NEW DELHI: India plans to ‘accelerate’ the development and induction of its own ambitious fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, with a top-level committee now working to evolve a clear-cut strategy and production-cum-business model for the swing-role advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA).The committee chaired by defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, which includes IAF vice chief Air Marshal…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav‘s son Tej Pratap Yadav celebrated Holi with party workers at his official residence in Patna on Saturday. After celebrating the festival at his house, Yadav rode a scooter near the chief minister’s residence, shouting “Happy Holi Paltu Chacha,” a remark aimed at…
JAMMU, MARCH 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed the grants amounting Rs. 7050.86 lakh for Mining Department, Rs.108603.20 lakh for Industries and Commerce Department, Rs. 528374.63 lakh for Public Works Department, Rs. 35344.46 lakh for Labour and Employment Department and Rs. 22561.03…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of Holi.In a social media post on X, PM Modi emphasized the festival’s role in bringing people together and strengthening bonds of harmony.“I wish you all a very Happy Holi. This festival filled with joy and happiness will infuse new enthusiasm…
NEW DELHI: Clogged toilets are not new to Air India flights, but the legacy of the old govt-run airline has been flushed across to the new Tata Group-owned company, right in the middle of its modernisation and expansion spree.For years, cleanup crew of Air India’s long-haul flights has found in holding tanks of blocked lavatories…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar discussed issues related to trafficking and extremism in a meeting with UK’s secretary of state for home Yvette Cooper. India has been concerned about the activities of Khalistan separatists in the UK and the issue is learnt to have come up in the meeting.“We discussed the flow of talent, people-to-people…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh with the report NEW DELHI: A detailed roadmap for the “all-round accelerated capability enhancement” of the Indian Air Force has been chalked out by a high-powered committee to plug existing operational gaps in a time-bound manner, with greater participation from the private sector to complement the ongoing efforts of the DRDO…
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera launched an attack on the BJP, ridiculing the ruling party and its supporters for believing the funding allegations. NEW DELHI: A new report by The Washington Post has debunked Donald Trump’s claim that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided $21 million to India to increase voter turnout. The…
CUDDALORE: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin upped the ante on Friday in his run-in with the Modi govt over National Education Policy and devolution of funds, saying it would take DMK “just one second to say we won’t pay tax that Union govt is collecting from the state,” reports Bosco Dominique. “Federalism is…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta told TOI in an exclusive interview on Friday, just over 30 hours after being sworn in, that dealing with pollution has to be a year-round activity and her govt will have a 365-day plan.The BJP govt, sworn in on Thursday, has already indicated its resolve to clean the Yamuna…
