Private space sector investments cross $618 million, 6-fold increase in few years: Govt

IANS | July 23, 2026 5:18 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The government on Thursday said the domestic space sector witnessed unprecedented momentum after landmark reforms, with private investment crossing $618.5 million, 105 authorisations being issued to private entities, and a robust regulatory framework being strengthened to safeguard strategic and national security interests while promoting greater private participation.

Opposition’s goal is political, not students’ interests: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

IANS | July 23, 2026 5:10 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday welcomed the setting up of fast-track courts for paper leak cases and denounced the Opposition’s 'posturing' as the well-wishers of students, claiming that their main agenda was deriving political gain and not safeguarding students’ interests.

FIFA WC: Norway FA to seek FIFA ethics complaint over Balogun ban controversy

IANS | July 23, 2026 5:07 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Norway Football Federation (NFF) president Lise Klaveness has said she will seek her board’s approval to lodge a complaint with FIFA’s ethics committee over the governing body’s controversial decision to suspend USA forward Folarin Balogun’s automatic one-match ban during the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Pakistan seeks $10 billion support from US to maintain foreign reserves

IANS | July 23, 2026 4:55 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, has requested the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for a $10 billion Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility to bolster the country’s foreign exchange reserves and ease debt pressures, a new report has said.