NEW DELHI: Soon after the Centre cleared a Rs 62,000 crore deal to buy 97 more LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft, India is close to signing a deal of around USD one billion with the American firm GE for supplying 113 more GE-404 engines for the indigenous combat aircraft.Indian state-owned firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday sidestepped questions about the possibility of him becoming the next BJP president, saying his focus in entirely on boosting agricultural production and improving farmers’ income.When asked about his reported meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in New Delhi over the…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi alleged that the “ridiculous” raids by the Enforcement Directorate on party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj’s residence on Tuesday morning were “100 per cent fake” and a strategy to divert attention from the row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s education degree.“These raids are 100% fake because at the time…
Jyothsna Tirunagari (Image: X/jyothsna_tdp) and B Karunakar Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Tuesday refuted claims by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) regarding land allocation to Oberoi Hotels, saying the allotment was made by the previous government in 2021.TDP national spokesperson Jyothsna Tirunagari dismissed allegations by senior YSRCP leader B…
Indians are increasingly exploring Korean culture not only through music and television but also through food. What started as an interest in K-dramas and K-pop is now reflected in everyday dining choices, especially among Millennials and Gen Z. Internal insights from Swiggy show that orders for Korean dishes on the platform have grown by 50%…
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday stopped his convoy on the Srinagar-Leh highway after he spotted a vehicle that had plunged into the Drass river in Ladakh.The minister, who was travelling to Kargil from Kashmir, shared a video showing him speaking to the injured victims, who had managed to climb atop the…
NEW DELHI: A flash flood in Himachal Pradesh swept away shops and multi-storey houses, while also blocking the Manali–Leh highway.A viral video shows a section of the Manali–Leh highway washed away as the swollen Beas River overflowed into Alu Ground in Manali, leaving the highway blocked at multiple points, officials said. Flood Threat For Pakistan…
NEW DELHI: A day after a group of retired judges criticised Union home minister Amit Shah for his remarks on the Salwa Judum judgment of opposition vice-presidential nominee Justice B Sudershan Reddy, another set of 56 retired judges issued a counter statement with “strong disagreement” on Tuesday. This group, which included four former Supreme Court…
NEW DELHI: A senior Army official who “grievously assaulted” four SpiceJet employees at Srinagar airport on July 26, 2025, has been put on the no fly list of the airline for five years. He will not be allowed on any SpiceJet flight, whether domestic or international, for five years, said officials.The decision was taken by…
Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma of NCLAT recused himself from an insolvency case. NEW DELHI: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal at Chennai said Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma recused himself from hearing one particular case as he was contacted for a favourable order. “We are anguished to observe that one of us, Member (Judicial), has been…
