This NASA supercomputer compresses 500 years of computing into a single day to power Moon and Mars missions |

For most people, a powerful computer means faster loading times or smoother video edits. For NASA, it means compressing centuries of work into a single day. That’s the promise behind Athena, the agency’s newest and most powerful supercomputer, unveiled in January 2026. Sitting quietly at the Ames Research Center in California, Athena doesn’t look dramatic….

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Union Budget 2026–27: Key Expectations from the Faith-Tech and Spiritual Economy

Last year’s Budget made a quiet but important move. With the launch of the Gyan Bharatam Mission and fresh investment into spiritual and cultural corridors, it acknowledged something India has rarely framed in economic terms: that its intellectual and spiritual heritage is not just cultural memory, but productive capacity. The Economic Survey 2025–26 sharpens that…

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In The Margins Of Memory

Vakkom Abdul Khader’s role in the freedom struggle is rarely acknowledged in national memory Eighty-two years ago, a group of young Indian National Army (INA) soldiers, including Vakkom Abdul Khader, embarked on a perilous journey from Penang to British India aboard a Japanese submarine. Their mission was to gather intelligence on British military deployments and…

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Visa-free travel to China for 30 days? New agreement announced for UK travellers after Keir Starmer’s Beijing trip

China Just Became Visa-Free for Brits And Travellers Are Loving It In a landmark diplomatic breakthrough, China has agreed to relax visa requirements for British citizens, allowing visa-free travel of up to 30 days for tourism and business visits, a move announced during UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to Beijing at the end…

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Shehbaz Sharif, Asim Munir ‘quitely’ visited countries to seek loans for Pakistan; paid with ‘lowered self-esteem’

Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif revealed the personal and national toll of Islamabad’s ongoing debt crisis. Sharif admitted that both he and field marshal Asim Munir (the Army Chief) were forced to “quietly” solicit billions in loans from friendly nations to bridge the country’s external…

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