NEW DELHI: India’s successful maiden flight test of the indigenous Project Kusha on July 23 was not just any missile test but it was a giant step towards building a homegrown long-range air defence system capable of reducing dependence on imported defence shield platforms like Russian S-400 triumf in future and will help counter aerial...
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Diane Keaton’s $22.9 m LA home sells after 8-year makeover
In 2011, Diane Keaton bought an LA property for $4.7 million; after an eight-year transformation, the $22.9 million home has found a buyer The Los Angeles dream home that legendary Hollywood actor Diane Keaton spent nearly a decade designing and transforming has found a buyer, nine months after the Annie Hall star’s death. The property,...
When a district in Florida’s Everglades used robot rabbits to eliminate Burmese pythons
Image credit: Florida Phyton Challenge website Florida held its annual Python Challenge just a few weeks ago. The 10-day competition brings together professional and amateur hunters to track and remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades, with cash prizes awarded for capturing the most snakes and the longest python. While the event remains one of...
Hockey jersey row: Dilip Tirkey questions process, his federation cites precedent
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey KOLKATA: Hockey India’s true colours are showing. The controversy surrounding the Indian teams’ change in jersey colour deepened on Friday, with Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey questioning in a mail to the Executive Board, the manner in which the decision was taken even as executive director, Commander RK Srivastava,...
Chhattisgarh worker shot dead, another wounded in first J&K terror attack on migrants in 21 months
Medical personnel shift an injured migrant worker to an ambulance outside the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital SRINAGAR: Terrorists shot dead a 24-year-old labourer from Chhattisgarh and critically wounded another from the same state at a brick kiln in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday evening, marking the first fatal attack on migrant workers in J&K...
‘Abuses never solve anything’: PM Modi posts new video amid row over Noida woman’s remarks
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday night shared a video carrying a message against abusive language and hate, saying that “abuses never solve anything”, amid the controversy over alleged derogatory remarks made against him by a Noida woman during a protest in Delhi.Sharing the video on X, PM Modi wrote, “Abuses never solve...
‘I felt that everything was over’: Asmita remembers late father after historic judo gold
India’s Asmita Dey poses with her gold medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Asmita Dey fought back tears after creating history at the Commonwealth Games 2026, dedicating her landmark women’s 48kg judo gold medal to her late father, coach and everyone who stood by her during the toughest phase of her life.The 23-year-old from Tripura,...
‘Not agreed to that’: Trump shifts stance on Ukraine building Patriot missiles
Trump changes stance on letting Ukraine build Patriot US President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington has not agreed to Ukraine producing Patriot surface-to-air interceptor missiles, walking back earlier signals that Kyiv would be granted a production licence.“We have not agreed to that,” Trump said, adding that the US has “to be very careful about...
Singapore student vanishes after Cambodia flight ticket is found
S’pore NYP student said she was going to school, vanished, family found Cambodia flight ticket in email Singapore student Siti Aishah Siregar left home saying she was going to college; hours later her family found her passport missing and a Cambodia flight ticket in her email.Singapore police confirmed that the 20-year-old had already left the...
Centre extends PM-Kisan for four more years, allocates ₹3.15 lakh crore
The Union Cabinet on Friday (July 31, 2026) approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme from 2026–27 to 2030–31, with a total financial outlay of ₹3.15 lakh crore. The scheme provides financial assistance of ₹6,000 per year for farmers. The Government said it has transferred more than ₹4.47 lakh crore...
