India inducting more long-range firepower & indigenising ammo amid border row with China | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After forward deploying howitzers, missiles, rocket systems and loiter munitions along the China frontier, India is now stepping up induction of more long-range, high-volume precision firepower that can prove decisive in battles as well as expanding its indigenous ammunition vendor base to counter global supply chain disruptions.With lessons being learnt from the ongoing…

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‘NRC will be done’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Jharkhand’s demographic issue | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister and BJP‘s state election co-in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma addressed the demographic issue in Jharkhand stating that “NRC (National Register of Citizens) will be done and the people whose names will not be there in NRC, we will have to push them away to Bangladesh.”“This will be our policy. Everyone will…

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Father of Badlapur assault case accused seeks police protection, writes to Amit Shah, Devendra Fadnavis | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The father of Badlapur sexual assault case accused has written a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday, seeking police protection for himself and his family. He alleged that they have been receiving threats following the death of his son, Akshay Shinde, who was…

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‘Bones of his neck were broken … ‘: Father of Class 2 boy killed in ‘human sacrifice’ to bring glory to school | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Father of the Class 2 boy, who was killed in ‘human sacrifice’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, has claimed that the school authorities kept misleading him before telling the truth about his child’s death. He said his son was strangled to death, the bones of his neck were broken, and later the body was…

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Mahakal temple’s boundary wall collapses in Ujjain, several feared trapped | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, a boundary wall of the Mahakal Temple has collapsed due to intense rainfall. It was suspected that multiple individuals were trapped beneath the rubble. The collapsed structure was the wall of the Maharajwada building, situated near gate number 4 of the Mahakal temple complex. According to Ujjain SP Pradeep…

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‘Nadda has no common sense’: Omar Abdullah on union minister’s ‘he is bad in mathematics’ remark | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah hit back on BJP chief JP Nadda over his “he is bad in mathematics remarks” and said that math has to do nothing with the Jammu and Kashmir election, it is the Union minister who doesn’t have common sense. Responding to a question, the NC vice-chief on…

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‘Got notice from cops’ vs ‘he is lying’: Naidu, Reddy in war of words over Tirumala temple visit amid Tirupati laddu row | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday dismissed Jagan Mohan Reddy‘s claim that he was denied entry to the Tirumala temple, challenging him to provide evidence of any notice served. “I am asking him to show the notice served to him,” Naidu insisted, rejecting the allegations.Naidu said that law enforcement had invoked…

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‘No minister can …’: Venugopal’s stern words after meeting Vikramaditya amid Himachal ‘eateries diktat’ row | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday summoned Himachal Pradesh cabinet minister Vikramaditya Singh to New Delhi over his remarks on eateries displaying names of owners. After the meeting, Venugopal said that he strongly conveyed the sentiments of the grand old party, stating “no minister or party functionary can can go against the…

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Tirupati temple row: Why Jagan Reddy’s religion has become a flashpoint in Andhra Pradesh | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday hit out at CM Chandrababu Naidu and said “demons are ruling” the state as he cancelled his visit to Tirumala temple. He said he had “never seen political parties creating hurdles even to visit a temple”. Reddy cancelled his scheduled…

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BJP wins last vacant seat of MCD’s Standing Committee, AAP calls vote ‘illegal’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the final vacant position on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s 18-member Standing Committee without opposition on Friday, as councillors from the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress abstained from the election process. Sunder Singh, the BJP’s nominee, received all 115 votes from the party’s councillors, while…

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