DRDO launches indigenous assault rifle ‘Ugram’ for armed forces In another boost for Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Ugram rifle has cleared key Army and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) trials. Chambered for the 7.62×51mm cartridge, the rifle is now likely to be procured by several Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) such as the Central Reserve Police…
The Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna, commonly referred to as the Bintang Adipurna, is Indonesia’s highest state honour. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday was conferred with Indonesia’s highest honour during his two-day visit to the archipelago nation.Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto conferred the nation’s highest honour ‘Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia’ medal of…
Solar panels and predator-proof fencing at California’s Topaz Solar Farms are giving the endangered San Joaquin kit fox an unlikely refuge. (AI-generated representative image) The San Joaquin kit fox, a small endangered canid native to central California, has found an unlikely refuge inside two of the state’s biggest solar farms. Research conducted at the Topaz…
Built from lifeless chemicals, SpudCell can complete a full life cycle in the lab. (AI generated image) A quivering blob in a dish might not sound like a scientific breakthrough.But when that blob can eat, grow, copy its genetic material and split into daughter cells, the story changes dramatically.That is what researchers at the University…
Scott’s remarks came after Sharif attended Khamenei’s funeral in Tehran, where he paid tribute to the late Iranian leader. US Senator Rick Scott on Tuesday sharply criticised Pakistan‘s role in the US-Iran peace deal, accusing Islamabad of hypocrisy after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in…
BHOPAL: A film producer allegedly received death threats from Pakistani phone numbers while staying in Datia, Madhya Pradesh with the caller warning him against releasing his upcoming film Kala Hiran and threatening to blow him up in a bomb attack. Police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation.According to the complaint, the producer had…
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s roads get flooded, train services get disrupted, traffic snarls and daily life come to a standstill every monsoon season. Heavy rain is the immediate trigger, but experts say it’s a combination of natural and man-made causes behind the city’s annual flooding.Because of the increased frequency of extreme rainfall events, which often take place…
PM Modi in Indonesia (Image source- MEA, ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to Indonesia is expected to deliver several major strategic outcomes, with agreements likely in defence, critical minerals, maritime infrastructure and electoral technology.PM Modi is in Indonesia from July 6 to 8 at the invitation of President Prabowo Subianto, marking…
Heavy rainfall swelled rivers across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad regions. PUNE: The combined storage in the Khadakwasla dam system shot up to 8.32 TMC (28.5% of total capacity) after receiving an inflow of 2.6 TMC, enough to meet the city’s demand for almost two months, in just 24 hours ending 5pm on Monday as sustained…
File photo: A serviceman with Ukraine’s K-2 brigade launches a midrange drone toward Russian positions (Picture credit: AP) Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone offensives against Russia overnight, sending more than 400 drones towards Moscow and carrying out missile strikes on the Belgorod region, Russian officials said on Tuesday.The attacks came just hours after…