India and South Korea on Wednesday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) related to self-propelled air defence systems and directed energy weapon systems (that include high-power microwaves and laser beams) during defence minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Seoul, a defence source told TOI. “Both future-oriented projects have a strong make-in-India focus,” the source said. Two…
HYDERABAD: In a major operation spanning 13 states under “Operation Octopus”, Hyderabad police arrested 66 people allegedly involved in supplying ghost SIM cards to cybercriminals. Officers said the SIMs were linked to 76 fraud cases involving Rs 101 crore. The arrests were made across Telangana, Karnataka, UP, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat,…
NEW DELHI: The portmanteau wrote itself. Now, it has a ring to it that could launch a thousand toffee ads. PM Narendra Modi landed in Italy early Wednesday, greeted his counterpart Georgia Meloni and, much to the delight of the political paparazzi, handed her a packet of ‘Melody’. Curiously, the name of the Parle toffee…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday opposed repeated requests by Reliance Industries Ltd to adjourn hearing on alleged pilferage of gas from ONGC block in KG Basin to explore conciliation between the two sides, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. RIL has challenged Union govt’s demand of $2.8bn for the alleged pilferage. Attorney general R Venkataramani opposed the…
PATIALIA: For 26 monsoons, the Bhakra canal’s water hid a grisly secret as three families of Ropar grappled with grief and hope. On Sunday, a mangled Maruti Omni, rusted and falling to pieces, was winched out of the depths, still holding a child’s school uniform, luggage, personal belongings and a few bones — the remains…
KOLKATA: Signs of a possible rift within TMC surfaced on Wednesday as the party’s first major protest programme following its defeat in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections witnessed a low turnout of legislators, even as there were mass resignations by councillors in two party-controlled municipalities.Only 36 of the TMC’s 80 MLAs attended the sit-in near…
NEW DELHI: Even as challenges to several provisions of PMLA are pending review before a three-judge bench of Supreme Court, the Patna high court on Monday reiterated the powers conferred on Enforcement Directorate under the Act, and said the central agency was not bound to share ECIR (enforcement case information report) with an accused as…
NEW DELHI: CBI has filed an FIR against Raminder Singh Wadhwa, a former Navy Captain for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income between 2010 and 2020.Wadhwa had served in National Security Council Secretariat and Directorate of Naval Design, which oversees warship and submarine design for the Navy, besides being posted at other…
The Centre has provided ‘Y’ category armed security cover to senior TMC neta and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, with protection deployed from May 19, an official said in New Delhi on Wednesday. The ministry of home affairs extended the security cover by CISF – a central armed police force primarily tasked with safeguarding…
NEW DELHI: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday conferred on PM Narendra Modi the Agricola Medal, its highest honour, in recognition of his govt’s landmark schemes to enhance agricultural productivity, bolster food security and further farmers’ welfare, besides his overall commitment to public welfare. Receiving the award in Rome from the specialised UN agency…