New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday said recent conflicts globally have demonstrated how drones can “shift tactical balance disproportionately”, and asserted that self-reliance in UAVs and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) is a “strategic imperative” for India. In his address at an event held at Manekshaw Centre here, Gen Chauhan also…
Jalandhar: In a breakthrough, the Jalandhar Rural Police solved the high-profile hit-and-run case involving legendary 114-year-old marathoner Fauja Singh within 30 hours. Police confirmed late Tuesday night that they had arrested 30-year-old NRI Amritpal Singh Dhillon and also recovered the Toyota Fortuner SUV used in the incident. The SUV involved in the incident bore the…
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday, launched a scathing attack on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for the latter’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, alleging that he had been attempting to destroy India’s foreign policy by running what he called a “full-blown” circus. The union…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said Shubhanshu Shukla has not just touched space, but also “lifted India’s aspirations to new heights” after the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station returned to Earth after a 20-day space sojourn. Singh, a Lok Sabha member from Lucknow, spoke to Shukla’s father on…
Srinagar: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tribute to 22 people killed by the Dogra army in 1931 and said he was subjected to “physical grappling” but was not to be stopped. The dramatic scenes unfolded a day after Abdullah…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the house arrest of her Jammu and Kashmir counterpart Omar Abdullah and his ministers to prevent them from visiting the graveyard of those killed by Dogra forces in 1931. She described the move as “unfortunate” and said it amounted to snatching the democratic rights of…
Shivamogga (Karnataka): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated India’s second-longest cable-stayed Sigandur bridge here. While senior BJP leaders attended the event, none from the state cabinet attended it. KOLKATA: (Jul 14) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the house arrest of her Jammu and Kashmir counterpart…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha nominee Ujjwal Nikam recalled his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday ahead of the Ministry of Home’s notification about Rajya Sabha nominations. He told news agency ANI that he had received a phone call from PM Narendra Modi, who asked him if he should talk in Hindi or Marathi. “He spoke…
LUCKNOW: (Jul 13) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the Brahmos missile proved instrumental in Operation Sindoor and since then, more than a dozen countries have expressed interest in it. Singh said this at an event in Lucknow where he unveiled a statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta at…
Ahmedabad: From hotel booking cancellations to loss of baggage, and from accidental death coverage to trip plan withdrawals, insurance companies have received a range of claims from the kin of the Ahmedabad Air India plane tragedy victims. The incident has triggered claims under various insurance categories like travel, personal accident, and life insurance, including those…
