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January 12, 2026 2:52 PM

DRDO successfully tests man-portable anti-tank missile with top-attack capability

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested the Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top-attack capability against a moving target, marking a key step towards its induction into the Indian Ar...

January 12, 2026 1:17 PM

Tunisian filmmaker wins $1 million for AI-generated film at Dubai summit

Tunisian filmmaker Zoubeir Jlassi has won the world’s largest AI Film Award for his film Lily, receiving a one-million-dollar prize from Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum during the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai. The award i...

January 12, 2026 12:45 PM

ISRO launches PSLV-C62 mission carrying ‘Anvesha’ satellite

India on Monday launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C62 mission carrying the 'Anvesha'/EOS-N1 satellite and 15 other satellites into the sun-synchronous polar orbit (SSO) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. In its fi...

January 12, 2026 10:13 AM

Trump says he will talk to Musk about restoring internet in Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans to speak with billionaire Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran, where authorities have blacked out services for four days amid ongoing anti-government protests. "He's very good at that kind o...

January 11, 2026 5:22 PM

Musk’s AI bot Grok limits some image generation on X after backlash

Elon Musk's startup xAI has put some restrictions on the image generation function of its Grok chatbot on social media platform X, after the tool's use of AI to create and publish sexualized images sparked a widespread backlash. Users had been able ...

January 10, 2026 3:07 PM

UAE expands polar research footprint through treaties, partnerships and joint missions

The United Arab Emirates is strengthening its scientific presence in the Arctic and Antarctic through international treaties, research partnerships and high-profile exploration missions aimed at advancing global climate and planetary science. The UA...

January 10, 2026 8:55 AM

DRDO successfully tests long-duration scramjet engine, boosting hypersonic missile programme

India marked a major advance in hypersonic weapons development as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a long-duration ground test of an actively cooled, full-scale scramjet engine. The test, held at the Scr...

January 8, 2026 5:05 PM

India’s data centre capacity more than doubled in 2025

India recorded a sharp rise in data centre capacity additions in 2025, with new supply more than doubling to 387 MW IT compared to 191 MW IT added in 2024, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 103 per cent, according to a report released on Thursday. ...

January 8, 2026 3:49 PM

NASA considers rare early ISS crew return due to astronaut’s medical issue

NASA is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said. A...

January 8, 2026 3:14 PM

Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago unearthed in a Moroccan cave are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa, representing the remains of archaic humans who may have been close ancestors of our s...

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