Pentagon has added several major Chinese companies, including electric vehicle giant BYD, technology company Alibaba and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies. The move, announced in a Federal Register post dated June 9, 2026, prevents the above stated companies from receiving US defense contracts and marks a broader effort by Washington…
India’s options for acquiring a sixth-generation fighter aircraft may have taken a step back. One of the two European programmes that New Delhi has been closely watching for future requirements now faces uncertainty.The two leading European sixth-generation fighter projects are the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and the UK-Japan-Italy Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)….
ED summons Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter in money laundering case on June 12 KOCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday summoned T Veena, daughter of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) and her now-defunct company Exalogic Solutions…
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he did not ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from retaliating against Iran, but urged him to end hostilities as quickly as possible, while expressing confidence that a nuclear agreement with Tehran could be reached within days.Speaking to reporters amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to…
NEW DELHI: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Baramulla, has held the postal authorities liable for failing to deliver a parcel containing three Pashmina shawls worth Rs 60,000 and ruled that the loss amounted to deficiency in service.The commission has directed the postal authorities to pay a total compensation of Rs 1,20,000 to the complainant.What…
Karnataka’s real estate sector is witnessing a major development. In February, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) raised the Floor Area Ratio in its industrial regions to 5.2, from a previous cap of 3.25.With this amendment, industrial plots along roads wider than 30 metres can reach a FAR of 5.2. Roads of 24–30 metres…
Sunny Deol‘s ‘Batwara 1947’ has been the talk of the town since its announcement. The actor will be collaborating with Rajkumar Santoshi after a long time. Now, ahead of its August release, the makers have dropped the first motion poster of the film online. Let’s take a look at it here. Sunny Deol drops motion…
The Pentagon on Monday reinstated and expanded a list of Chinese companies it accuses of supporting China’s military, naming major firms including Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu Inc., Tencent Holdings and electric vehicle maker BYD Co. The move is likely to add further strain to already tense US-China relations.The US Department of Defense said the companies…
Janhvi Kapoor‘s hypersexualised portrayal in Ram Charan‘s ‘Peddi’ has been receiving massive backlash. Now, Jagapathi Babu has come forward to defend the actress and has urged people not to personally target her. He also asked the viewers to direct their criticism at the film rather than the individual artist. Jagapathi Babu extends his support to…
Before the proliferation of Chinese, Italian, and Continental eateries that now punctuate every street in India, there existed a more elemental culinary language- steaming bowls of dal tadka, flaky parathas slick with ghee, and thick, cooling lassis. These were not merely dishes but rituals, flavours that stitched together households and holidays, that lent a gentle,…