SpaceX on Monday successfully launched 26 Starlink satellites from California. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off shortly after dusk from Vandenberg Space Force Base.The mission lifted off at 8:36 pm PDT (11:36 pm EDT / 0336 GMT June 17) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch used a relatively…
File photo: Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar (ANI) SRINAGAR: India thwarted nearly 2 lakh cyberattacks targeting its power sector during Operation Sindoor last month, Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar said Thursday in the first official govt confirmation of the scale of such onslaughts.“With the advancement of technology, cyberattacks and cybercrimes have increased significantly….
NEW DELHI: Niti Aayog, government’s policy think tank, recommended the introduction of a dedicated financing scheme to allow medium enterprises to avail loans at concessional rates. It also backed a credit card for such units with a Rs 5 crore limit for emergency needs.The report, released on Monday, stated that the scheme should be under…
NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadavon Tuesday pledged a series of welfare schemes if his party returns to power in Bihar in the assembly polls scheduled for later this year. Taking a cue from the Bharatiya Janata Party’s playbook, Tejashwi announced a monthly cash transfer of Rs 2,500 to women under a proposed initiative called…
NEW DELHI: Tata Steel aims to cut costs by Rs 11,500 crore across its global operations over the next 12–18 months, focusing on controllable expenses, Executive Director and CFO Koushik Chatterjee said during a post-earnings analyst call.Building on structural cost savings of Rs 6,600 crore achieved in FY25, the company is intensifying its cost transformation…
Indian Army’s air defence units swiftly deployed along the western front, successfully neutralizing over 600 Pakistani drones and repelling the rest during ‘Operation Sindoor’. A multi-layered air defence network, integrating legacy weapons with indigenous systems like Akash and Akashteer, showcased unmatched precision and thwarted Pakistan’s attempts to overwhelm India’s air defence grid. This operation demonstrated…
NEW DELHI: Amid US president Donald Trump’s tariff war against Beijing, the call for duty protection against Chinese dumping is getting louder from domestic producers of polysilicon, ingot and wafers — making up the solar industry’s upstream segment that provides the building blocks for solar cells and panels.At a meeting with renewable energy ministry officials…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Thursday unveiled its key promises for Delhi, pledging affordable cooking gas, free electricity, and ration kits as part of its campaign ahead of the Delhi elections.During a press conference, the Congress introduced two major schemes: the Inflation Relief Scheme and the Free Electricity Scheme. Under the Inflation Relief Scheme,…
NEW DELHI: JSW MG Motor India on Wednesday reported a 55 per cent increase in sales at 7,516 units in December 2024, as compared to the year-ago month. The company recorded its highest-ever EV sales in December and NEV (new energy vehicle) sales accounted for over 70 per cent of the total sales with its…
NEW DELHI: Small businesses across manufacturing, trade and services in the country employed more than 12 crore workers between Oct 2023 and Sept this year, adding more than one crore employees since 2022-23, while total number of units rose from 6.5 crore to over 7.3 crore in 2023-24, highlighting the crucial sector’s recovery from the…