New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar visited the Western Naval Command during which he also interacted with the elite MARCOS and commended them for various operations, officials on Friday said. The Chief of the Naval Staff, as part of his farewell visit to WNC, Mumbai, interacted with the officers, sailors and defence civilians…
New Delhi: The defence ministry has issued a tender to state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for procurement of 97 light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1A) Tejas for the Indian Air Force, officials said on Friday. The fighter jets are expected to cost around Rs 67,000 crore. The Tejas aircraft is a potent platform for air…
Lucknow: Australia’s Jake Fraser-McGurk announced himself with a belligerent half-century on his IPL debut after spinner Kuldeep Yadav dazzled with the ball as Delhi Capitals recorded a morale-boosting six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants here on Friday. Ayush Badoni (55 not out off 35 balls) smashed a quick-fire unbeaten half century to help the Super…
New Delhi: BRS leader K Kavitha had allegedly “threatened” Aurobindo Pharma Promoter Sharath Chandra Reddy to pay Rs 25 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party for five retail zones allotted to his firm under the Delhi government’s excise policy, the CBI told Special Court on Friday, while seeking her custody. Kavitha had told Reddy that…
Kolkata: A political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal over the arrests of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case as Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Mateen Taha hail from Kanthi in the East Midnapore district of the state. The two were arrested by the NIA on Friday. The slugfest has been kicked off by…
New Delhi: Former Rajya Sabha MP Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar on Friday complained to the chief election commissioner (CEC) that the ruling YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh was allegedly tapping the phone of TDP’s national general secretary Nara Lokesh using the Pegasus software. Apple has issued a security alert to Nara Lokesh. He had received a…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday confiscated immovable properties belonging to Khalistani terrorist Ramandeep Singh in Punjab’s Ferozepur, according to an official statement. On the directions of the NIA special court here, the anti-terror agency has confiscated 31 kanals, 9 marlas and 4 sarsahi land belonging to the accused in Jhok Nodh…
Jaipur Amid opposition charges that the BJP was out to destroy the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that his government revered it and even Babasaheb Ambedkar would not be able to abolish it now. Addressing an election rally in Barmer, Modi alleged that the Congress was standing with anti-national forces and hit…
New Delhi: India on Friday asked its citizens not to travel to Iran or Israel amid escalating tensions between the two countries following a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria 11 days ago. Iran blamed Israel for the strike and there have been fears that Tehran may launch an attack on Israel soon. The…
Moradabad (UP): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the Congress over its handling of the Kashmir issue, saying the party “pampered” Article 370 like an “illegitimate child” for decades. At an election meeting in Moradabad, Shah also slammed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for suggesting recently that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not be…
