DGCA bans use of power banks for charging devices during flights

IANS | January 4, 2026 4:29 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday clarified that passengers are not allowed to use power banks to charge mobile phones or any other electronic devices during flights, citing serious safety concerns linked to lithium batteries.

Centre sanctions 24 chip design projects in big push to India's semiconductor industry

IANS | January 4, 2026 1:51 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) As many as 24 chip design projects have been sanctioned across areas such as video surveillance, drone detection, energy meters, microprocessors, satellite communications, and broadband and IoT Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) under the Centre's Design Linked Incentive Scheme (DLI) scheme, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.

Elon Musk announces free Starlink services for Venezuela

IANS | January 4, 2026 12:49 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk on Sunday announced that his satellite internet service Starlink will provide free broadband access to the people of Venezuela for one month to ensure uninterrupted connectivity amid the ongoing crisis in the country.

People-centric governance model driving social upliftment, economic growth: Minister

IANS | January 4, 2026 9:47 AM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, development has reached the last mile, ensuring that welfare schemes directly empower beneficiaries and strengthen grassroots entrepreneurship, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, has said.

Using Grok to make illegal content will result in same consequences for uploading such material: Musk

IANS | January 3, 2026 11:03 PM

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that anyone using Grok AI to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content, a day after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) cracked down on X Corp for failing to prevent the generation and circulation of obscene, nude and indecent content on its platform.