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30 May

India is free but we are slaves: Imran Khan

Islamabad: Severely criticising Pakistan's incumbent federal coalition government, former Prime Minister Imran Khan said the "American slaves" had increased the prices of petroleum products, while India bought cheap oil from Russia and reduced prices. "It showed India is free but we (Pakistanis) are slaves," The News quoted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman as saying while addressing a workers convention at Sheikabad, Charsadda, on Sunday. He lauded India for following an independent foreign policy, saying it imported crude oil from Russia despite American sanctions. "Our government signed an agreement with Russia to buy oil at 30 per cent discounted rates. Our government…

23 Jan

Boeing to deliver commercial planes on sustainable fuels by 2030

Washington: American airplane giant Boeing has announced that the company is setting a target to advance the long-term sustainability of commercial aviation, committing that its commercial airplanes will be capable and certified to fly on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuels by 2030. Boeing has previously conducted successful test flights replacing petroleum jet fuel with 100 per cent sustainable fuels to address the urgent challenge of climate change, the company said in a statement on Friday. According to the Air Transport Action Group, the US Department of Energy and several other scientific studies, sustainable aviation fuels reduce CO2 emissions by up…

15 Dec

Rocket Lab to launch 10 NASA CubeSats on Sunday

Washington: In its first mission for NASA, the American aerospace manufacturer Rocket Lab is set to launch 10 small research satellites, or CubeSats, from New Zealand, the US space agency said.Owing to bad weather, Rocket Lab was forced to postpone the earlier decided launch on December 12. Rocket Lab is now targeting the ELaNa-19 launch on December 15 with a launch window opening at 11 p.m. EST from the company's launch complex on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, NASA said in a statement on Friday. The CubeSats were built by three NASA centres, seven universities, and a middle school under the…

18 Jul

The ship that watched the Titanic sink – a quest to find why

Title: The Midnight Watch; Author: David Dyer; Publisher: Atlantic Books; Pages: 336; Price: Rs 499 The unsinkable ship didn't live up to its reputation -- except in popular culture. It has been over a century since the Titanic sank in April 1912 with over two-thirds of people aboard dying in the freezing Atlantic, but their bravery, sacrifice, privilege, cowardice, and the owners' hubris, continues to inspire stories across media. What about a ship near enough to help but didn't? The SS Californian was only a few miles away from the stricken ship that night and had even warned of ice…

14 Feb

Aero India set for flying start on Tuesday with over 70 aircraft

Bengaluru: The 11th edition of 'Aero India', set for a smooth take-off here on Tuesday, will witness the participation of 30 countries and as many as 72 state-of-the-art aircraft. As many as 270 companies from India and 279 from abroad will participate in the air show, which is expected to see a footfall of over two lakh business visitors.It will be the first time a team from China will participate in this biennial international aerospace and defence exhibition. Among the notable events scheduled during the air show is the handing over of Airborne Early Warning and Control System to the Indian…