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NASA delays launch of microwave sized cube to Moon over system checks

US space agency NASA has delayed the scheduled launch of the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon over systems checks

No direct 5G spectrum allocation anti-competitive for enterprises: BIF

As India prepares for 5G spectrum auction next month, the Broadband India Forum said that not allowing direct spectrum allocation to enterprises will be anti-competitive and only favour the operators

Iran carries out second launch of homemade satellite carrier: Official

Iran has successfully launched for the second time a domestically-developed hybrid-propellant satellite carrier rocket into space, a Defense Ministry spokesman announced

Ecuador could halt oil production in 48 hrs due to indigenous protests

Ecuador could suspend oil production in 48 hours if the nationwide indigenous protests and road blockades continue, the Ministry of Energy and Mines said

Israeli PM holds final cabinet meeting before Parliament dissolution

Naftali Bennett held what was likely his final cabinet meeting as the PM of Israel, ahead of the Knesset or Parliament's expected dissolution this week following the collapse of fragile govt

Anti-polio drive in Pakistan targeting 12.6 mn kids to begin today

A massive anti-polio campaign in Pakistan targeting 12.6 million children under the age of five, will begin on Monday as the country has reported 11 confirmed cases this year

Govt moves SC against Tripura HC order on security cover of Ambani family

The Central government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Tripura HC order entertaining a PIL against the security cover given to Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family

Indian banks to post larger increase in margins in FY23: Moody's

Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service on Monday said banks in India, Saudi Arabia and South Africa would post larger increases in margins in FY23

Samsung has substantial upside potential on sound fundamentals: Report

Investor sentiment has been unduly negative toward Samsung Electronics in light of the company's strong performance and solid earnings forecast, a chief analyst at a local research firm has said

Over 600 people booked for drinking in public places in Delhi's outer area

As many as 606 people were booked in the outer area of the national capital for drinking at various public places, an official said on Monday

Employee exodus continues at Trell, 100 more leave as firm struggles to pay

Lifestyle social commerce platform Trell has seen another wave of employee exodus as it struggles to pay creators in the country. The company, however, on Monday claimed it has paid all its creators

TRS to support Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in presidential polls

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has decided to extend its support to the joint Opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha in the upcoming Presidential polls

India logs 17,073 Covid-19 infections, registers over 45% rise in new cases

India has reported over 45 per cent single-day rise in new Covid cases after 17,073 infections were reported in a span of 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Monday

Zelenskyy to virtually address G7 Summit, likely to urge for more weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will virtually address the G7 Summit in Germany, during which he is expected to urge the delivery of more heavy weapons in the wake of Russia's ongoing war

Kumbh 2025 to be grander than previous one, says Yogi Adityanath govt

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is gearing up to make the Kumbh Mela in 2025 more majestic and grand than the one held in 2019

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Belarus is being drawn into Russia's war

Ukraine President Zelensky said that Belarus is being drawn into Russia's ongoing war against Kiev more actively than at the beginning, and that the Kremlin has already "decided everything" for Minsk

Taliban expresses optimism over ties with international community

Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, expressed optimism about with the regime's ties with the international community

Bangladesh logs 1,680 new Covid cases, 2 deaths in biggest single day surge

Bangladesh reported 1,680 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day increase in more than four months, bringing the total tally to 1,965,173

US faces new protests on abortion laws after gun law engages less attention

Americans are up in arms again, this time, on the Supreme Court 6-3 verdict on the Roe Vs Wade case that takes away a woman's legal right to abortion

Djokovic, Nadal start Wimbledon without playing a match in build-up

Djokovic's main threat for the men's singles title will be former champion Rafael Nadal, who is having a unique year of his own