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ISRO targets 7 launches this fiscal; Next mission within two months, says Chairman Narayanan
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (315+ words) ISRO is targeting seven launches during the current financial year, with the next mission scheduled to lift off within the next two months, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan announced on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference following the historic maiden orbital…...
AI-Powered Connectivity: APAC Charts a Path to a Smarter Digital Future
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (639+ words) Asia-Pacific's first Broadband Development Summit brings regulators and operators to Bangkok to set the agenda BANGKOK, July 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Government officials, standards bodies and telecom operators gathered in Bangkok on 14 July for the inaugural Broadband Development Summit APAC 2026, convened by the…...
Skyroot Aerospace launches Vikram-1, India's first private orbital-class rocket
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (246+ words) Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital-class rocket, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota after a brief delay caused by a planned hold. India's first private orbital-class rocket, Vikram-1, carrying multiple technology demonstration payloads and a…...
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 launch put on planned hold, rescheduled to 12.05 pm
14+ hour, 59+ min ago (150+ words) ndia's first private orbital rocket, Vikram-1 by Skyroot Aerospace, was put on a planned hold due to a navigation issue. Launch is rescheduled to 12.05 pm. Vikram-1 rocket launch put on ‘planned hold’, likely to lift off at 12.05 pm Skyroot Aerospace…...
India's first private rocket to place tech payloads, postcard from PM into orbit
17+ hour, 50+ min ago (214+ words) India's first privately developed orbital rocket, Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, will on Saturday soar into a low earth orbit (LEO) to place multiple technology demonstration payloads--both domestic and foreign. Besides, it will also deploy a micro-art payload and a handwritten…...
Canada wildfire smoke blankets US Northeast as air quality warnings continue
18+ hour, 52+ min ago (730+ words) Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday. The thick smoke enveloped the nation's capital in a gloomy, eerie haze and prompted Major League Baseball's…...
China's Kimi K3 AI challenges ChatGPT and Claude with open-source breakthrough
19+ hour ago (834+ words) Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China took the US tech industry by surprise Friday, the latest sign that Chinese startups that publicly release their “open-source” AI technology are making the California titans of AI sweat. The newest Kimi…...
Powerful 7.3 earthquake hits Mexico-Guatemala border; no major damage reported
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (353+ words) A strong earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast on Friday, right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador. Authorities did not report any severe damage or casualties in any country. Two people…...
Tec-Do Launches Navos 2.0 at WAIC, Advancing the Next Era of Agentic Commerce
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (445+ words) SHANGHAI, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tec-Do, a global AI marketing technology company, today unveiled Navos 2.0 at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), introducing a next-generation AI agent designed to help enterprises accelerate international growth through coordinated multi-agent intelligence. As organizations increasingly seek…...
Skyroot’s Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital rocket to be launched on July 18
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (173+ words) India’s first privately developed orbital rocket is ready to blast off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Developed by Skyroot, a private aerospace company, Vikram-1 has been named after India’s pioneering space scientist Vikram Sarabhai. This will be…...