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Katy Perry, renowned pop sensation, is under fire for her recent venture into space tourism, with critics pointing to contradictions in her environmental commitment. Although her sub-orbital adventure was hailed as a groundbreaking achievement for women, it also raised eyebrows due to the substantial carbon footprint associated with such flights. Pop star Katy Perry found…
NEW DELHI: The European Union has renotified the list of products on which preferential tariffs for Indian goods will continue until Dec 2028, officials said.Over the years, benefits for Indian exports under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) have been reduced and around 47 per cent of India’s exports to the EU, valued at $35.6…
NEW DELHI: Holding that the prosecution failed to meet the standard of proof required, a Delhi court acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Thursday in a case arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, reports Koushiki Saha. Kumar, however, will remain in jail as he is serving a life term in another riot-linked case where he…
NEW DELHI: SC Thursday refused to restrain ED from accessing information from the mobile phone of I-PAC functionary Jitendra Mehta, which was seized during a search on Jan 8 at the political consultancy firm’s Delhi office. Mehta has been summoned for questioning at the ED headquarters on Friday.Appearing before a bench headed by CJI Surya…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Thursday notified the schedule for upcoming houselisting and housing phase of Census 2027, replicating each of the 33 questions that were proposed to be asked in Census 2021 before the pandemic forced its postponement.The fields of information sought to be collected in the housing phase of Census,…
MUMBAI: Tiger Global and Microsoft will fully exit PhonePe as the Walmart-owned fintech gears up for a debut on Dalal Street in the coming months. The first Indian business from Walmart’s stable to go public, PhonePe is seeking to raise about Rs 12,000 crore ($1.3 billion) through an offer for sale (OFS). Walmart, which holds…
Dr Gladys West, the American mathematician whose work in satellite geodesy helped lay the foundation for modern GPS accuracy, has died at the age of 95. West died on January 17, 2026, prompting tributes from scientists, engineers and social media users who credited her with shaping one of the most widely used technologies in daily…
NEET PG exam schedule 2026 NEET PG, MDS schedule 2026: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has announced a tentative schedule for NEET-PG 2026 and NEET-MDS 2026, two of India’s most important entrance examinations for postgraduate medical studies. This announcement brings clarity to thousands of aspirants across the country by giving them ample…
On January 22, 2026, the entertainment world was buzzing with excitement as Timothée Chalamet and Emma Stone made waves at the Oscars, marking significant milestones in their careers. In a show of solidarity, veteran actor Kanwarjit Paintal supported Deepika Padukone’s push for more humane working hours while Jaaved Jaaferi weighed in on AR Rahman’s recent…
Lamayuru/ picture credit: Panchali Dey Lamayuru was not on our itinerary. The entire Leh trip was planned all of a sudden. I and three of my friends visited it during the month of September, and had some places narrowed down in our itinerary. Flight tickets were booked and I was excited to visit one of…
