India’s per-kg space launch cost highest: study
India spends more per kilogram of payload to orbit than any other major spacefaring nation, a new study in Economics Letters has found. The Hindu reports that the analysis estimated India's cost…
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Indians three times more pro-US than Pakistanis: Pew
A new Pew survey of 36 countries finds 45% of Indians view the US favourably, compared to just 15% of Pakistanis. In contrast, nearly 90% of Pakistanis hold a positive view of…
Nepal cancels Tibetan studies conference amid China pressure debate
Nepal cancelled a conference on Tibetan studies scheduled for August 23-29 in Kathmandu, at the government's request, according to organisers. The International Association for Tibetan Studies called it an unwarranted interference. Around…
Gold slips after two-month peak as traders await US data
Gold fell 0.5 per cent to $4,383.53 per ounce on Friday, after touching a two-month high of $4,400 earlier in the session. The pullback came as traders locked in profits and turned…
Incheon becomes world’s busiest airport; Dubai drops out of top five
Incheon International Airport in South Korea has overtaken all others as the world's busiest airport for international travel, handling 38.4 million foreign travellers in the first half of this year, according to…
India faces strategic losses in West Asia amid Iran war
India's diplomatic balancing act in West Asia is fraying as the US-backed war on Iran intensifies, with New Delhi losing ground at the strategic Chabahar port, news.abplive.com reports in an opinion piece.…
Microsoft retreats from China but keeps window open
Microsoft has shut at least 15 branch offices and joint ventures in China over the past five years, pursuing a strategy of retreat, corporate filings show. The company considered leaving the market…
Russia, India deepen Arctic ties with Northern Sea Route talks
India confirmed it is in discussions with Russia on the Northern Sea Route, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday. The route along Russia's Arctic coast offers a shorter Europe-Asia link than…
Iran warns Trump over Hormuz claim, says fake intelligence dangerous
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday hit back at US President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington has “full control” of the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Araghchi…
China and Iran team up on rare earth exploration during war
China's National Natural Science Foundation has added rare earth exploration to its joint workshops with Iran's science foundation, as reported by the South China Morning Post. Beijing typically guards rare earth technology…
