Personal publicity stunts have hijacked Tokyo’s vote for a new governor, with nearly nude women, an AI character and a man practising his golf swing among the candidates.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) may launch satellites procured from space start-up Pixxel by mid-2025, giving a boost to its capabilities to keep vigil on the country's borders and beyond.
The IAF has signed a contract with the Bengaluru-headquartered Pixxel Space founded by young entrepreneurs Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal of BITS Pilani, while they were pursuing higher studies.
"We should have that satellite up in space before the end of 2025, but likely we are aiming at mid-2025," Ahmed said in an interaction with PTI editors here. Читать дальше...
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Manuel Ugarte booted in the clinching penalty kick and Uruguay advanced to the Copa America semifinals after following up a scoreless tie in regulation with a 4-2 edge in penalties over Brazil on Saturday night at Las Vegas.
Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur and Giorgian de Arrascaeta also converted penalty kicks and goalkeeper Sergio Rochet made a key save as Uruguay con
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Free agent guard/forward DeMar DeRozan is joining the Sacramento Kings on a three-year, $74 million sign-and-trade deal, ESPN and The Athletic reported Saturday night.
Sacramento is sending forward Harrison Barnes and an unprotected pick swap in the 2031 draft to the San Antonio Spurs while also dealing guard Chris Duarte, two second-round picks and cash to the Chicago Bulls,
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Brenton Doyle hit a two-run homer and Austin Gomber tossed seven strong innings to help the Colorado Rockies notch a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night at Denver.
Ryan McMahon reached base four times on three hits and a walk and had the other RBI as Colorado won a third straight game for the second time this season. The Rockies won seven straight g
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Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt left in the fifth inning Saturday night at San Diego after getting hit in the foot with a line drive.
Pfaadt exited with Arizona trying to protect a 2-1 lead after a line drive from Padres first baseman Luis Arraez hit him on the left foot. The play left runners on first and third with one out, but Kevin Ginkel came on to ge
A long-awaited showdown will take place this week in a historic Wild West frontier town, with both sides seeking justice for a fatal bullet fired from a six-shooter.
Voters in Tokyo are casting ballots to decide whether to re-elect conservative Yuriko Koike as governor of Japan’s influential capital for four more years
The 147th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath rolled out early Sunday morning in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city where a large number of devotees flocked the procession route to pay obeisance to the deity.
The raths (chariots) of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balbhadra and sister Subhadra are pulled by Khalashi community members as per the age-old tradition.
The Rath Yatra is taken out on the Ashadhi Beej (second day of Hindu Ashadh month) every year.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah performed the 'mangla aarti' and... Читать дальше...
Assam's flood situation has resulted in 58 deaths since May, affecting 29 districts and 23.96 lakh people. Over 3,500 villages and 68,768.5 hectares of crops are submerged, with major rivers above danger levels. Union home minister Amit Shah and chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma review the crisis, with NDRF and SDRF providing relief. Over 53,000 are in camps, 4.7 lakh non-camp inmates receive aid. Fresh deaths in Charaideo, Goalpara, Morigaon, Sonitpur, and Tinsukia. Kaziranga National Park reports 114 animal deaths. Читать дальше...
A California family's massive Trader Joe's receipt recently went viral on social media, sparking a debate about which grocery stores are affordable for families.