21-07-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: What if launching a satellite was as easy as calling a cab? That’s the vision behind an Indian private rocket company that achieved its first orbital launch on Saturday. Skyroot Aerospace, which recently became India’s first space tech unicorn after reaching $1.1bn valuation, launched Vikram-1 …

21-07-2026 WASHINGTON: The White House has defended the Argentinian football team’s right to free speech after they controversially waved a banner in support of their country’s territorial claim to the Falkland Islands while celebrating their World Cup win against England. Argentina face potential disciplinary action from FIFA over the incident …

21-07-2026 KYIV: “My operation is scheduled for tomorrow,” says the disfigured soldier, still recovering from his terrible injuries. “I hope when I wake up after the anaesthetic, Fedorov will be back at the Ministry of Defence,” the unnamed soldier says in a video posted on Telegram. “Otherwise, everything I was …

21-07-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Police have forcibly removed a prominent activist from a protest site in New Delhi and taken him to hospital, saying his health was deteriorating from a hunger strike over alleged corruption in India’s exam system. Sonam Wangchuk, 59, was removed on Saturday from the protest …

21-07-2026 TEHRAN: Iran’s Health Ministry says US attacks on the country since July 6 have killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 500. Iran’s national water company says some 10,000 people across 20 villages are without water after overnight US attacks. Iran’s army says it has hit US …

21-07-2026 MOSCOW: Eight people have been killed and 62 injured after Ukrainian drones struck two warehouses belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, according to Russian officials. Seven deaths and 25 injuries occurred at a warehouse in the city of Tambov, roughly 295 miles (475km) south-east of Moscow. One death …

Civil Supplies Department urges beneficiaries to complete e-KYC immediately; names of those failing to verify by July 31 may be removed from ration cards Hyderabad, July 20 (PMI): The Telangana Civil Supplies Department has directed all ration card holders in the state to complete the mandatory e-KYC (electronic Know Your Customer) …

Hyderabad, July 20 (PMI): The management of the historic Chilkur Balaji Temple will organise the traditional Varuna Japam, a Vedic ritual performed to invoke timely and abundant monsoon rains, at Osmansagar (Gandipet Lake) on Tuesday, July 21, from 8:30 am to 11:00 am. The sacred ceremony will take place at …

New Delhi, July 20(PMI): Tension gripped the national capital on Monday after police resorted to a lathi charge to disperse thousands of protesters belonging to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who allegedly attempted to break through security barricades and march towards Parliament during a protest demonstration. According to officials, the …

Amit Shah to Introduce Bill Making Insulting ‘Vande Mataram’ a Criminal Offence New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, marking one of the key legislative initiatives of the first day …