New Delhi: India was fifth biggest military spender globally in 2025 and the country increased its military spending by 8.9% to $92.1 billion, according to a report released by arms watchdog group Sipri on Monday.The India-Pakistan conflict in May 2025 – which involved use of combat aircraft, drones and missiles – pushed up India’s military…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh advocates for peace at SCO meeting Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers’ meeting in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek on Tuesday, defence minister Rajnath Singh said “Operation Sindoor had demonstrated India’s firm resolve that terror epicentres will be meted out justifiable punishment”. His warning to Pakistan came before its defence minister…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It was yet another record-breaking night for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who continues to redefine T20 batting at just 15. The Rajasthan Royals prodigy became the fastest player in history to reach 400 runs in a single Indian Premier League season, achieving the milestone in just 167 balls…
Less than a week after Kedarnath shrine opened for Char Dham yatra, police de- ployed for crowd management are grappling with a different set of challenges — visitors lighting crackers for birthday events in the temple zone, devotees waving political party flags in front of the shrine, and vloggers enter- ing risky glacier stretches for…
Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan New Delhi: Education ministry ordered corrective measures to improve campus governance and student well-being at NIT Kurukshetra following a high-level review Tuesday, even as senior professor Brahmjit Singh was appointed officiating director as director B V Ramana Reddy’s resignation was accepted.The developments come against the backdrop of four student suicides reported…
New Delhi: The digital frontier has long been a battlefield for intelligence agencies, but a recent surge in “lone wolves” has left them alarmed. From Zaib Zuber Ansari in Mumbai to Rizwan in Delhi and Tushar Chauhan alias Hizbullah Khan in Uttar Pradesh – the shift from organised cell-based plots seems to have created a…
Keonjhar: A tribal man carried the skeletal remains of his sister to a bank in Odisha to prove that she was dead in order to claim Rs 19,402 she had left behind. He received the amount Tuesday after authorities issued a death certificate and a legal heir certificate to enable the transaction.Moved by a heart-rending…
New Delhi: Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi HC Tuesday recused herself from hearing Congress MP Karti Chidambaram‘s plea seeking quashing of a criminal case lodged by CBI against him, citing a “gross delay” of nearly two decades.CBI has alleged Chidambaram helped an alcoholic beverage company in connection with a ban on duty-free sale…
Kolkata, Mar 31 (ANI): TMC party candidate Firhad Hakim for Kabitirtha Assembly constituency during an election campaign, in Kolkata on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) Kolkata: Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) jawans led by a commandant knocked on the doors of Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim well past Monday midnight to have an interaction with him relating to…
Series of fast-growing trees creating a natural screen. Image credit – Gemini Trees are vital natural resources that not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the landscape but also provide significant social and economic benefits. Beyond acting as environmental “lungs” to sequester carbon, purify air, and reduce urban heat, they have historically fueled national development,…