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The procurement tender for the 30mm gun systems, which have an effective range of 4-6 km, has been issued to defence PSU Advance Weapon and Equipment India Ltd (AWEIL) NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is going for emergency acquisition of six mobile AK-630 multi-barrel air defence gun systems, in what is another step towards protecting…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently shared a personal reflection on his emergency heart surgery. According to a report by Fortune, Dimon revealed how the life-threatening moment reshaped his point of view on leadership, legacy and fulfilment. Speaking to Fortune in an interview, Dimon recollected the sudden health crises of 2020 which nearly claimed his…
New York high-rise housing tower in Bronx collapses partially Panic gripped residents in Bronx on Wednesday morning after part of a 20-storey public housing apartment building at 207 Alexander Avenue collapsed.The New York City Fire Department confirmed that a section of the structure’s corner crumbled into rubble around 8:10 am (local time) but said there…
AirAsia flight (Representative image) LUCKNOW: Monday night turned tense at Lucknow Airport when AirAsia flight FD 147, en route to Bangkok, encountered a technical snag shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, carrying 132 passengers and six crew members, departed at 10.50 pm but developed a hydraulic failure while airborne. Acting swiftly, the pilots hovered over Lucknow’s…
IndiGo’s Mumbai-Delhi flight gets bomb threat (Representative image) NEW DELHI: An IndiGo flight traveling from Mumbai to Delhi received a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, a source revealed. Flight 6E 762, carrying approximately 200 passengers, was subjected to a full emergency alert at Delhi airport after security agencies determined the threat to be non-specific, the…
A catastrophic lithium-ion battery explosion at South Korea’s main government data center has knocked 647 essential services offline, leaving millions without access to postal banking, tax systems, and emergency platforms in one of the world’s most digitally connected nations.The fire erupted Friday night at 8:20 p.m. when a disconnected battery exploded during relocation work at…
NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: India’s generic companies are likely to continue in business-as-usual mode as US President Donald Trump’s 100% levy on pharmaceuticals is targeted at branded and patented medicines, but it may also prompt some of them to rethink their playbook.Industry experts told TOI that the country’s largest drugmaker Sun Pharma could face headwinds as its…
The Indian Embassy in US on Saturday (local time) issued an emergency assistance number for Indian nationals seeking urgent support after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing an unprecedented annual fee of $100,000 on H-1B visa applications.“Indian nationals seeking emergency assistance may call cell number +1-202-550-9931 (and WhatsApp). This number should be used…
US President Donald Trump’s helicopter was forced into an unscheduled landing on Thursday after a hydraulic fault grounded Marine One during his return to Stansted Airport at the end of his state visit to Britain.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the incident was caused by a “minor hydraulic issue.” She said: “Out of an…
NEW DELHI: An Air India Express flight from Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad carrying 103 passengers made an emergency landing at the Vizag airport on Thursday after the pilot reported an engine problem, suspected to have been caused by a bird hit, officials said.Visakhapatnam Airport director S Raja Reddy confirmed that flight IX 2658, which took off…
