NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is on the cusp of becoming the world’s first armed force to operationally deploy ramjet-powered artillery shells for its 155 mm guns. The advanced technology, developed in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and with support of Army Technology Board (ATB), is now under trial.Ramjet propulsion is…
Crypto laws around the world are changing in 2026, building on the momentum from 2025, which will impact crypto users in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a US banking regulator, published a proposal in December outlining a pathway for banks to be able…
Former actor Sana Khan, who stepped away from the entertainment industry in 2020 and married cleric-businessman Mufti Anas the same year, is preparing for Haj later this year. It will be her fourth pilgrimage, but this one comes with a different experience.For the first time, Khan will not be staying in Mina’s famed tent city….
Caribbean air travel erupted into chaos over the weekend after US military captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, prompting sweeping airspace restrictions across the region. According to FlightRadar24, no commercial aircraft were flying over Venezuelan airspace on Saturday. The US Federal Aviation Administration also imposed restrictions that forced major airlines to cancel hundreds…
NEW DELHI: India’s installed energy capacity has risen by nearly 36% overpast five years, increasing from 375 GW in Dec 2020 to almost 510 GW in the corresponding month of 2025.The growth has been driven largely by new and renewable energy — wind, solar, bioenergy and small hydro — which expanded by 122% during the…
Bitfarms will exit Latin America after selling a $30M Paraguay facility, shifting operations to North America as it pivots toward AI and HPC. Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms announced a complete exit from the Latin American market following a $30 million sale of a Paraguayan facility. In a Friday notice, Bitfarms said it had reached an…
NEW DELHI: Flagging a “lack of equal and inclusive representation of the Buddhist community” in ongoing talks between Ladakhi outfits and the Centre on constitutional safeguards, a new Buddhist body — Voice of Buddhist Community of Ladakh (VBL) — has sought inclusion in the dialogue to articulate the community’s concerns and aspirations.VBL was formally floated…
BitVentures Limited has entered the cryptocurrency mining sector, launching a new digital assets business less than two weeks after rebranding to reflect its new focus on blockchain-related ventures. The Hong Kong–based technology company said it has acquired fleets of mining hardware from Bitmain, including three types of Antminer machines, to mine Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC)…
NEW DELHI: India has barred the use of power banks to charge portable electronic devices inflight. Charging power banks by plugging them to in-seat power supply systems that airlines provide is also no longer allowed.Permitted only in hand bags, flyers are no longer supposed to keep power banks and batteries in overhead bins. This comes…
MEERUT: A five-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from outside her house and raped by two men, in late 20s, and then thrown from the third floor of their building to “make it look like an accident”, in Bulandshahr on Friday evening.The accused, both labourers at a factory, were partying together at the time of the…
