File photo: A BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and the Akashteer integrated air-defence command-and-control system. The UAE is reportedly evaluating the Indian-developed systems as it seeks to strengthen its offensive and defensive capabilities amid evolving security challenges in West Asia. The reported interest of the United Arab Emirates in acquiring India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system…
The maximum temperature Saturday was recorded at 41.3 degrees celsius, four degrees above normal. NEW DELHI: Delhiites continued to experience sultry weather, with the heat index, or feel-like temperature, touching 51.3 degrees celsius at 2.30 pm Saturday. It was this season’s highest feel-like temperature. Before this, the highest heat index was recorded at 48.2 degrees…
Police suspect that the alleged embezzlement may not have been an isolated act and are probing whether evidence was destroyed or manipulated to conceal discrepancies. LUCKNOW: The Ram temple donation embezzlement probe has widened, with bank officials who handled deposits of offerings now under scrutiny even as Ayodhya police prepare to seek custody of the…
The video was released hours after the US military announced fresh strikes on Iran The US Central Command (Centcom) on Sunday shared a video showing American air and naval strikes on Iranian military targets, saying the operation was carried out in response to Iran’s latest drone attack on a commercial oil tanker near the Strait…
India’s 96th Grandmaster Ethan Vaz NEW DELHI: The exact date was March 11, 2011, when a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and the subsequent tsunami damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three reactor cores melted down, resulting in the largest release of radioactive material since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. At the time, Linda Fernandes was pregnant…
‘Welcome to the Jungle’ box office collection Day 2: Akshay Kumar starrer posts massive first Saturday, crosses Rs 57 crore worldwide Ahmed Khan‘s ensemble comedy ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, starring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, and Paresh Rawal, has opened to a mixed but largely warm response from audiences. The third instalment in the beloved ‘Welcome’…
US launches fresh strikes after Iran attacks oil tanker President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that US aircraft carried out strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar sites, saying the action was in response to repeated violations of a ceasefire agreement. He warned that further military action could follow if Iran…
SC takes 14 yrs on criminal case, 2 convicts die waiting NEW DELHI: Even as Supreme Court has repeatedly invoked the legal maxim that ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ — with CJI Surya Kant recently saying “justice delayed is justice destroyed” — the apex court has, on many occasions, taken more time than trial courts…
Followed all rules while availing government subsidy: Union minister Bhagirath Choudhary NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary Saturday defended receiving a govt subsidy of Rs 99 lakh for his cucumber farming project in Rajasthan, saying he had applied for it in 2018 (prior to becoming a minister), followed all rules and…
Never hid information on Operation Sindoor deaths: Government NEW DELHI: : The defence ministry Saturday asserted that information about the deaths of six military personnel during the May 7-10 2025 Operation Sindoor was never hidden from the public, pointing out that in the press briefing held a day after operations were paused against Pakistan, the…