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NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Saturday confirmed that India had conducted the successful flight-trial of an advanced Agni missile with multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle (MIRV) system on Friday. The successful flight-trial of Agni with MIRV system was conducted from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, on Friday.The missile was flight-tested with multiple payloads,…
KOLKATA: The assailants who fatally shot Bengal BJP functionary Suvendu Adhikari’s PA Chandranath Rath at Madhyamgram near Kolkata airport late Wednesday were professional killers hired to target him, investigators said Thursday based on evidence suggesting they spent 72 hours scoping the site of the shooting. The assailants – at least four were spotted – fired…
A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly leaking portions of the unreleased animated film ‘The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’.According to a police statement issued on April 24, authorities received a report on April 16 regarding clips from an unreleased film circulating on social media platforms. The suspect was identified and apprehended within…
NEW DELHI: Union MoS Nityanand Rai on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases across the country.According to the reply, the first phase will involve Houselisting and Housing Census, during which information on housing conditions, household particulars including the name and sex of the…
Digital frauds of worth over Rs 50 crore came to light earlier this month after Delhi Police busted an international cyber scams and extortion syndicate, following a series of coordinated raids across several states. The operation led to the arrest of 10 accused, including the alleged mastermind behind the wide-ranging racket.The crackdown was carried out…
File photo: Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government (Picture credit: PTI) Ten people have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a 27-year-old Hindu man in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district, as authorities face mounting pressure to act against mob violence amid wider unrest in the country.Seven suspects were detained by the Rapid…
NEW DELHI: The first cloud-seeding trial have been conducted in parts of Delhi, including Burari and Karol Bagh areas, officials said on Tuesday.According to officials, the aircraft took off from Kanpur and carried out the cloud-seeding exercise over Delhi.Cloud seeding was conducted over Burari, North Karol Bagh, Bhojpur, Mayur Vihar, and Sadakpur areas. Humidity levels…
Parvathaneni Harish (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: During the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) debate, India flayed Pakistan over its “delusional tirade” over Kashmir and highlighted the 1971 “systematic genocide” campaign that sanctioned a mass rape of 40,000 women by the Pakistani army.Parvathaneni Harish, Permanent Representative of India to the UN, said India was “unfortunately fated…
