NEW DELHI: In a significant development amid the frenetic race among China, Russia and the US to develop and deploy hypersonic weapons, India has tested its first long-range missile that is manoeuvrable mid-flight and flies over five times the speed of sound to evade enemy missile defence systems.The hypersonic missile, designed to carry various payloads…
GUWAHATI: Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma’s NPP, an NDA ally, withdrew support to the BJP-led govt in Manipur Sunday, saying CM N Biren Singh had “failed completely” in arresting the state’s descent into a spiral of ceaseless violence since the ethnic strife erupted in May 2023.“National People’s Party would like to convey its deep concern…
BELDANGA: The internet was shut down in Murshidabad and Jangipur police district, including in areas like Behrampore, Salar, Domkal, Jangipur and Samsherganj, and prohibitory orders were issued in some parts on Sunday after tension between two groups in Murshidabad’s Beldanga led to clashes from Saturday night.Seventeen people were arrested for the violence. West Bengal Police…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin continued attacks Sunday on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, saying the state’s leader of opposition “might merge his party with BJP” if there was another income tax search targeting his colleagues.Udhayanidhi recalled that three months ago, EPS had categorically ruled out an alliance with BJP for the…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday hit out at PM Narendra Modi saying that since ‘Modi ki guarantee’ was not working, the PM had been forced to ask for votes in Balasaheb Thackeray’s name in Maharashtra. Accusing the MahaYuti govt of trying to bring “Adani ki sultani (Adani’s rule)” to the state,…
HYDERABAD: An assistant professor from Government Medical College in Telangana’s Khammam, responsible for preventing ragging at the hostel, faces heat for getting a first-year student’s head tonsured to defuse a fight between seniors and juniors over his hairstyle on Tuesday.Health minister Damodar Raja Narasimha on Sunday ordered officials to enquire into the incident and advised…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 28% of grains supplied by Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state governments never reach the intended beneficiaries and the economic loss to the exchequer is estimated to be more than Rs 69,000 crore, a paper by an economic think tank has revealed and called for urgent reforms of the system.Analysing data…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jharkhand to ensure the removal of the contentious post from the BJP’s official social media platforms following complaints from the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.In addition to the takedown directive, the EC issued a notice to BJP Jharkhand, seeking an…
Sharad Pawar asks voters to defeat Ajit faction in a ‘big’ way. NEW DELHI: At a rally in Solapur’s Madha, NCP (Sharad Pawar) supremo Sharad Pawar delivered a fiery message to his detractors, urging voters to decisively defeat those who rebelled under his nephew Ajit Pawar’s leadership. Recounting a decades-old betrayal, the 83-year-old leader underscored…
Representative Image (File Picture) NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has imposed Stage-IV (Severe+) actions under the revised Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR which will be effective from 8 am on Monday. This is to step up efforts to tackle the worsening air quality in the region.Looking at the severity…
