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Boeing Starliner's return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts has been postponed, NASA said on Friday. NASA did not provide a new date, raising questions about when the mission's two astronauts will return as more testing and technical issues have created more delays.

Banking regulators on Friday disclosed that they found weaknesses in the resolution plans of four of the eight largest American lenders.

Bill Gates isn't the first name that you'd think of after watching Oppenheimer. But TerraPower, the nuclear reactor engineering company the Microsoftwala founded in 2006, began constructing a micro nuclear reactor plant, Natrium, in Wyoming this month. This marks a quiet, commercially untested class of nuclear reactors: small modular reactors (SMR).

NEET, days after deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar demanded the states be allowed to conduct their own entrance exams. He demanded a CBI enquiry into the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-2024 in the wake of the exam’s on-going grace marks controversy, terming it a scam of the Modi-government. “The central government’s reluctance to order a probe despite the exposure of this massive scam raises doubts in the minds of the people. All the state governments have demanded a CBI probe. We don’t know if the Centre is trying to shield the culprits. The Modi government is playing with the future of 24 lakh students across the country,” Patil said. The state, however, could not outrightly reject the NEET, he added, as the law was enacted by the Central government and backed by a Supreme Court order. “The Tamil Nadu government has expressed its position, we need to fight legally. The Apex Court has told the Centre to accept if it has bungled. It’s sad that the Centre is not taking this seriously even as students and parents continue their protests across the country,” he said.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the government over exam paper leaks, saying the issue has become a national problem under the BJP rule which has «ruined the future» of crores of youth. The Congress general secretary's attack comes amid outcry against alleged irregularities in the medical entrance examination NEET and also the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination on Wednesday a day after it was held, citing compromised integrity of the test. In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, «In the last five years, papers of 43 recruitment exams have been leaked in the country. Paper leak has become a national problem of our country under BJP rule which has ruined the future of crores of youth so far.» «India is the youngest country in the world. We have the largest youth population. Instead of making these youth skilled and capable, the BJP government is making them weak,» she alleged.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), has announced a partnership with Bounce Infinity, a made-in-India electric scooter manufacturer. According to a press release, this collaboration aims to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across India through the establishment of innovative "eDrive stores" at select BPCL retail outlets. The introduction of BPCL's «eDrive stores» marks a major milestone in making EVs more accessible and popular among Indian consumers.

Infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) are enjoying immunity from insolvency proceedings and should be brought under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, a top official from SBI said on Friday. Ashwini Kumar Tewari, the managing director of the bank, said lenders need the assurance of being able to recover their dues from InvITs in case of a default and added that they are in touch with the Reserve Bank and the government on the same. «We need to bring these trusts, which are bankruptcy remote, within the purview of the IBC because that will go a long way in giving us the assurance that this is like any other asset,» Tewari said, addressing an NBFC event organized by industry lobby Assocham here. He elaborated that at present, the primary responsibility of an InvIT or a special purpose vehicle under it is towards the trust holders and there are «gaps» which need to be filled.

National Testing Agency which conducts the NEET-UG examinations should be scrapped as crores of students who are future of India are suffering. He also called for the resignation of the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. «If he (Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan) is taking moral responsibility, we have heard in politics that people who take moral responsibility resign from their posts. But he is doing nothing of that sort… It is clear that papers are being leaked, they are being sold. This is a kind of commercialisation that is happening,» Yechury told ANI.

South Africa for a short four-match T20I series in November this year, CSA and the BCCI announced in a joint statement on Friday. As per the itinerary released by Cricket South Africa (CSA), the series will begin on November 8 at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium in Durban, followed by matches in Gqeberha on November 10, Cenution on December 13 and Johannesburg on November 15. «I would like to thank the BCCI for their continued support to South Africa's cricket, and world cricket in general,» CSA chairperson Lawson Naidoo said in the statement. «Any tour by the Indian cricket team to our shores is filled with amazing camaraderie and exciting cricket, and I know our fans will be eagerly awaiting this series which will showcase the exceptional talent from both teams,» he added.

Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday sought transparency in the recently conducted Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MH-CET) engineering exams in the state, and demanded that the marks of the students be disclosed and answer sheets be given to them. Addressing a press conference here, he said the CET was held in a «weird» way and examinations for two papers were held in 30 batches. Of this, one paper was held in 24 batches.

Delhi Congress workers on Friday held a demonstration near the BJP headquarters here over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 examinations. The demonstration was led by Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav. The medical entrance examination, National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG, was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 5 with around 24 lakh candidates taking part. The results were announced on June 4.

UGC-NET and NEET-UG, the two important national-level examinations, have triggered a political row with opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of being more concerned about Lok Sabha Speaker's election scheduled next week.The Union Education Ministry on June 19 cancelled the University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test (NET) after concerns were raised about the exam's integrity. The UGC-NET 2024 was conducted on June 18 across 317 cities.Also Read: ‘Millions of dreams…,’ ABVP, other RSS affiliates express unease over NTA role amid NEET, UGC-NET 2024 row: ReportThe cancellation of UGC-NET came amid ongoing controversy over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam - NEET.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other RSS affiliates, including its student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), The Indian Express reported.The Union Education Ministry on June 19 cancelled the University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test (NET) after concerns were raised about the exam's integrity. The UGC-NET 2024 was conducted on June 18 across 317 cities. Also Read: NEET, UGC-NET 2024 row: 10 year jail term, ₹1 Cr fine as punishments in new ‘anti-paper leak’ law.

Time Technoplast, a leading manufacturer of polymer products, saw its shares surge by 12.7% in early trade today, reaching a new all-time high of ₹335 apiece. This rally followed the company's announcement that it had received final approval from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) for the manufacturing and supply of high-pressure Type-IV composite cylinders for hydrogen.In mid-March, the company had secured prototype approval for these high-pressure Type-IV composite cylinders from PESO.

probe, cancellation and retest of NEET-UG, 2024 exam on grounds of question paper leak and other malpractices, on Friday. On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a notice regarding a plea by the National Testing Agency (NTA) seeking to transfer all petitions related to the NEET-UG 2024 examination from various High Courts to the apex court. The bench, led by Justice Vikram Nath, also stayed proceedings before different High Courts but emphasized that it would not halt the ongoing counseling process. Additionally, the SC issued a notice to the Centre and the NTA in response to a petition filed by students who appeared for the NEET-UG exam at the Meghalaya center. These students claimed they lost 45 minutes during the exam and requested to be included among the 1,563 students who were granted grace marks and offered a re-exam on June 23. The Court has scheduled the hearing for these pleas on July 8.

Australia great Ricky Ponting presented the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year award to the star Aussie pacer Pat Cummins at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Thursday. Ponting, an ICC Hall of Famer and winner of the same accolade in 2006 and 2007, presented his compatriot with the trophy to celebrate his work in 2023. Cummins led his country to a great year as captain of both the Test and One Day International teams, defeating India at The Oval to win the World Test Championship, followed by a victory over the same opponent in the ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad.

Pat Cummins took a hat-trick against Bangladesh in their Super Eight match at the T20 World Cup in Antigua on Thursday. The test and one-day skipper bowled Mahmudullah for two, had Mahedi Hasan caught for a duck by Adam Zampa at deep third man and then dismissed Towhid Hridoy for 40 when the batter scooped to Josh Hazlewood at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. It was Cummins's first hat-trick in international cricket and also the first of the tournament, which is being co-hosted by the West Indies and United States.

₹1,757.50 hit on 3 July last year, following the merger of mortgage lender HDFC with the bank. The anticipation among domestic investors is of the so-called foreign room of the stock widening to 25% from March quarter’s 24.94%.Foreign room refers to the proportion of shares still available to foreign investors relative to the foreign ownership limit, which is 74%.

Leo Burnett Mumbai win a silver Lion for their Oreo #BringBack2011 campaign in the 'creative effectiveness' Lions category while Ogilvy Mumbai won a bronze in the 'creative strategy' Lions category for their work on Vi's 'Human Network Testing Network' campaign. The total tally of metals won by the Indian contingent now stands at 14 at the time of going to press. Among the 59 shortlisted entries this year, Indian agencies have, so far, won two gold, five silver and seven bronze Lions. «We couldn't be prouder to take home a silver for our Mondelez Oreo #BringBack2011 campaign. This campaign is a powerful example of how creativity can play an effective role in driving business, fostering a deeper connection with the audiences and building the brand,» said Rajdeepak Das, CCO Publicis Groupe-South Asia and chairman, Leo Burnett-South Asia.

UGC-NET exams this year. Until now, allegations of fraud and paper leaks were linked to only some state exams. An estimated 2.4 million science stream students just out of school have been trapped by allegations of exam paper leak to row over awarding grace marks related to NEET. If this was not misery enough for the student community and parents, the overnight cancellation of UGCNET for doctorate aspirants has added to their woes. Though both exams are very different in terms of career options, they are conducted by the National Testing Agency and are currently pen-paper tests. The health ministry resisted an online format for NEET, while UGC-NET successfully run as a computer-based test (CBT) since 2018 was suddenly moved to a paper-based optical mark reader (OMR) test this year, baffling many as tests do not move back from online to pen-paper mode normally.

Authorities in Chile say at least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured Thursday when a freight train collided head-on with another train on a test run just outside the capital of Chile