The much-anticipated annular solar eclipse is set to grace the skies on October 2. The eclipse will begin at 9:13 pm IST on October 2 and conclude at 3:17 pm IST the next day. During this time, the Moon will appear smaller than the Sun, creating a brilliant “ring of fire” effect – a halo of sunlight…
Global investment firm Fidelity has reduced the value of its holding in Elon Musk-run X (formerly Twitter) by a massive 78.7 per cent, which implies that the X social media platform is likely valued at just $9.4 billion. The tech billionaire had bought the social media company for $44 billion in October 2022 after an…
Stargazers are in for a celestial surprise this autumn. A small asteroid is set to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull, temporarily becoming a “mini-moon.” This object will orbit the planet from September 29 to November 25 before escaping again. The news has sparked excitement among stargazers and space enthusiasts eager to glimpse this cosmic…
A mystery dating back over three millennia is being unravelled in the Tollense River Valley of northeast Germany. What seems like a peaceful landscape today was once the site of a fierce and bloody confrontation that archaeologists now identify as Europe’s oldest-known battlefield. It all began in 1996 when an amateur archaeologist stumbled upon a…
China’s military was on “high alert” Thursday and Beijing said it had lodged a complaint with Tokyo after a Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time. Japan’s top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi declined to comment on the reports at a regular briefing because they concerned military operations. But Beijing confirmed its…
SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Star ship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X. Earlier this month, Musk had said that the first Star ships to Mars would launch in two years “when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens.” On…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today convened a high-profile roundtable with top American technology CEOs, focusing on innovation, collaboration, and India’s growing tech space. The meeting, held at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, was part of PM Modi’s three-day visit to the United States, with its second leg in New York. Hosted by the Massachusetts…
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya’s main airport after workers went on strike in protest at a planned takeover by an Indian business group. Large queues formed outside Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday morning as flights were delayed and cancelled. Union leaders on Wednesday evening said they would return to…
A new bronze statue that was unveiled to honour the late Queen Elizabeth II has drawn criticism as many believe it looks nothing like the monarch. The statue was unveiled on September 6in Antrim Castle Gardens in Antrim and Newtownabbey, in Northern, and placed next to an already existing statue of Prince. Philip and Elizabeth were…
The highly anticipated Bajaj Housing Finance IPO has shattered historical records, drawing bids worth over Rs 3.2 lakh crore. The company aimed to raise approximately Rs 6,560 crore through a mix of fresh equity sale and an Offer for Sale (OFS). At the close of the issue, the IPO was subscribed 63.6 times, reflecting robust demand, particularly…
