New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) has said in an announcement that net banking users are likely to encounter some glitches and brief service fluctuations due to routine banking system maintenance. These interruptions are being attributed to regular updates aimed at improving the performance and security of the banking system. Net banking service…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the successful launch of the international space mission carrying astronauts from India, Hungary, Poland, and the US, calling it a proud moment for the country as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the first Indian to head to the International Space Station. “The Indian astronaut, Group Captain…
New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla scripted history by embarking on a space odyssey along with three others to the International Space Station as part of a commercial mission by Axiom Space on Wednesday. The much-delayed Axiom-4 mission blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 12:01 pm IST towards the ISS amid…
Kolkata: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said India is firmly on track to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2027 despite global turbulence, driven by a collective national effort and strong leadership under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at a virtual session organised by the Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI),…
New Delhi: After multiple delays, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are all set to travel to the International Space Station on Wednesday, with SpaceX announcing that the weather was 90 per cent favourable for lift-off. “All systems are looking good for Wednesday’s launch of @Axiom_Space’s Ax-4 mission to the @Space_Station and weather is…
New Delhi: In a scathing attack on the Modi government, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that over the past eleven years, Indian democracy has been under a systematic and dangerous five-fold assault that can be best described as “Undeclared Emergency@11”. The opposition party also claimed that there has been “unbridled hate speech and a crackdown…
Mumbai: Sensex, Nifty Today: A day after a volatile trading session, the Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, started on a positive note on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, amid positive global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex opened at 82,448.80, with a gain of 393.69 points, and the Nifty started the trading session at 25,150.35,…
New Delhi: Ahead of the release of a book on Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the period was a learning experience for him and reaffirmed the vitality of preserving the democratic framework. ‘The Emergency Diaries – Years that Forged a Leader’, which highlights Modi’s fight for the “the ideals of democracy”,…
New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is gearing up for his Axiom-4 mission, which is set to launch to the International Space Station today, June 25. The launch will take off at 2:31 AM EDT (12:01 PM IST) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will make their way…
New Delhi: India was among the eight countries where more than half the unvaccinated children from around the world lived as of 2023, an analysis published in The Lancet journal showed, “emphasising persistent inequities.” Providing global estimates of current vaccine coverage, the study found that in the same year, there were 15.7 million children —…
