The rollout and first flight of the India-assembled C-295 aircraft from Tata Advanced Systems’ facility in Vadodara marks a major milestone for India’s aerospace sector. The plant, inaugurated in October 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, is at the heart of the $3.5 billion C-295 programme signed between India…
Kerala’s LIFE Mission (Livelihood Inclusion and Financial Empowerment Mission) is the state’s flagship housing programme aimed at ensuring that homeless and landless families have access to safe and permanent homes.Launched in 2017, the scheme brought multiple state and central housing programmes under a single umbrella to streamline the delivery of housing assistance. Unlike loan-based housing…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday launched a digital platform to monitor compliance with tobacco-free norms in schools and colleges and unveiled a new standard operating procedure for collection and testing of tobacco product samples, strengthening efforts to curb tobacco and nicotine addiction among young people.The pilot version of the Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) Application…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes a resurgent Rohit Sharma could dramatically alter the playoff race in IPL 2026, warning that Mumbai Indians now have the firepower to derail multiple teams’ qualification hopes.Rohit marked his return from injury in emphatic fashion, smashing 84 off 44 balls to…
Norway’s Erling Haaland (9) leads the team as they participate in a viking boat row celebration. (AP Photo) Norway’s remarkable FIFA World Cup run has now reached beyond football and into the digital world, with Google joining the viral ‘Viking Row’ celebration craze as superstar Erling Haaland encouraged fans to search his name online in…
The Seattle Kraken’s star player Shane Wright ended the last season with 12 goals and 27 points in 74 games, sparking concern about him. It seems this has led him to actively seek trade from the team as the Seattle kraken is reportedly actively working to move him. Amid this, the Boston Bruins and the…
Posters by mourners during Khamenei’s funeral call for the killing of Trump and Netanyahu Mourners at the funeral procession of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei carried banners and aggressive placards calling for the death of US President Donald Trump, with inflammatory chants of “death to America” and “death to Israel” echoing through Tehran’s streets.A large…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with his brother Ashirvad NEW DELHI: India’s young cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had a proud family moment to celebrate after his younger brother, Ashirvad Sooryavanshi, produced another eye-catching batting performance that quickly caught attention on social media.Vaibhav, who is currently travelling with the Indian squad for the upcoming series against Ireland, shared an…
MUMBAI: CBI filed the first chargesheet in one of the Reliance ADA Group cases in a special court in Mumbai Friday against 16 accused, including Reliance Communications Limited company. The chargesheet pertains to the alleged misuse of the Rs 1,200-crore term loan sanctioned by the State Bank of India, the Rs 500 crore Letter of…
NCERT had earlier blacklisted the paper supplier after it was alleged to have supplied paper that did not meet the prescribed quality specifications. NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of education has ordered a probe into the National Council of Educational Research and Training’s (NCERT) decision to blacklist a firm responsible for supplying paper for school…