All efforts must be made to safeguard citizens from West Asia crisis: PM Modi

IANS | April 1, 2026 10:39 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review measures taken by various Ministries/Departments and also discussed further initiatives to be taken in the context of the ongoing West Asia conflict.

NASA Artemis mission set for mankind’s return to moon 

IANS | April 1, 2026 8:08 PM

New York, April 1 (IANS) More than half-a-century after mankind’s sojourn to the moon, four astronauts are planned to take off Wednesday on a voyage that will take them around the celestial body in preparation for journeys beyond, deep into space.

India's electronics manufacturing surges 6 times to Rs 12 lakh crore: Minister

IANS | April 1, 2026 5:22 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Jitin Prasada, on Wednesday highlighted that India’s electronics manufacturing sector has witnessed a sharp expansion over the past decade, with production rising over six-fold to around Rs 12 lakh crore in FY25 from about Rs 1.9 lakh crore in FY15.

India’s flex office market surges 8-fold in 8 years: Report

IANS | April 1, 2026 4:50 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The flexible office space market of India has witnessed a sharp surge over the past eight years, with annual transaction volumes rising 8.4 times from 2.2 million sq ft in 2017 to 18.6 million sq ft in 2025 across the top eight cities, a report showed on Wednesday.