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Afghanistan said Sunday that “dozens” of people were killed and wounded after Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern border provinces, in one of the deadliest recent escalations between the two countries.Government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid in a post on X said, “Last night, they bombed our civilian compatriots in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, martyring and wounding…
NEW DELHI: India’s maiden human spaceflight programme achieved a big boost with the successful qualification level load test of the drogue parachute for the Gaganyaan programme at DRDO’s Rail Track Rocket Sledge (RTRS) facility in Chandigarh.RTRS is a specialised dynamic test facility being used extensively for high-speed aerodynamic and ballistic evaluations. DRDO conducted the test…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully carried out a salvo launch of two indigenously developed Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the coast of Odisha, marking a key milestone in user evaluation trials. According to a statement from the defence ministry, the tests were conducted at around 10.30 am near the…
The US military has carried out what it described as a “lethal kinetic strike” against three suspected drug-trafficking vessels in international waters in the eastern Pacific, killing eight people, according to US Southern Command. The operation, conducted on December 15 under the direction of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, marks the latest escalation in Washington’s aggressive…
SRINAGAR: J&K Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday carried out raids in Srinagar and in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district as part of its probe into the white-collar terror network.The SIA teams searched the Batamaloo residence of Tufail Niyaz Bhat, an AC technician who was earlier taken into custody, officials said. Bhat is believed to…
NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh. The test validated canopy severance, ejection sequencing, and complete aircrew recovery. Conducted in collaboration with the Aeronautical Development…
NEW DELHI: The Army on Sunday said it successfully carried out Exercise Brahma Shira in the Rann and Creek Sector as part of the ongoing Tri-Services Exercise Trishul.In a post on X, the Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI) said the exercise brought together the Army, Navy, Air Force, Indian Coast Guard,…
A large-scale Russian attack on Friday caused a fire in a high-rise apartment building in central Kyiv and struck energy facilities across Ukraine, officials said.Energy minister Svitlana Grynchuk said Russian forces were targeting energy infrastructure and that repair crews were working to reduce the impact of the strikes, news agency AFP reported.“The capital of the…
NEW DELHI: Acting against some casino operators and hoteliers for alleged illegal online gambling activities, Enforcement Directorate’s Panaji office conducted searches across Goa, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Rajkot Sunday and Monday. ED seized more than Rs 2 crore in Indian currency, $14,000, cryptocurrency USDT worth Rs 90 lakh, and other foreign currencies worth Rs 8.5 lakh.“Use…
NEW DELHI: Counter Intelligence Kashmir on Saturday carried out searches at multiple locations across seven districts of the Valley in connection with an ongoing terror-related investigation.Officials said the coordinated operation covered eight locations in Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kupwara, Handwara, Pulwama and Shopian.The searches were conducted under warrants obtained from a competent court.The raids come months…
