Mumbai: Stealth guided missile destroyer Imphal, which has an ability to fire extended range supersonic BrahMos missile, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Mumbai on Tuesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar were present at the event that marked the formal induction into the…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that 1,400 new electric buses will be added to the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation by April next year. In the first phase, he flagged off 100 non-AC electric buses of the BMTC at Vidhana Soudha here. “So far, Karnataka women have undertaken 120 crore rides in state transport…
New Delhi: Scientists have developed an electrically conductive “soil” which they say can lead to 50 per cent more growth of barley seedlings on average in 15 days. This soilless cultivation method, known as hydroponics, uses a root system that is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate. “The world population is increasing, and we…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the Sikh gurus have taught Indians to live for the glory of their land and served as an inspiration to make the country better and developed. Speaking at a “Veer Bal Diwas” event to commemorate the martyrdom of two sons of Guru Gobind Singh, Modi…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda arrived in Kolkata in the early hours of Tuesday, a party leader said. The two senior BJP leaders will assess the organisational preparedness in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls next year, he said. Shah and Nadda reached the Kolkata…
Mumbai: Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Sunny Deol, Prabhas, and Yash are among several film personalities who have been invited to the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on January 22. According to producer Mahaveer Jain’s sources, Tiger Shroff and Ayushmann Khurrana are also expected to be part of…
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday slammed the Karnataka Government for not issuing orders lifting the hijab ban in the state even after the Congress party came to power seven months ago. Speaking to reporters here, while condemning the killing of four Indian Army personnel by Pakistani terrorists in Kashmir, the Hyderabad MP demanded…
Jammu: Army chief General Manoj Pande arrived here on Monday to review the prevailing security situation in the Jammu region amid a massive ongoing operation to track down the terrorists behind a recent ambush on Army vehicles that left four soldiers dead in the border district of Poonch, officials said. The chief of Army staff reached…
Johannesburg: Rohit Sharma, as leader of the side, wants to achieve what past Indian teams have not in the past 31 years — a series victory in South Africa — but even that won’t be able to heal the scars of World Cup final defeat. The skipper wants his unit to be the first one…
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda visited the Sacred Heart cathedral here on the occasion of Christmas on Monday and hailed Jesus Christ as an inspiration for humanity. Nadda met senior priests at the cathedral, in what is being seen as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) outreach to Christians. Prime Minister Narendra…
