New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Work on the indigenous space station Bharatiya Antariksh Station’s first module is progressing well, and is expected to launch by 2028, the government informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The government informed the Parliament on Wednesday that Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has initiated design and development works on small modular reactors (SMRs), including 200 MWe Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-200), 55 MWe Small Modular Reactor (SMR-55), and up to 5 MWth high temperature gas cooled reactor meant for hydrogen generation.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A new analysis of India’s higher education landscape reveals a dramatic shift in caste-wise enrolment patterns over the past decade, with Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) now forming the overwhelming majority of students across the country’s universities and colleges.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Article IV annual assessment of India’s economic framework released last week states that the country’s strong economic performance has benefitted from sound macroeconomic policies and earlier structural reforms. It further states that despite external headwinds, growth is expected to remain resilient, with inflation remaining subdued.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The optical fibre cable network has expanded from 17.5 lakh kms in March 2018 to 42.36 lakh kms in September 2025, while the number of Base Transceiver Stations has increased from 17.3 lakh in March 2018 to 31.4 lakh in October 2025, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) During Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Neeraj Dangi of Congress strongly criticised the inadequacy of the current Rs 5 lakh deposit insurance cover provided by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) and demanded that the limit be immediately raised to at least Rs 25 lakh per depositor.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Investigating agencies have learnt that the members of the Faridabad terror module which executed the Delhi Red Fort blasts, were trying to get in touch with members of the terrorist group Hamas. The probe shows that multiple attempts were made to get in touch with Hamas as the members of the module were trying to replicate what the terror group did in Israel.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has gone all guns blazing at the Congress party, taking umbrage at the "distasteful" Artificial Intelligence (AI) video on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, shared by the grand old party's spokesperson, Ragini Nayak.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday firmly rejected allegations that the government-backed Sanchar Saathi app could be used for snooping on citizens.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Leaders across party lines on Wednesday sharply criticised Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH) President Maulana Mahmood Madani for his recent comments on 'jihad', stressing that India functions strictly under the Constitution and will not accept any statement that contradicts it.
