PILIBHIT: A case has been registered against nine individuals of a village in Pilibhit district, including three women, for allegedly forcing a 15-year-old girl to marry a 22-year-old man. The girl has a two-year-old daughter, conceived after she was raped by her relative when she was 12.A rape case was registered against the girl’s relative…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday offered the indigenous Akash air defence missile system to Brazil, even as the two countries decided to bolster their defence cooperation as well as explore opportunities for co-development and co-production of weapon systems and platforms.The progress of ongoing defence-related bilateral initiatives, with identification of priority areas for joint work, was…
The trailer for Ajay Devgn’s ‘De De Pyaar De 2’ is generating buzz, particularly for its meta references. A standout moment features Ajay’s character exiting a car in a scene that directly echoes his iconic ‘Singham’ entry. This playful nod has delighted fans, who are celebrating the recurring homage to the beloved police franchise. The…
The Indian Army on Wednesday signed the agreement with UK-based Thales group for the procurement of the Light Weight Modular Missile (LMM) system to significantly boost its air defence architecture and strengthen its air capabilities.Thales will manufacture the missiles and launchers at Belfast, Northern Ireland, before delivering them to the Indian Army.The contract follows days…
Kalyani Saha Chawla paid tribute to late businessman Sunjay Kapur on his birth anniversary, highlighting his meticulous planning for his family’s future. This comes amidst a legal battle where Kapur’s children, represented by their mother Karisma Kapoor, are accusing his widow Priya Sachdev of forging his will to claim his fortune. Kalyani Saha Chawla of…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways will next focus on building ‘dedicated passenger corridors’ to cater to the growing passenger demand while increasing the capacity of existing tracks and developing Vande Bharat 4.0 trains, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.He said the dedicated passenger corridors will be designed for a speed of 350 kmph and…
NEW DELHI: With just two days left for filing nominations for the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, political activity has picked up pace across the state. The Congress on Wednesday released its first list of over 10 candidates even as talks over a seat-sharing deal with the Mahagathbandhan partners remain unresolved.The announcement was…
A consortium led by global asset manager BlackRock, along with chipmaker Nvidia and tech giant Microsoft, is set to acquire Aligned Data Centers from Australian financial services major Macquarie in a deal valued at around $40 billion.The acquisition underscores the tech sector’s escalating race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure — from chips and servers to…
The United States has detained a well-known Indian-origin scholar, Ashley Tellis, on charges of unlawfully retaining national defence information. According to the affidavit filed by US authorities, more than 1,000 pages of classified documents were found at Tellis’s home in Virginia after investigations.A federal court in Virginia ordered the arrest of Tellis, who has worked…
PM Modi and Samrat Chaudhary (file) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its third and final list of 18 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, thereby naming nominees for all 101 seats it is contesting under the NDA seat-sharing arrangement.With this list, the BJP has completed its share of candidate…