HAL’s Rise from Criticism to Cutting-Edge Innovation For decades, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was the easy punchline in India’s defence circles — a lumbering public sector giant accused of inefficiency, delays, and technological stagnation. Defence analysts routinely derided it as a relic of the license-raj era, incapable of producing world-class aircraft despite decades of government…
Moscow: India is mainly paying in roubles for Russian oil, but has started payments in the Chinese currency yuan, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday. “I am aware that such payments have started. I believe the percentage is small at present because payments are largely made in roubles,” Novak was quoted as…
Patna: Several leaders of the Congress, including its state president, got tickets for the assembly polls in Bihar on Wednesday, when the leadership also contended with backlash from disgruntled elements and tried to iron out differences with allies. Although the party has not yet come out with a list of candidates, several aspirants stormed the…
Kolkata: As part of preparations to roll out SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, election officials have successfully mapped and matched the records of nearly 3.5 crore voters with the 2002 data, a senior officer said on Wednesday. According to West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, this mapping process eliminates the…
New Delhi: The BJP announced its candidates for all 101 seats, which the party got after the seat-sharing arrangement in the NDA, with the party on Wednesday evening releasing the third list of 18 nominees for the upcoming Bihar polls. Earlier in the day, the party released the second list of its 12 candidates for…
Fifteen years after Delhi’s disgrace, India readies to redeem its sporting honour under a government that delivers. When India last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010, the world expected a rising superpower to flaunt its potential. Instead, it witnessed the rot of a system steeped in greed. The Delhi Games became a carnival of corruption…
Once celebrated for its azure waters and ancient civilizations, the Mediterranean Sea today has become a cauldron of geopolitical tension. The scent of salt and sea breeze now mingles with the smoke of gunmetal, as rival powers navigate the delicate balance between dominance and diplomacy. Amidst this turbulent backdrop, India’s assertive naval maneuvers have introduced…
(This is a time of crisis, friends—trust, not hatred, is essential. Wise people must step forward. We need compassion, not politics. The true strength of our society is brotherhood. This is not a tragedy of two castes, but of two human beings.) The suicides of two policemen are a warning for Haryana. This isn’t a…
After some time, King Drupada, seated amidst his kinsmen and learned counsellors, rose and spoke with solemn pride: “Behold the son of Indra, the grandson of Vichitraveerya, this Arjuna of noble conduct. Fortune has favoured me, for he has won my daughter in the swayamvara and shall now, in the sanctified manner of tradition, take…
Valmiki Maharishi Temple is situated in Bithoor, a sacred town on the banks of the River Ganga, about 25 kilometers from Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh. The temple is located on a small hillock overlooking the river, surrounded by greenery and a calm spiritual atmosphere. Bithoor itself is a famous pilgrimage center that attracts devotees…
