working conditions in …