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ISRO successfully launches US’ BlueBird Block-2 satellite; heaviest payload launched by LVM3 from India Space Debris

ISRO successfully launches US’ BlueBird Block-2 satellite; heaviest payload launched by LVM3 from India

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched LVM3-M6 rocket, carrying United States' new generation BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite. Weighing 6,100 kg, the communication satellite is the heaviest payload to be placed into the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in LVM3 launch history, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said. The satellite…
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December 24, 2025
Iran, US reaffirm commitment to diplomacy at UN, but gap on a nuclear deal remains wide Nukes

Iran, US reaffirm commitment to diplomacy at UN, but gap on a nuclear deal remains wide

Synopsis The sixth round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran had been scheduled for soon after Israel's 12-day war with Iran in June, during which the US joined Israel in bombing Iranian nuclear sites. The talks were cancelled, and in September, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected any direct…
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December 24, 2025
Judge green lights New York’s driver’s license law, rejecting a Trump administration challenge Times Square

Judge green lights New York’s driver’s license law, rejecting a Trump administration challenge

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge gave a green light Tuesday to New York’s so-called Green Light Law, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to stop the state from giving people driver's licenses without having them prove they are in the country legally. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci in…
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December 24, 2025
China needs ‘original’ knowledge system on border history to counter West, scholar says China's Social Credit System

China needs ‘original’ knowledge system on border history to counter West, scholar says

China should establish an “original” knowledge system regarding the history of its border regions to mitigate security risks from “hostile forces in the West”, according to a senior scholar at a prominent state-run think tank. Fan Enshi of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) also warned about the threat…
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December 24, 2025
Bombay HC directs Maharashtra govt to pay ₹50 lakh benefit to COVID duty staff’s family Pandemic

Bombay HC directs Maharashtra govt to pay ₹50 lakh benefit to COVID duty staff’s family

An outer view of Bombay High Court. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Kolhapur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) directed the Maharashtra government to grant the ₹50 lakh ex gratia insurance benefit to the family of a contractual data entry operator who died of…
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December 23, 2025
Brazil’s Tax-Incentive Project to Turn Bitcoin Price into Musical Composition Brasilia

Brazil’s Tax-Incentive Project to Turn Bitcoin Price into Musical Composition

TLDR Brazilian orchestra will convert Bitcoin data into music through algorithm-based composition. The project will receive up to $197,000 in tax-deductible funding under Brazil’s Rouanet Law. The live performance in Brasília will use real-time Bitcoin market data to guide musical elements. The initiative expands on prior crypto data-driven art projects…
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December 23, 2025