A V-Bat drone, similar to the one made by JSW group, takes off from a ship. (image credit: Sheild AI) The Indian Navy’s recent Request for Information (RFI) for Tactical Multi-Copter Surveillance Drones marks a significant step to further integrate unmanned systems into maritime security. These drones are designed to provide persistent surveillance of naval…
NEW DELHI: For the second time in the past 11 months, country’s automobile majors have come to back govt’s mandatory 20% blending of ethanol in petrol (E20) — amid some genuine concerns and some misinformation surrounding the adverse impact of E20 on vehicles that were manufactured before April 2023. TOI looks at why the controversy…
When it comes to raising children, every country has its own unique way. However, one thing is certain that some parenting styles stand out better than others, and thus provide valuable lessons for parents everywhere.Recently, Dr. Ravi Malik, a senior pediatrician with over 35 years of experience, shared a few observations from Switzerland. In a…
Protesters react at the site of the 2032 Olympic Stadium at Brisbane’s Victoria Park, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP) Work has begun on the main stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics after protestors were moved away and excavation equipment entered the Victoria Park site on Monday, news agency Associated Press reported. The development starts…
Swapan Dasgupta (File photo) NEW DELHI: Newly sworn-in West Bengal ministers were allocated portfolios on Wednesday, with Swapan Dasgupta placed in charge of the finance department and Tapas Roy appointed as industries minister.Dasgupta was elected from the Rashbehari assembly constituency and is a former Rajya Sabha member.The allocation covered 13 Cabinet ministers and 22 ministers…
NEW DELHI: Top aide of Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay met Union minister Bhupendra Singh on Saturday. Rebel TMC MP Satabdi Roy was also present at the meeting.Bandyopadhyay’s name was not in the list of 19 of 20 rebel TMC MPs who have expressed their willingness to side with the National Democratic…
West Bengal polls (Image/ANI) “Apnake bole ki hobe, kichu hole apni dekhben?”, ( What is the point of speaking to you? Will you bear the consequences if something happens?) A visibly agitated shopkeeper says to this reporter when asked for a sound bite on the upcoming elections. It is not a one-off incident. Across South…
4 dead, 17 missing as tourist boat capsizes in Jabalpur’s Bargi dam JABALPUR: A cruise boat operated by the MP tourism department capsized on Thursday during a sudden storm in a reservoir of Jabalpur’s Bargi Dam on the Narmada, leaving four people dead and 17 missing even as 22 were rescued.Officials said the vessel was…
China on Saturday opposed the United States for adding several leading Chinese companies, including BYD, Alibaba and Baidu, to a Pentagon list of firms alleged to have links with the Chinese military, arguing that the move undermines understandings reached during last month’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.This comes despite…
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI Photo) Sanjay Manjrekar has strongly questioned the BCCI selectors over their decision to include Rohit Sharma in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan while leaving out Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan. The former India batter believes the Ajit Agarkar-led panel has failed to prioritise the…