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BENGALURU: The Satcom Industry Association-India (SIA-India) has called for a threefold increase in the national space budget, creation of specialised manufacturing incentives and long-term funding frameworks for connectivity, navigation and earth observation as part of its recommendations submitted to the finance ministry, Department of Space (DoS) and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre…
In a recent update, Thailand has become the most Booked International Destination in 2025, as per reports. The country has surpassed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take the lead position, as per data revealed by online travel platform MakeMyTrip. It is a significant shift in travel preferences which reflects Thailand’s growing attraction among outbound…
NEW DELHI: In a relief to lakhs of people stuck in West Asia since Saturday, UAE’s Emirates, flydubai and Etihad from Monday started operating a few special flights, including some to India.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) too asked Indian operators to resume flights to airspaces that are open like Oman and Saudi Arabia,…
JAIPUR: Overwhelming media and public scrutiny on the marriage of two murder convicts currently out on parole from the city’s Sanganer Open Jail forced the couple to change their wedding venue at the last minute from Barodameo town of Alwar district.Priya Seth (34) and Hanuman Prasad (29) tied the knot at an undisclosed location Friday,…
File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday laid out the government’s vision for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) under the Viksit Bharat framework, outlining clear targets for credit expansion and technology adoption as part of the Union Budget exercise.Speaking in the Lok Sabha during her Budget speech, Sitharaman said…
J Beniks (left) and his father P Jeyaraj MADURAI: The first additional district and sessions court in Madurai on Monday awarded death sentence to all the nine cops convicted in the murders of P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks in Sathankulam in Tuticorin district in 2020.Jeyaraj and Beniks were taken to the Sathankulam police…
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The TOI correspondent from Washington: A coalition of 20 US states led by Democratic attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging the Trump administration’s controversial $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, claiming the policy exceeds presidential authority and threatens US labor markets and critical services. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court…
The CBI has arrested Bharat Mathur, the Senior Vice President of a major corporate group and a deputy director general of civil aviation, in a Rs 2.5 lakh bribery case to facilitate the import of drones for another private company, officials said Sunday.In an operation on Saturday, the CBI arrested Mathur, who is also associated…
Image Credit: Screengrab from CCTV GURGAON: A 10-year-old girl on her way to school was critically injured after being hit and dragged by a speeding black Scorpio in a narrow residential lane of Adarsh Nagar in Sector 12 on Friday morning.Police said the victim, a Class VI student of a private school, was walking to…
