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Why Kevin Durants is not playing vs Lakers today. Rockets give injury return timeline

Why Kevin Durants is not playing vs Lakers today. Rockets give injury return timeline

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The Houston Rockets will once again be without their star forward Kevin Durant for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, as the veteran continues to battle a lingering ankle injury. It was revealed on Sunday that Durant is currently dealing with a bone bruise in his left ankle, along with a sprain – an issue that has caused “swelling, stiffness and lack of mobility in the ankle,” as per ESPN insider Shams Charania. Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) looks on from the court in the second half of game two (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect) The injury has already forced him to miss multiple games and now sidelines him again with Houston facing elimination. Kevin Durant’s knee issue Durant’s postseason troubles began even before the series tipped off. He missed Game 1 due to a right knee contusion but returned in Game 2, logging heavy minutes and delivering 23 points, six rebounds, and four assists in a 41-minute outing. However, that return came at a cost. Durant injured …

Hyperloop pods, electric racing cars, mini rockets: this IIT Madras tech and innovation expo has it all

Hyperloop pods, electric racing cars, mini rockets: this IIT Madras tech and innovation expo has it all

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This racing car can go from 0 to 100 km per hour in 3.9 seconds! It runs on electric power and has been built completely by students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. Members of team Raftaar Formula Racing presented the prototype of their car at the IIT Madras’ flagship innovation and start up expo, Delta Expo 2026, which began on Saturday. The car weighs 200 kg, much lighter than a combustible engine vehicle of same specifications and can reach up to a speed of 130 km/hour. The team was working on fitting sensors to the car to be able to operate it without the driver, said M. Reza, team head and third year Chemical Engineering student. The team would soon be entering an international competition for this line of vehicles in Germany, said Adithya Muthukumaran, co-team leader and third year student of B.Tech in Metallurgy. Team Abhyuday had an interesting prototype – a rocket that uses paraffin wax as solid fuel and nitrous oxide as the oxidiser to propel it to a distance …

Missiles, loitering munitions, rockets in India’s ₹79,000-crore defence push

Missiles, loitering munitions, rockets in India’s ₹79,000-crore defence push

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NEW DELHI: The defence acquisition council (DAC) on Monday gave its initial approval to the purchase of military hardware worth ₹79,000 crore, including beyond-visual-range missiles, loitering munitions, long-range rockets, radars, and drone detection and interception systems, to boost the military’s combat readiness, the defence ministry said. FILE PHOTO: Defence minister Rajnath Singh at a ceremonial reception in New Delhi (REUTERS) The DAC, headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh, also accorded its acceptance of necessity (AoN) for leasing high-altitude long-range remotely piloted aircraft systems to boost the navy’s capabilities in the vast Indian Ocean region, it added. Under India’s defence procurement rules, AoN by the council is the first step towards buying military equipment. The key proposals cleared by the council — India’s apex military procurement body — include the acquisition of indigenous Astra Mk-II beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles to sharpen the precision strike capability of the Indian Air Force, and long-range guided rocket ammunition for the army’s Pinaka multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). Long-range precision weapons proved effective during Operation Sindoor in May when the Indian …

Dhurandhar worldwide collection: Ranveer Singh-starrer ROCKETS PAST Aamir Khan’s record, earns Rs…

Dhurandhar worldwide collection: Ranveer Singh-starrer ROCKETS PAST Aamir Khan’s record, earns Rs…

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Dhurandhar worldwide collection: Aditya Dhar’s directorial spy thriller movie, Dhurandhar, is inching closer towards the end of its first week. Ranveer Singh starrer, which released in theatres on October 5, has been performing tremendously at both domestic and worldwide box office. The movie has also set a record as it broke the lifetime collection of Aamir Khan starrer Sitaare Zameen Par, which released in theatres on June 20, 2025. Khan’s film had a box office collection of Rs 167.3 crore in India and Rs 267.34 crore worldwide after 44 days of its theatrical release. Dhurandhar domestic box office collection As shared by Jio Studios, Dhurandhar has collected Rs 188.60 crore domestically. The filmhad an opening of Rs 28.60 crore. It then made Rs 33.10 crore and Rs 44.80 crore on Saturday and Sunday. The spy thriller movie has shown steady momentum over the weekdays as well as it brought Rs 24.60 crore, Rs 28.60 crore, and Rs 29.30 crore on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, respectively. Dhurandhar worldwide collection As per trade website Sacnilk, Dhurandhar had …

Why Honda is suddenly launching reusable rockets

Why Honda is suddenly launching reusable rockets

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In June of this year, Honda launched and landed a prototype, 20-foot-long reusable rocket at its research facility in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. Though the company is known mainly as an innovative and iterative carmaker, it is also a transportation conglomerate, having developed and produced motorcycles, scooters, e-bikes, ATVs, boat motors, and even jets. Its skunkworks R&D center built the world’s first in-car navigation system, the first mass-produced automatic braking system, and the first production Level-3 autonomous driving system. Still, aiming toward the stars and potentially launching a competitor to Elon Musk’s SpaceX seemed to stretch beyond even Honda’s wildly diversified capabilities. Yet according to Kazuo Sakurahara — a former director of Honda’s Formula One racing team who now runs the company’s space development strategy — it is a logical move. “Honda products have already expanded across land, sea, and sky,” Sakurahara says, from Honda’s R&D facility north of Tokyo, in his first conversation with the American press. “So, it is not surprising that space is the next field of opportunity.” “Honda products have already …

NIA Arrests Another Aide Of Delhi Car Bomber, Was Involved In Modifying Drones, Making Rockets | India News

NIA Arrests Another Aide Of Delhi Car Bomber, Was Involved In Modifying Drones, Making Rockets | India News

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Last Updated:November 17, 2025, 18:49 IST According to the NIA, the suspect allegedly provided specialised technical assistance to the terror module Security forces at Red Fort | File Image The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday said it has arrested another close associate of Delhi car bomber Umer un Nabi as the probe escalates in the case linked to the Red Fort blast that killed 10 people and injured 32 earlier this month. The latest arrest, made in Srinagar, has been identified as Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, a resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district. According to the NIA, Jasir allegedly provided specialised technical assistance to the module, including modifying drones and attempting to build improvised rockets in the weeks leading up to the deadly attack. Investigators say Jasir was an active co-conspirator who worked closely with suicide bomber Umer un Nabi, helping him prepare for the strike that shook the national capital on November 10. Second Arrest In 48 Hours Jasir’s arrest comes just a day after the NIA picked up Amir Rashid Ali, …

Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities | World News

Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities | World News

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Palestinian militant group Hamas said it fired a barrage of rockets at cities in Israel’s south on Sunday in response to Israeli “massacres” of civilians in Gaza. Israel’s military said about ten projectiles were fired, but most successfully intercepted. Israel’s Channel 12 reported a direct hit in the southern city of Ashkelon. Israeli emergency services said they were treating one person for shrapnel injuries and teams were en route to locations of fallen rockets. Smashed car windows and debris lay strewn on a city street, videos disseminated by Israeli emergency services showed. Story continues below this ad The first phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into force on January 19 after 15 months of war and involved a halt to fighting, the release of some of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and the freeing of some Palestinian prisoners. However, Israel said on March 19 that its forces resumed ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip. Both parties blamed one another for a stalemate in the ceasefire talks. More than …

NASA to Launch Three Rockets in Alaska to Study Auroral Substorms’ Impact

NASA to Launch Three Rockets in Alaska to Study Auroral Substorms’ Impact

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An important mission is set to take place in Alaska. It aims to understand how auroral substorms impact the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Three rockets will be launched within a short window to observe the movement of air and changes in composition at high altitudes. Scientists seek to determine whether the heat from auroras causes vertical movement or if waves spread the energy across a wider area. The findings could improve space weather forecasting, which is crucial for satellites and communication systems. Study Objective and Launch Plan According to the reports from the experiment titled Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events (AWESOME), the rockets will be launched from Poker Flat Research Range. The facility, located 20 miles north of Fairbanks, is managed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks under a NASA contract. The launch window is open from 24 March to April 6. A four-stage rocket and two two-stage rockets will be used. The first two will release tracers at specific altitudes to study wind movement. The third rocket will release vapour tracers at …

Pulsar Fusion’s Nuclear Fusion Rockets May Revolutionise Space Travel

Pulsar Fusion’s Nuclear Fusion Rockets May Revolutionise Space Travel

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A UK-based company has announced plans for nuclear fusion-powered rockets that could reduce travel time across the solar system. Pulsar Fusion has been working on the project in secrecy for a decade and recently introduced the concept at the Space-Comm Expo in London. The company aims to test the technology this year and conduct an orbital demonstration by 2027. The rockets, called Sunbirds, are designed to propel spacecraft at high speeds using nuclear fusion. Experts believe that if the technology works, it could transform space exploration. However, some remain sceptical about its feasibility. Technology Behind the Sunbird Rockets As reported, the rockets will use a Duel Direct Fusion Drive (DDFD) engine. This system is designed to generate thrust by fusing deuterium and helium-3. Unlike conventional fusion reactors, the DDFD would produce charged particles that could be directly used for propulsion. The company claims that this technology could cut the journey to Mars in half and reduce the travel time to Pluto to just four years. However, the fusion process has not yet been successfully tested …