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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy has flown its first mission for the U.S. intelligence community, marking a notable expansion of the rocket’s national security role. The launch underscores the Pentagon’s growing reliance on commercial heavy-lift systems for highly sensitive payloads, even as the spacecraft and mission details remain classified.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first formal trip to Washington in 11 years ended with ceremony, symbolism and a short extension of the U.S.-China trade truce, but few substantive breakthroughs. The visit projected calm for markets and politics, even as major disputes over trade, technology and global security were left largely untouched.
Family First Credit Union says CEO Jane Smith is no longer with the company, days after she drew criticism for posting an image of her family in "Lake America" sweatshirts tied to President Donald Trump's renaming push for Lake Ontario. The Michigan-based lender apologized to members and named Chief Operations Officer Jason Acosta as interim CEO, while the episode fed a broader political and cultural dispute over the Great Lakes.
The Artix 5.0 hotel art fair opens its doors in New Delhi, showcasing 21 rooms filled with innovative works from emerging artists alongside the legacy of veteran KG Subramanyan. This year's edition emphasizes the fusion of tradition and modernity in the Indian art scene.
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah attended the 73rd birthday celebrations of spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi in Kollam, Kerala, as chief guest, placing a major national political figure at one of the state's most prominent religious and social gatherings. The appearance highlights the continuing public influence of Amma's movement and the political significance of high-profile engagement with spiritual institutions that command deep social reach across India and abroad.
The ICAR-CIRB has organized a cleanliness dialogue to foster public participation and promote a culture of cleanliness, emphasizing that sanitation is a collective responsibility. The initiative aims to raise awareness and encourage individuals to play an active role in maintaining a clean environment.
IIT Madras, its Research Park and Unicorn India Ventures have announced a first close of Rs 450 crore for a Rs 1,000 crore fund aimed at advanced technology startups, with the final close expected by December 2026. The fund has already deployed nearly Rs 55 crore across four deep-tech startups as it sharpens its focus on sectors seen as strategically important to India's industrial and national security ambitions.
The Press Club of India has condemned the detention of two journalists, Frontline's Vedaant Lakhera and The Wire's Mohammad Irfan, while they were covering a protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The club said both reporters were wearing press IDs and described the police action as deeply troubling, while also criticising a separate West Bengal Police FIR against Maktoob Media as an attack on independent journalism.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said it is a "false choice" to frame BRICS and the United Nations as competing alternatives, arguing that smaller groupings are meant to support, not supplant, the global body. Speaking in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly, he said BRICS reflects bottom-up pressure for reform and alternative thinking within the international system.
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