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NEW DELHI: India kicked off the acquisition process for three highly mobile regiments of indigenous quick reaction surface-to-air missile (QRSAM) systems that can detect and destroy aircraft, attack helicopters, drones, rockets and missiles at ranges of over 30km, at a cost of about Rs 30,000 crore.The Army this week issued the tender or ‘request for…
NEW DELHI: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) urged on Saturday Centre and state govts to stay alert against possible violence during nationwide protests announced by All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and other Muslim bodies against Waqf Amendment Act.VHP said it was “strange” that while challenging the law in court, the organisations were simultaneously launching…
NEW DELHI: The central govt has released a draft bill which aims to strengthen the Indian Statistical Institute by putting in place a revamped governance structure, making the board a leaner and more empowered body for policy, administrative and financial matters.As the institute approaches its centenary in 2031, the vision is to make it not…
NEW DELHI: Two more wetlands – both in Bihar – have been included in the global list of Ramsar Convention sites and categorised as wetlands of international importance. It brings the total number of such sites in India to 93, continuing the country’s top position in Asia and third in the world after the UK…
NEW DELHI: BJP Saturday objected to the singing of a song with reference to Kaaba and Madinah at a Durga pandal in West Bengal in the presence of CM Mamata Banerjee, slamming it as a “deep shadow of extremist and appeasement politics” over Hindu traditions.BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi also raised the issue of Booker prize-winning…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: Without naming any country, India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar warned the United Nations on Saturday that “those who condone nations that sponsor terror will find it comes back to bite them”.In his address before the UN General Assembly, Jaishankar implicitly took aim at Pakistan, calling it an epicentre of global terrorism…
NEW DELHI: With the final electoral roll for Bihar set to be published on Sept 30, the Election Commission will immediately start the warm-up for announcement of assembly poll dates, starting with a meeting with poll observers on Oct 3 and a visit by the full commission to the state on Oct 4 and 5.This…
Dwyane Wade with Gabrielle Union (Image via Getty) Former NBA star Dwyane Wade and his wife Gabrielle Union have been married for over a decade. They celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary on August 30 and even shared a montage of videos on Instagram marking their special day. Despite showcasing the bright sunny side on social…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, while adjudicating a matter related to inexplicable delays in disposal of cases in trial courts last week, observed that a speedy trial, as part of the right to life, is an unimpeachable right. But what happens when counsels are not available in over 62 lakh cases, accused are absconding in…
NEW DELHI: A record 24 judges have been appointed to Allahabad high court in one order notified by law ministry Friday, bringing down the vacancies of judges in the country’s largest high court from 74 to 50 against a sanctioned strength of 160 judges.Ten of the new appointees are advocates who have been elevated as…
