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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Polaris Dawn mission, aiming for the highest Earth orbit with a commercial crew.SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the Polaris Dawn mission from Kennedy Space Center at United states’ Florida on Tuesday. The mission will last up to five days and will attempt a spacewalk, first by a commercial crew. The crew will aim to fly higher than any previous Dragon mission and attempt to reach the highest Earth orbit ever. They will also be the first to test Starlink’s laser-based communications in space.Falcon 9 will place Dragon to an elliptical orbit of 190 x 1,200 km,…

The 72-year-old politician is in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is being treated for an acute respiratory tract infection, the party said in a statement.CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury is in “critical” condition and currently on respiratory support at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, the party said on Tuesday.The 72-year-old politician is in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is being treated for an acute respiratory tract infection, the party said in a statement.“A multi-disciplinary team of doctors is closely monitoring his condition, which is critical at this time,” the party added. Sitaram Yechury had…

Shinde’s tenure as the home minister also saw the trials and executions of Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru, and the 2012 Delhi gangrape case.Former Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Tuesday revealed he was scared while visiting Lal Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir during his ministerial stint. At the launch of his memoir ‘Five Decades in Politics’, Shinde recalled his visit to the Valley in 2012. “Before I became the Home Minister, I visited him (educationist Vijay Dhar). I used to ask him for advice. He advised me to not roam around but to visit Lal Chowk (in Srinagar), meet…

RP Singh said 3000 Sikhs were killed during the 1984 riots in Delhi under the Congress party’s rule. BJP spokesperson RP Singh on Tuesday dared Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to repeat his remarks about Sikhs in India. He said he would drag him to court. RP Singh said 3000 Sikhs were killed during the 1984 riots in Delhi under the Congress party’s rule. “3000 Sikhs were massacred in Delhi; their turbans were taken off, their hair was chopped off and beard was shaved…He (Rahul Gandhi) doesn’t say that this happened when they (Congress) were in power…I…

There are some investment myths which are important to debunk because these myths are preventing you from doing something important for your good future. So let’s debunk these top investment myths;  Top investment myths  Here are the top investment myths;  Investing is only for rich people  Probably the most convincing myth is this one. Investing can be as simple or as complex as you choose. Ironically, investment can also be as easy as you want it to be. You can invest a significant amount of money in hedge funds and other esoteric investing alternatives after spending a great deal of time, money,…

If investing is your thing, you’ve probably heard of Warren Buffett. With a net worth of more than $100 billion, he is among the wealthiest investors in the world.Buffett has an exceptional track record of investing, with compound annual returns over the last 55 years of little over 20%. Put otherwise, if you had put $10,000 in his investment company Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, your money would now be worth over $280 million.Many others have written extensively on Buffett’s investing approach throughout the years. As a matter of fact, Buffett has articulated his framework for thinking in his yearly letters…

The GST council has not finalised the proposal to impose taxes on online payments below ₹2,000, and has referred it to the fitment committee for review. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has not yet reached a decision on applying an 18% GST on transactions below ₹2,000 processed by payment aggregators, CNBC-TV18 reported.The matter, which will impact customers’ ability to make small online payments, is to be referred to the GST fitment committee for further review, Uttarakhand Finance Minister Premchand Aggarwal said. This comes as part of the discussions held during the 54th GST Council meeting on September 9,…

CBI officials said that lack of evidence and proof to support gang rape claims are roadblocks in the ongoing Kolkata rape case investigation. A month after the horrific rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said it continues to face roadblocks to conclude the probe and connect all the dots that led to the brutal crime. A senior CBI official said that the agency was unable to conduct the probe smoothly due to a lack of evidence in the case, reported PTI. The central agency took over the investigation…

The Supreme Court said it cannot enter into arena of the nation’s foreign policy. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking to restrain India and Indian companies from supplying arms and military aid to Israel for its war in Gaza.The top court said it cannot enter into arena of the nation’s foreign policy. “Indian firms involved in export of arms to Israel may be sued for breach of contractual obligations if it puts a hold on export,” the Supreme Court said.The top court bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra…

The incident took place when the bench comprising the CJI and Justices Manoj Misra and JB Pardiwala was hearing the Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder case. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Monday rebuked a lawyer and asked him to lower his voice during a hearing in the Supreme Court. The incident took place when the bench comprising the CJI and Justices Manoj Misra and JB Pardiwala was hearing the Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder case. The rape and murder of the junior doctor in a seminar hall of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in…