Spread the love FILE – Then-Prince Andrew arrives for the funeral of the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. British former royal Andrew has been released following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.Police confirmed that the younger brother of King Charles III was freed Thursday evening. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was seen departing...
Certainty of enforcement crucial to road safety push: Road transport secretary
Spread the love V Umashankar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Mere awareness drives or campaigns will not be enough to reduce violations of road traffic rules and road crashes; rather, the “certainty of enforcement” will have a greater deterrent impact, Union road transport secretary V Umashankar said on Thursday while sharing details of the recently notified e-challan rules.Speaking at the release...
Indian Navy likely to commission third indigenous N-powered submarine by April-May
Spread the love INS Aridhaman NEW DELHI: India’s sea-based nuclear deterrent will be strengthened soon as the country’s third indigenous Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Aridhaman (designated S4), is likely to be commissioned by April-May. “The commissioning of INS Aridhaman is expected by this summer as the submarine is currently in the final stages of sea trial,” a...
DRDO conducts successful qualification test for Gaganyaan drogue parachute
Spread the love DRDO parachute 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...
‘I almost terminated him’: Why did Trump say he wanted to fire Marco Rubio?
Spread the love US President Donald Trump joked about sharing the limelight with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and first lady Melania Trump at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace on February 19, 2026, in Washington, DC, as the body oversaw the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the rebuilding of the region.Trump told dozens of world...
Flooding shuts down Baglihar hydropower project in J&K
Spread the love Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam on the Chenab river SRINAGAR: Operations were suspended at the 450MW stage 1 Baglihar hydropower project on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir after it got flooded two days ago.As water entered the project’s machine room, engineers immediately halted power generation to prevent damage to critical electro-mechanical components. The project, located...
Infiltration bid foiled, terror module busted in Jammu
Spread the love Representational image JAMMU: Troops foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Sunderbani sector of Jammu’s Rajouri while a joint team of police and 54 Rashtriya Rifles busted a terror module in the district’s Nowshera area, arresting a suspected terror associate with links to Pakistan-based smugglers and wiping out a trans-border, inter-state weapons racket.A White Knight Corps...
Google releases Gemini 3.1 Pro: Here’s what’s new and who gets it first
Spread the love Google has unveiled Gemini 3.1 Pro, a powerful AI upgrade emphasizing enhanced reasoning for complex tasks. This new model excels at synthesizing data, generating animated SVGs from text, and tackling intricate technical problems. It significantly outperforms previous versions on key benchmarks, promising a leap in AI capabilities for both consumers and developers. Google has launched Gemini 3.1...
House of the Dragon Season 3 teaser out, fans call it ‘The fire rises again!’
Spread the love The much-anticipated teaser for ‘House of the Dragon Season 3’ dropped today, reigniting excitement across the fandom. HBO’s fantasy epic is gearing up to escalate the brutal civil war within House Targaryen, and the new footage hints at massive battles ahead. The brief preview wastes no time in setting the tone. A dragon debut that changes the...
‘Someday, I won’t be here’: Trump says Board of Peace will oversee UN
Spread the love US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States will work to strengthen the United Nations, asserting that the global body needs financial support and that the “Board of Peace is going to look” over it to ensure it runs properly.Speaking at the inaugural meeting of his newly formed Board of Peace, Trump said the US...
