Government has spent just a little more than 40% of the budgeted amount in its biggest schemes in the first three quarters of the current fiscal and expects to spend less than 75% by the end of the year. These 53 selected schemes are those that had a budget estimate of Rs 500 crore or...
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Strategic Forces Command successfully test-fires 3,000 km-range Agni-3 missile
NEW DELHI: India on Friday successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable 3,000-km-range Agni-3 ballistic missile from Chandipur off Odisha coast.The surface-to-surface missile was launched from a mobile launcher as part of a regular training exercise. “The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. It was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC),” a...
Ahead of Macron’s visit, DAC likely to meet next week to approve deal for 114 Rafales
Rafale jet NEW DELHI: Ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India for the Artificial Intelligence Summit from Feb 18 to 20, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, is scheduled to meet in the second week of this month to consider big-ticket defence procurement proposals, a defence source told...
India, US discuss ways to boost collaboration in critical, emerging defence tech
NEW DELHI: India and the US have discussed ways to strengthen collaboration in “critical and emerging defence technologies” to meet the evolving requirements at a key meeting hosted here, officials said.Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hosted the 24th Indo-US Joint Technical Group Plenary Meeting in New Delhi on Feb 3 and 4, they said....
Over 1.7 crore tourists, including 36,000 foreigners, visited J&K in 2025: Govt
JAMMU: Over 1.7 crore tourists visited Jammu & Kashmir in 2025, including over 36,000 foreign visitors, the govt informed the assembly on Saturday.In a written reply to a starred question raised by Hasnain Masoodi, MLA, the tourism department gave out a figure of 1,77,65,390 tourists having visited the Union territory between Jan 1 and Dec...
Amit Shah reviews development projects, reaffirms Modi govt’s push for prosperous J&K
JAMMU: Under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership, Govt of India (GoI) remains firmly committed to the vision of building a developed and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir, Union home minister Amit Shah said at a high-level meeting he chaired on Saturday to review the progress of development projects in the Union Territory.The meeting was attended by LG...
BJP mocks NC’s ‘special status’ call for J&K, says no return of Article 370
JAMMU: Governing National Conference’s (NC) insistence on restoration of J&K’s “special status” since forming the govt in 2024 drew on Saturday a sharp counter from BJP, which argued that there is no such term in the Indian Constitution while dismissing the call as “no status”.“Show me where the words ‘special status’ are written for J&K...
‘I don’t do 50/50’: Kayla Nicole opens up on finances with Travis Kelce
Kayla Nicole makes it clear how she handled finances with Travis Kelce as he plans a future with Taylor Swift.(Image via Getty Images, Taylor Swift/Instagram) Travis Kelce might be madly and deeply in love with Taylor Swift today but before he met her, he was in a pretty public relationship with his ex girlfriend, Kayla...
Mavericks vs Spurs injury report: Playing status, head-to-head, stats & more
Spurs vs Mavericks (Kyrie Irving) (Image via Getty) The Dallas Mavericks play the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. The teams met less than 24 hours earlier, when the Spurs defeated Dallas 135-123.San Antonio enters the game in strong form and holds one of the top...
Ofcom revokes TV licences of Overseas Friends of BJP (UK) president
TOI Correspondent from London: UK communications industry regulator Ofcom said on Friday it has revoked both broadcasting licences of an Indian community TV channel run by Overseas Friends of BJP (UK) president Kuldeep Shekhawat.Both licences were held by Middlesex Broadcasting Corporation Limited (MBCL) for MATV National and MATV Music.MATV National is a satellite television service...
