The procurement tender for the 30mm gun systems, which have an effective range of 4-6 km, has been issued to defence PSU Advance Weapon and Equipment India Ltd (AWEIL) NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is going for emergency acquisition of six mobile AK-630 multi-barrel air defence gun systems, in what is another step towards protecting…
BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday that Lingayat is a separate religion, a statement that is likely to reignite the opposition’s allegations made during 2013-18 that he was trying to divide Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.Speaking at the closing ceremony of Basava cultural campaign 2025, which was organised by Lingayat Seers’ Association, the CM said, “Caste…
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JAMMU: The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) ordered the closure of all government and private schools across Jammu division for two days in view of the Met office forecast of heavy rains from October 5, Sunday to October 7, Tuesday.Naseem Javaid Chowdhary (JKAS), director school education of Jammu, said in his order that in…
File photo: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk (PTI) SRINAGAR/JAIPUR: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has demanded an independent judicial inquiry into the September 24 firing in Leh, which left four people dead and over 70 wounded, and said he was prepared to remain in prison until the probe is conducted.In his first message from Jodhpur…
Pole Chandrasekhar, who was working part-time at a gas station, was reportedly confronted by the gunman and died on the spot. HYDERABAD: A 28-year-old student from Hyderabad was shot dead in Texas, US, by an unidentified assailant on Oct 3 (US time) in what police suspect to be an armed robbery attempt. Pole Chandrasekhar, who…
GWALIOR: A woman was attacked and had her nose sliced with a knife by her husband in Gwalior on Saturday, police said, after he suspected her of infidelity. The incident occurred near a hotel as the 35-year-old woman, who has been living separately from her husband, was on her way to work at a local…
Invited by friend, Gurgaon teacher alleges gang rape (Representative image) GURGAON: A foreign languages teacher at a frontline school in the city has accused four men, all of them gym trainers, of sexually assaulting her.The 29-year-old teacher, who lives in the city with her husband, met one of the suspects, Gaurav, at a party in…
Mahagathbandhan leaders (File photo) NEW DELHI: Leaders of the opposition Mahagathbandhan alliance in poll-bound Bihar on Sunday said their seat-sharing formula would be announced “within a couple of days,” adding that a few issues were yet to be sorted.The decision was made in a meeting at the residence of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the alliance’s…
Greta Thunberg (ANI) Greta Thunberg on Saturday told Swedish authorities that she is being subjected to harsh treatment while in Israeli custody.The environmental activist was detained and removed from a flotilla ship delivering aid to Gaza, as reported by the Guardian.In an email from the Swedish foreign ministry to Thunberg’s associates, an official who visited…
