Indo Daily
May 26, 2025
DEMOCRACY
Bangladesh army chief wants elections 'by December'
Dhaka (AFP) May 22, 2025

Bangladesh's powerful army chief has said the first elections since the country's former leader was ousted in a mass uprising should be held by December, local media reported and military sources confirmed on Thursday. ... more

TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Commercial UAV Expo | Sept 2-4, 2025 | Las Vegas


FLORA AND FAUNA
India's lion population rises by a third
Ahmedabad, India (AFP) May 21, 2025

India's Asiatic lion population has increased by over a third to 891, according to a five-yearly census released on Wednesday, boosting efforts to conserve the vulnerable species. ... more

THE STANS
China says it backs Pakistan in defending 'sovereignty'
Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2025

China said on Tuesday it supports Pakistan in defending "national sovereignty and territorial integrity", after a ceasefire ended four days of fighting with India over a deadly attack in Kashmir. ... more

daily space defense environment energy newsletters

AEROSPACE
Chinese weapons get rare battle test in India-Pakistan fighting
Shanghai (AFP) May 20, 2025

Just over a week after a ceasefire with India was struck, Pakistan's foreign minister is visiting his country's largest arms supplier, China, with the performance of the weapons they supplied a matter of burning interest for analysts and governments alike. ... more

SHAKE AND BLOW
1 dead as rains choke India's tech capital; 1 dead, 3 missing in Argentina floods
Bengaluru, India (AFP) May 20, 2025

Torrential rains have swamped parts of India's tech capital Bengaluru, killing at least one person, an official said, and exposing long-standing infrastructure failures in a city that has expanded at breakneck speed. ... more

TECHNOLOGY NEWS


Available on Amazon Books


THE STANS
India to resume border ceremony with Pakistan
Amritsar, India (AFP) May 20, 2025

India said Tuesday it would resume a daily border ceremony with neighbouring Pakistan which it briefly halted earlier this month following the most serious conflict between the nuclear armed arch-rivals for decades. ... more

ENERGY NEWS
India steel plans threaten global emissions goals: report
Bangkok (AFP) May 20, 2025

India's plans to massively expand coal-based steel and iron production threaten global efforts to reduce the sector's carbon emissions, a key contributor to climate change, a report said Tuesday. ... more

daily space defense environment energy newsletters

ROCKET SCIENCE
Indian space agency's rocket fails to deploy satellite for Earth observation
Washington DC (UPI) May 18, 2025

India failed in its attempt to launch a satellite to observe Earth when the third stage failed, the nation's space agency said Sunday. ... more

FROTH AND BUBBLE
The US towns that took on 'forever chemical' giants -- and won
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2025

No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly every living creature. ... more


THE STANS
Indian vets to be re-deployed as security guards in Kashmir: govt
Srinagar, India (AFP) May 17, 2025

Military veterans will be redeployed as security guards in Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi said on Saturday, a week after it reached a ceasefire with Pakistan to end their most serious conflict in decades. ... more

THE STANS
Pakistan FM to visit China on heels of conflict with India over Kashmir
Islamabad (AFP) May 18, 2025

Pakistan's foreign minister will make a three-day official visit to China, his office said on Sunday, a little over a week after Islamabad reached a ceasefire with India to end their most serious conflict in decades. ... more

daily space defense environment energy newsletters

FROTH AND BUBBLE
The US towns that took on 'forever chemical' giants -- and won
Washington (AFP) May 18, 2025

No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly every living creature. ... more

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Reports of Indian navy forcing Rohingyas into sea 'unconscionable': UN expert
Geneva (AFP) May 15, 2025

A UN expert said on Thursday he was investigating "credible reports" that Rohingya refugees were forced off an Indian navy vessel into the Andaman Sea, in what would be an "unconscionable" act. ... more

ADVERTISEMENT


DEMOCRACY
India kills 31 alleged Maoist rebels in 'biggest-ever operation' targeting Naxalism
Washington DC (UPI) May 15, 2025

Indian security forces have killed 31 alleged Maoist rebels in what it Modi government officials called "the biggest-ever operation against Naxalism." ... more

NUKEWARS
India and Pakistan trade accusations of nuclear arsenal mismanagement
Srinagar, India (AFP) May 15, 2025

India and Pakistan accused each other Thursday of failing to control their nuclear weapons, calling on the world to monitor their neighbour's arsenal just days after their most serious military confrontation in two decades. ... more

daily space defense environment energy newsletters

NUKEWARS
India and Pakistan trade accusations of nuclear arsenal mismanagement
Srinagar, India (AFP) May 15, 2025

India and Pakistan accused each other Thursday of failing to control their nuclear weapons, calling on the world to monitor their neighbour's arsenal just days after their most serious military confrontation in two decades. ... more

INTERNET SPACE
Trump says urged Apple to manufacture in US not India
Doha (AFP) May 15, 2025

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he urged Apple to manufacture its products in the United States instead of India, where the US tech giant has said it would be shifting production after US tariffs on China. ... more


THE STANS
Pakistan returns Indian border guard captured after Kashmir attack
New Delhi (AFP) May 14, 2025

Pakistan returned a captured border guard to India on Wednesday, in a fresh sign of detente after a ceasefire ended four days of conflict between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals. ... more

EXO WORLDS
NASA Cleanroom Microbes Reveal Survival Strategies for Space and Biotech
London, UK (SPX) May 13, 2025

Researchers from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and institutes across India and Saudi Arabia have discovered 26 new bacterial species ... more

daily space defense environment energy newsletters

SPACE TRAVEL
Axiom advances space health tech and cancer studies with Ax 4 mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 05, 2025

Axiom Space is redefining research in orbit through its fourth mission to the International Space Station, known as Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). This milestone mission carries the highest number of scien ... more

THE STANS
Indian teams defuse bombs in Kashmir border areas
Uri, India (AFP) May 12, 2025

Expert teams on Monday defused unexploded bombs in India's border areas with Pakistan before letting displaced Kashmiri villagers return home following a ceasefire between the nuclear-armed foes. ... more

ADVERTISEMENT


THE STANS
Indian PM Modi vows strong response to any future 'terrorist attack'
New Delhi (AFP) May 12, 2025

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Monday to respond strongly to any future "terrorist attack", and warned that New Delhi would not tolerate "nuclear blackmail" in the event of further conflict with Pakistan. ... more

SPACEMART
European Space Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation Expand Human Spaceflight Collaboration
Paris, France (SPX) May 12, 2025



The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have taken a significant step in human space exploration by signing a joint Statement of Intent focused on collabo ... more


daily space defense environment energy newsletters

THE STANS
India, Pakistan military to confer as ceasefire holds
New Delhi (AFP) May 12, 2025

Indian and Pakistani military chiefs were set to confer Monday as a ceasefire that brought the nuclear-armed rivals back from the brink of all-out war held. ... more

THE STANS
India, Pakistan ceasefire holds after early violations
Poonch, India (AFP) May 11, 2025

A ceasefire appeared to hold on Sunday between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals accused each other of violating a truce that brought them back from the brink of all-out war. ... more

ADVERTISEMENT


Buy Advertising Privacy statement
About Us Contact Us
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2021 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement