NEW DELHI: The new generation Akash surface-to-air missile system, capable of intercepting hostile aircraft, helicopters, and drones at a range of 30 km, is now ready for user trials before its induction into the armed forces.DRDO successfully tested the new-generation Akash missile on Friday from the integrated test range at Chandipur off the coast of…
NEW DELHI: The Goa police suspect that the alleged murder of a four-year-old by his own mother, Suchana Seth, was likely pre-meditated after they found empty bottles of cough syrup in a room where the CEO of a start-up was staying.The bottles suggest that Seth might have given a heavy dose of the medicine to…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday he will take a decision “very soon” about whether or not to attend the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.Asserting that this was a matter of personal faith, not politics, Kharge also said anyone invited to attend, was free to decide. “It is…
SRINAGAR: A Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist allegedly involved in a series of killings of soldiers, migrant workers, and Pandits over the past year was gunned down Friday in an encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian district.Bilal Ahmed Bhat fired on a joint team ofpolice, army and CRPF personnel when they cornered him at a hideout during a cordon-and-search operation…
NEW DELHI: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that, “cold day” to “severe cold day” conditions are likely to continue over some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Rajasthan for next two more days and significantly decrease thereafter.According to the latest forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), dense to very dense fog…
VARANASI: Ahead of the Varanasi district judge’s decision on opening the sealed envelopes containing Archaeological Survey of India‘s report on the Gyanvapi mosque survey, ASI filed a fresh application on Wednesday, urging the court to postpone the disclosure of the report for four weeks.In response to the plea, the court reserved its order on the…
BHOPAL: In a momentous development for India’s conservation efforts at the onset of new year, ‘Aasha,’ the cheetah named by Prime Minister Modi, gave birth to a robust litter of cubs inside Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. This development has sparked renewed hopes for the thriving resurgence of cheetahs within the Indian ecosystem.Aasha has…
NEW DELHI: Ahmedabad GIFT City-based leasing firm ModAir Aviation has inducted its fifth aircraft — a two-seater training plane Tecnam P-Mentor which will be based an an upcoming flying school in Karnataka. Before the end of this fiscal, Modair says it will induct its sixth aircraft that will be leased a non-scheduled Indian airline operators.ModAir…
NEW DELHI: Petrol pumps have been witnessing unusually long queues across India as people rush to fill their tanks, driven by fears of a fuel shortage. This situation arises amidst a protest by truck drivers against the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the Indian Penal…
In a significant diplomatic move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia next year. This invitation, conveyed during a meeting with external affairs mnister S Jaishankar at the Kremlin, underscores the enduring strategic partnership between India and Russia amidst a complex global landscape.The big picture: strengthening…
