NEW DELHI: India is “cautiously optimistic” about the ongoing diplomatic-military talks with China to peacefully resolve the troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, while at the same time expressing full confidence in the Army to tackle any contingency if things go south along the frontier.“Our optimism” about the talks…
NEW DELHI: To boost India’s surveillance system from space, the Cabinet Committee on Security led by PM Narendra Modi has quietly approved the phase III of the Space Based Surveillance (SBS-III) for launching a big bunch of spy satellites in low earth and geostationary orbits.“CCS on Monday gave the approval for launching 52 satellites under…
PUNE: A 21-year-old food delivery man returning home after handing over the day’s last food parcel was killed at Koregaon Park after an Audi driven by an industrial executive in an inebriated state hit his scooter at 1.30am Friday. The victim Rauf Akbar Shaikh was sole breadwinner of his family.“Before ramming into Shaikh’s scooter, the…
NEW DELHI: As the Right to Information Act, 2005, marks its 19th anniversary this Saturday, a report card reveals a troubling rise in the backlog of appeals and complaints, with over 4 lakh cases piling up across 29 information commissions (IC) nationwide as of June 30. The growing pendency, highlighted in a report by civil…
Mysore to Darbhanga Bhagmati Express on Friday collided with a stationary goods train near Kavaraipettai railway station in Tamil Nadu. Few coaches were derailed, and a fire broke out in coaches of the express train.Rescue operations by local authorities are currently underway. Further details regarding the extent of the damage and casualties are still awaited.This…
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Omar Abdullah, the vice president of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, met with lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday after receiving letters of support from various political parties and independent candidates. During the meeting, Abdullah submitted these letters to the LG and requested him to…
NEW DELHI: Air India Express Tiruchirapalli-Sharjah flight that left Kerala 5.43 pm Friday with about 150 people on board is returning to the origin following suspected snag in the Boeing 737. The pilots suspected a hydraulic snag. Sources say the landing gear could not be retracted after take off, perhaps due to a hydraulic failure.“Since…
NEW DELHI: Air India Express Tiruchirapalli-Sharjah flight returned to land safely at the origin on Friday night. The Boeing 737 (VT-AYB) had left Trichy at 5.43 pm with about 150 people on board. Soon after take off, it suffered a hydraulic failure due to which the landing gear could not be retracted.“Since the aircraft was…
Ajit Pawar (File photo/ PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Friday said that “all is well” in the Mahayuti alliance, scotching off the speculations that trouble may be brewing in the ruling bloc.Rumors were rife that Pawar, who is also Maharashtra’s deputy CM, may break ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and PM Modi (File Image) There are some real issues that need to be solved, Canada‘s prime minister Justin Trudeau said after having a “brief” meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Laos. Trudeau disclosed that he had a concise dialogue with PM…
