India launched a huge and powerful communications satellite for its navy early Sunday morning (Nov. 2).The CMS-03 spacecraft, also known as GSAT-7R, lifted off atop a Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sunday at 6:56 a.m. EST (1056 GMT; 5:26 p.m. local time in India)...

COLOMBO (News 1st):UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the protection of media professionals worldwide so they can safely carry out their essential work, on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, which falls on today. In a statement published by the U...

The Maldives has introduced a generational smoking ban, prohibiting anyone born on or after 1 January 2007 from buying, using, or being sold tobacco products.The law, effective 1 November 2025 and initiated by President Mohamed Muizzu, aims to create a “tobacco-free generation.”The ban covers all to...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Standing in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Egypt is unveiling the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) , a new cultural monument for the modern age.The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), now the world’s largest archaeological mus...

It's recently been confirmed that Taylor Sheridan, most widely known for co-creating the critically acclaimed Yellowstone TV series, will be coming aboard Paramount's Call of Duty film adaptation.The Call of Duty movie, which was officially announced earlier this fall, already has some high-profile ...