IAF chief Amar Preet Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Amar Preet Singh on Saturday said the forces shot down five Pakistani jets during the Operation Sindoor.Singh, while speaking at the Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru, said the IAF downed five Pakistan Air Force fighter jets and…
Elon Musk has updated SpaceX’s Mars mission timeline, reducing the likelihood of a Starship launch to the Red Planet by 2026. Once considered a feasible goal, the mission now has only a slight chance of happening by the end of that year. This marks a shift from Musk’s earlier 2025 prediction, which placed the odds…
MEERUT/SURAT: On Gujarat’s scenic Tithal Beach Road in Valsad, two families brought together by loss celebrated a Raksha Bandhan unlike any other on Friday. Sixteen-year-old Anamta Ahmad from Mumbai tied a rakhi to 14-year-old Shivam Mistry, the brother of her organ donor, with the very hand she had received from his late sister, Riya.The world’s…
US President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday renewed its attack on the Modi government over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he “brokered” peace between India and Pakistan — a claim Congress says he has made for the “36th time” — following India’s counterterror…
MUMBAI: A lawyer was duped of Rs 6 lakh in a matrimonial fraud by a man posing as a “doctor working in Gaza.” The Borivli Police have registered an FIR and are probing further.In July, the complainant started an account on a matrimonial portal. She noticed the profile of a doctor named Mohit and sent…
NEW DELHI: The annual defence production has reached a historic high of Rs 1,50,590 crore in the financial year 2024-25, defence minister Rajnath Singh announced on Saturday. The figure marks an 18 per cent jump from last year’s output of Rs 1.27 lakh crore and a striking 90 per cent surge compared to FY 2019-20,…
NEW DELHI: Popular Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi’s cousin was killed in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area on Thursday night after what police say began as a dispute over a parked scooter.Read also: Huma Qureshi’s cousin murder caught on CCTVSpeaking to reporters, Saleem Qureshi, father of Huma Qureshi, described the moment the altercation began. “Two men parked a…
NEW DELHI: The national capital was submerged on Saturday as heavy rains pelted the city incessantly. Areas including Vasant Kunj, R K Puram, Connaught Place, and Minto Bridge experienced intense showers since early morning, leading to waterlogging and traffic jams.Slow vehicular movement and congestion are seen at several places, including Panchkuian Marg, Mathura Road, Shastri…
White House trade counselor Peter Navarro White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro has said that the additional 25 per cent tariff imposed on India is a “national security issue” connected to New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil.Last week, US President Donald Trump had announced a 25 per cent reciprocal tariff on Indian goods, which…
NEW DELHI: Two soldiers have been killed in an ongoing encounter under Operation Akhal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the Army confirmed on Saturday.The operation, which began on August 1, is still under way. According to officials, two terrorists have also been killed so far, though their identities and group affiliations are yet to…
