SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — Soaring more than 50 miles into the hot, glaringly bright skies above New Mexico, Richard Branson at last fulfilled a dream that took decades to realize: He can now call himself an astronaut. On Sunday morning, a small rocket plane operated by Virgin Galactic, which Mr. Branson founded in 2004, carried … Read more
The government will soon revive the wage rate index and change its base year to 2019 from 1965. The revised index will capture the impact of inflation on wages and form the basis for determining the statutory national floor level minimum wage, said officials. “Work is in the final stages. The index with revised base … Read more
The Indian economy is expected to recover swiftly from the impact of the second Covid-19 wave, but vaccination holds the key to mitigating the downside and lifting consumer sentiment, according to a poll of chief executives by industry body CII. “The deadly second wave has not affected much of the economic activities as the lockdowns … Read more
The draft proposal on population control, released by the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission, that seeks to exclude people with more than two children from availing government schemes and proposes incentives for those with less than two children, has invoked strong reactions from Hindu bodies and experts on women’s health. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international … Read more
Dozens of BJP leader Pankaja Munde’s supporters tendered their resignations from party posts in protest over Pritam Munde, Pankaja’s younger sister and party MP not being given a ministerial berth. The spate of resignations, which began on Friday, continued till Sunday as panchayat samiti members to taluka heads quitting their posts, even as the party … Read more
The sister of one of the alleged Colombian hitmen accused of assassinating Haiti’s president has insisted he is innocent and vowed to clear her dead brother’s name, as a potentially destabilising power struggle gripped the Caribbean country. Duberney Capador, a retired member of Colombia’s special forces, was one of two Colombians reportedly killed by Haitian … Read more
Richard Branson arrives at Spaceport America in New Mexico Sunday hours before traveling to the edge of space aboard a Virgin Galactic space vessel. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images British billionaire Richard Branson successfully completed his latest, and arguably greatest, adventure with Sunday’s brief flight to the edge of space aboard his Virgin Galactic space … Read more
Novak Djokovic dropped just two sets during the fortnight on his way to the title Venue: All England Club Dates: 28 June-11 July Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with extensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. Full details here Novak Djokovic won his sixth Wimbledon title to … Read more
You’d think it would be easy to turn off your iPhone, right? Just press that power button, and job done. Except that button you think is a power button — presumably because you press it to turn the iPhone on — is not a power button but a “side button.” And pressing that side button … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Richard Branson is finally getting his trip to space on Sunday. It has been a very long wait for Mr. Branson, the irreverent, 70-year-old British billionaire who leads a galaxy of Virgin companies. In 2004, he founded Virgin Galactic to provide adventurous tourists with rides on rocket-powered planes to … Read more