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Broadband from skies: DoT issues Letter of Intent to Musk’s Starlink for satcom services

New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) Elon Musk’s Starlink has cleared the first step toward launching satellite internet services in India by securing a Letter of Intent from the Department of Telecommunications to beam services from Indian skies. Highly-placed sources said the LoI has been issued to Starlink which now has to secure a licence before being able to start operations. Starlink is a satellite internet service developed by SpaceX — the American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded in 2002 by the world’s richest man, Musk. It provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet worldwide using satellite technology. The firm has

Rahul sought Parliament session so that good message goes outside: Kharge on all-party meet

New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) The opposition expressed support for the government and the armed forces at the all-party meeting on ‘Operation Sindoor’, and Rahul Gandhi demanded a Parliament session to give a good message, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday. Speaking with reporters after attending the meeting, Kharge also expressed disappointment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend it. “We wanted the PM to participate and briefly talk about the action against terrorism. We salute the jawans who have shown bravery. We wanted him to come and brief us but he did not. He had not even

Pakistan says it shot down 12 Indian drones and 1 attacked military target

LAHORE, Pakistan, May 8, 2025 (AP) — Pakistan’s air defense system shot down a dozen Indian drones overnight, as one attacked a military target near the eastern city of Lahore, causing damage and wounding soldiers, officials said Thursday. It follows Indian missile strikes on Pakistani locations that killed 31 civilians a day earlier, including women and children, according to officials. Meanwhile, India evacuated thousands of people from villages near the two countries’ highly militarized frontier in the disputed region of Kashmir. Tensions between the two countries have spiked since April 22, when gunmen killed 26 people, mostly Indian Hindu tourists,

India strikes alleged headquarters of militant groups in Pakistan’s heartland

MURIDKE, Pakistan, May 8 (Reuters) – Video footage from the early hours of Wednesday shows a bright flash from the residential Islamic seminary outside Bahawalpur in central Pakistan as India attacked its neighbour in response to the killing of Indian tourists in Kashmir. The seminary was emptied of its students in recent days as speculation grew that would be targeted by India, but the family of Masood Azhar, founder of the Jaish-e-Mohammed Islamist militant group, was still there, according to the group. Ten of Azhar’s relatives were among 13 people killed in the strike, including women and children, the Pakistani

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