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Safe on the Way Down: India Clears Three Gaganyaan Tests on the Road to Human Spaceflight

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India's first crewed space mission is being built the way astronauts come home — carefully, from...

Holding Steady: Markets End Flat as Global Cues Offset a Softer Rupee

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India's markets took a breather on Thursday. The Sensex ended virtually unchanged at 77,186.87, while the...

Past One in Eight: India’s Electric Vehicles Cross a Record Share of the Market

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India's switch to electric mobility has crossed a threshold that once looked distant. Electric vehicles took...

ISRO-NASA NISAR Mission Set for July 30 Launch

Eyes on Earth: India and NASA Set Their Giant Radar Satellite for a July 30 Launch

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: One of the most ambitious earth-observation missions ever built now has a date. The Indian Space...

Down to the Last Percent: India Races a July Tariff Clock as Britain’s Pact Delivers

India's trade year has reached its decisive fortnight. A day after the India–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement switched...

India’s infra sector records robust growth

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India recorded robust infrastructure growth across civil aviation, power, telecom, highways, railways and ports sectors, according...

Jordan says it shot down eight Iranian missiles

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Jordan's air defence systems shot down eight Iranian missiles targeting the kingdom on July 16, a...

Credit to agricultural sector jumps 4-fold

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India’s ground level credit disbursed to the agriculture sector has surged to Rs 32.50 lakh crore...

Govt to extend financial support under UDAN scheme

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Government will extend financial support to airlines operating under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme from...

World-famous Puri Rath Yatra gets underway