The Forbidden City: Inside China’s largest imperial palace complex, a hidden empire within a city for 500 years | World News
At the centre of Beijing sits a place that once functioned as a city within a city. From above, the Forbidden City appears orderly and measured, enclosed by walls and surrounded by water. On the ground, however, it reveals something more complicated: a carefully managed world designed to organise power, family life, ritual, and government…
Bellatrix partners with Korean firm for Next-gen EO satellite | India News
Bengaluru: South Korean space AI company TelePIX has signed an MoU with Bengaluru-based space propulsion firm Bellatrix Aerospace to jointly develop a next-generation Earth observation (EO) satellite designed to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), with a technology demonstration mission targeted for launch in 2028.The partnership will combine TelePIX’s high-resolution optical payload, Chouette, with…
Therapy donkeys are helping psychiatric patients heal at a hospital on outskirts of Paris
At a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Paris, therapy donkeys are playing an unusual but structured role in helping patients manage mental health conditions, as part of France’s public healthcare system.At the Ville-Evrard hospital complex in Neuilly-sur-Marne, 19th-century farm buildings and wooded surroundings provide a calm setting for animal-assisted therapy sessions. On Friday, patients…
India-Myanmar ties: PM Modi raises border security, refugee concerns in talks with President Min Aung Hlaing | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday raised concerns over the activities of armed groups operating near the India-Myanmar border and the impact of Myanmar’s internal conflict on Indian border communities during talks with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in New Delhi.Speaking at a special briefing after the high-level bilateral meeting, foreign secretary Vikram…
First Indian-American woman to take a company public in US says returning to India was not an option at her time
Vinita Gupta, credited to be the first Indian-origin woman to take a company public, says India now has many opportunities. Vinita Gupta, who is called the first woman of Indian origin to have taken her company public in the US, said India is now different than her time. At her time, returning to India was…
Nepal ruling party chief’s India visit begins as Kathmandu protests Balen’s ‘encroached’ remark | India News
Rabi Lamichhane, chief of Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), arrived in New Delhi on Monday for talks with senior BJP leaders even as street protests erupted in Kathmandu and opposition parties disrupted Parliament over PM Balendra ‘Balen’ Shah’s remark that Nepal had “also encroached on India’s land”. Protesters gathered near Parliament and key junctions…
Big update in Rafale deal: India begins process to procure 114 jets for Rs 3.25 lakh crore
NEW DELHI: India has formally begun the process of acquiring 114 Rafale fighter jets from France in a deal estimated to be worth around Rs 3.25 lakh crore, marking a major step in one of the country’s largest-ever military procurement programmes.According to defence ministry sources cited by ANI, the Acquisition Wing of the Ministry of…
‘I truly supported it’: Jill Biden admits she wanted Joe Biden to pardon Hunter, feared Trump would target their family
Former first lady Jill Biden has revealed that she supported former President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon their son Hunter Biden.She said that the legal process against him had become unfair and difficult after Donald Trump’s election victory.In an interview with CBS News, Jill said Hunter was being unfairly targeted and defended the controversial pardon…
Shivakumar: Siddaramaiah’s influence, caste census: What could make or break DK Shivakumar’s reign in Karnataka | India News
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar has been long known for his firefighting skills. The Congress turned to him everytime things fell apart. But now, as he prepares to take up the top job in Karnataka, the test will not just be of his firefighting skills (in his own backyard) but also of his…
‘I want my marriage’: Wife says she’s deeply hurt after husband Graham Platner’s sexting with other women becomes public
Graham Platner’s wife says she feels betrayed by the person who exposed her husband’s sexting scandal. Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner broke his silence over the sexting scandal and slammed the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times for running stories on gossip. The gossip, however, was allegedly provided by her wife Amy…
