The government has not yet assigned spectrum to Starlink for commercial service deployment, and security clearances remain pending. Elon Musk-led Starlink plans to soon introduce its satellite communication services in India with pricing between Rs 2,500 and 3,500 for retail customers. The company aims to provide services across multiple sectors, including maritime, aviation, retail, and…
Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas A major confrontation is brewing over the Centre’s plan to introduce the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill during the ongoing session of Parliament. CPI(M) MP John Brittas has formally urged Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Dharmendra Pradhan to pause the legislative push. warning that the government is attempting…
Getty Images A letter from Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex has now reached her estranged father, who is in hospital in the Philippines. Thomas Markle, who has reportedly had his left lower leg amputated, told the Mail on Sunday he does not want to die while distanced from his daughter. He said he wishes to…
Urban air travel is finally getting real attention. Cities are desperate for better ways to move people and things, and electric air taxis and drones have gone from wild sci-fi ideas to actual plans. Now, engineers are working on small aircraft that can zip over traffic jams, carrying folks or packages across town in a…
All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. Currently, Britons are among those who can visit for up to 90 days without a visa. All they need to do is…
BBC Baroness Anne Longfield was the children’s commissioner for England from 2015 to 2021 A former children’s commissioner will chair the government’s inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs. Baroness Anne Longfield will lead the inquiry, which was derailed in October when four women resigned from its survivors panel and two leading candidates to…
A “cheap ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia – with Kyiv forced to surrender land – would create an “expensive peace” for the whole of Europe, Norway’s foreign minister has warned. Espen Barth Eide explained that this could mean security challenges for generations, with the continent’s entire future “on the line.” It was why Ukraine, its…
