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V. Narayanan, Chairman, ISRO, during the U.S.-India Space Business Forum at Four Seasons Hotel in Bengaluru on February 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: J. Allen Egenuse “Space is for everyone, and the benefits from advances in the field should be enjoyed by every person on the globe,” said V. Narayanan, Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India, and the Chairperson of ISRO. Addressing the inaugural session of the US-India Space Business Forum in Bengaluru on February 10, he said, “India’s space programme was started not to compete with anybody, but to build advanced space technology to benefit the common man of India. Today, we strongly believe it is not only for India,…

New Delhi: India has emerged as a “shining beacon” among Global South nations on AI, but the real challenge now is moving beyond pilots to large-scale, trusted deployment, according to the ‘Playbook for National AI Strategy and Implementation’ released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Based on work across India, Egypt, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines, the report argues there is no single lever to accelerate AI adoption. Countries instead need a tightly coordinated ecosystem spanning computing, funding, skills, governance and institutional accountability. Saibal Chakraborty, who leads BCG India’s tech and digital advantage practice, said…

At least 12 people were killed and 24 wounded in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday, Lebanese authorities and security sources said, as cited by news agency AFP.Local television footage from one of the strike sites showed what appeared to be an apartment building that had been hit.Israel said it had targeted “command centres” of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in the valley, with two security sources telling Reuters that senior Hezbollah leader Hussein Yaghi was among those killed in the strikes.Yaghi is the son of former Hezbollah lawmaker Mohamed Yaghi, and his funeral is scheduled…

Malayalam film ‘Theatre: The Myth of Reality,’ lauded at Cannes, is now streaming on Manorama Max. The movie explores a mother-daughter duo whose secluded life is disrupted by a viral health incident, questioning digital reality. It earned Rima Kallingal a Best Actress award and highlights cultural superstitions, promising a unique cinematic journey. ‘Theatre: The Myth of Reality’ has been one of the most talked-about Malayalam films of the awards season. The project first gained international attention when its trailer premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival (Marché du Film) in May 2025. Now the critically acclaimed movie has finally arrived…

An Asiatic lioness with her two seven-month-old cubs at Sakkarbaugh Safari breeding centre in Junagadh, May 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI/The Hindu — N. RamalakshmiA: The answer is a combination of how many eggs are released or ovulated and the species’ survival strategy.Many large mammals like elephants, cows, and humans usually release one egg per cycle and commit heavily to that one offspring. Pregnancy is long, the baby is relatively big, and the mother invests a lot of energy in nurturing it. (Twins are born when either two eggs are released or one embryo splits into two.)Many dogs,…

New Delhi: After a week of packed halls, high-level diplomacy and billion-dollar pitches, several national delegations at the India AI Impact Summit will issue a joint statement on how the world should handle artificial intelligence Saturday, a day later than planned, as the govt works to widen global consensus on the document. The declaration, already backed by over 70 countries, comes amid companies committing to invest more than $250 billion in the country and reinforced India’s push to shape global AI agenda for the Global South. Union minister for electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday there was “huge…

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has made a new claim regarding his financial legacy. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) he said that he expects to pay more than $500 billion in taxes over his lifetime. The projection comes as Musk’s personal fortune reached a staggering $852 billion this month. This massive jump in wealth follows a merger between his rocket company, SpaceX, and his artificial intelligence firm, xAI, creating a combined giant valued at $1.25 trillion.Responding to a video in which he joked about his status as the “largest individual taxpayer in history”, Musk said that he…

Netherlands’ players celebrate the wicket of Pakistan’s Shadab Khan during the T20 World Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP/PTI) New Delhi: During the 2016 T20 World Cup, the then Netherlands captain Peter Borren, in one of the press conferences, was almost in tears and made an emotional plea to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to spend more on the Associates. “There is a sort of malaise towards Associate cricket. To grow further in the game, we always hear it is not commercially viable,” he had said.“Look at Indian television, highlights of us beating England are everywhere. Clearly, fans enjoy watching…

The world of ‘Venom’ is back, but this time, it’s all about animation. After a run of live-action films, the studio behind the movie wants to shake things up with a new animated film about the infamous, sharp-toothed antihero. The studio has brought in Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the pair behind last year’s ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’, to direct and produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The movie has received the green light, but there’s no release date, no finished script. However, what we do know is that the studio just opened a writers’ room, so ideas are flying, but…

The budget has brought some cheer to India’s research community, particularly for those involved in astronomy and space research, as it has earmarked ₹13,416.20 crore for the Department of Space for 2026-27.A large chunk of the allocation has been set aside for deep-space exploration and astrophysics, including to build two advanced telescope facilities: the 13.7-m National Large Optical-Infrared Telescope and the National Large Solar Telescope near Pangong Lake in Ladakh.Also in focus is the COSMOS-2 planetarium in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, to be completed soon, and improving the control systems of the Himalayan Chandra Telescope in Hanle, Ladakh. Currently, only the…