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SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship sits on the launch pad after its test flight was aborted when some of the engines failed to ignite, in Starbase, Texas. | Photo Credit: AP SpaceX on Thursday (July 17, 2026) aborted what was to be its first Starship flight since the company went public, abruptly calling it off just…
NSA Ajit Doval exchanges a handshake with Indra Mani Pandey (Secretary General of BIMSTEC) during the 5th meeting of the BIMSTEC national security chiefs, in New Delhi on Thursday (July 16, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI The national security chiefs of BIMSTEC nations on Thursday (July 16, 2026) vowed to jointly combat regional security challenges…
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday (July 17, 2026) said the development of AI should not be a “solo performance” by one country, but a “symphony of global collaboration.” Mr. Xi…
Japan’s Prince Hisahito. File | Photo Credit: Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP Japan’s Parliament enacted on Friday (July 17, 2026) a historic revision to the 19th century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking fear that it could doom the already shrinking imperial family. The revisions include adoption…
Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Tech, Mahindra & Mahindra and Reliance Industries were also among the winners. Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Trent and UltraTech Cement were among the laggards. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Friday (July 17, 2026), driven by buying in IT stocks after…
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Shwetha Menon | Photo Credit: KK MUSTAFAH Actor Shwetha Menon, who reversed her earlier decision to step down as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), has sent a letter to its members stating that the executive committee led by her has initiated measures to correct its “lapses caused by lack of experience.”…
Rupee depreciated for the fourth straight day on Thursday. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The rupee gained 14 paise to 96.28 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (July 17, 2026), buoyed by positive sentiments at the domestic equity markets. However, heavy Foreign Instituional Investor outflows and higher global crude oil prices…
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after the match as they advance to the World Cup final | Photo Credit: Reuters Lionel Messi has a message for Argentina’s detractors: “Nothing was handed to us.” The Argentina superstar responded to critics who have been bashing the reigning World Cup champions over perceptions of beneficial officiating and favouritism by…
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When a geomagnetically induced current flows through a transformer for long periods, it can saturate the magnetic core, leaving them to overheat and suffer more wear. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Andrey Metelev/Unsplash As countries electrify more of their economies and increasingly interconnect their power grids, understanding space weather has become crucial. One particularly adverse…
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Three persons, including two school children, died when a pool car they were travelling in was hit by a train in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday (July 17, 2026) morning, an official said. The accident occurred around 7 a.m. at a level-crossing gate near the Karna Subarna…