Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripath NEW DELHI: India will early next year add some sharp teeth to its sea-based leg of the nuclear triad by commissioning its third nuclear-powered submarine, which is larger than the first two and capable of carrying more long-range nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.The third such submarine, called SSBN in naval parlance,...
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Saudi bus tragedy: Lone survivor recounts horror; pleads for support
Mohammed Abdul Shoaib (centre), the lone survivor of the bus accident in Saudi Arabia’s Madina, with his family at his residence, in Hyderabad. (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The only survivor of the November 17 Umrah bus accident in Saudi Arabia returned to India on Tuesday and described the moments before the vehicle went up...
Glitch hits airports again: Check-ins affected; Air India asks flyers to check status
NEW DELHI: Air India on Tuesday issued a travel advisory asking passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport, as a third-party system disruption affected check-in operations at multiple airports and caused delays across several airlines.In a post on X, Air India said, “A third-party system disruption has been affecting check-in systems...
Virat Kohli to play in Vijay Hazare trophy after 15 years; DDCA confirms
Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: Indian batter Virat Kohli on Tuesday confirmed that he will be available to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy starting December 24, news agency PTI reported, quoting DDCA president Rohan Jaitley.Kohli, who now plays only ODIs for India, is currently part of the ongoing series against South Africa. He is set...
Europe-Russia war? Putin says Moscow is ‘ready’ – what triggered shock remark
File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow was ready if Europe initiated a conflict, even as he accused European governments of trying to derail efforts to end the war in Ukraine. “We are not planning to go to war with Europe, but if Europe...
Democracy, drugs or oil? Why Trump is gunning for Venezuela’s Maduro – explained
A Caribbean Sea on Edge On most days, the Caribbean is a postcard – the blue of the water melting into the horizon, waves lapping lazily against fishing boats, the sky an unbroken canvas. But for the last two months, this tranquillity has been shattered by the steady drone of US warplanes, the silhouette of...
Trump sanctions: Crude imports from Russia at a high – can it continue?
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125721879,imgsize-57510,width-400,resizemode-4/india-russia-crude-oil-trade.jpg" alt="Trump sanctions: India’s crude imports from Russia at 5-month high – can it continue?" title=" Russia has maintained its position as India’s primary supplier in November, providing over one-third of all crude oil imports. (AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Russia has maintained its position as India’s primary supplier in November, providing over one-third...
CM Kar’nataka’: Sidda, DKS make a meal of it; clean up left for Cong high command
NEW DELHI: Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar had two breakfasts together within a week, but the deadlock over the Karnataka chief ministerial post does not seem likely to end soon.The second round of the “breakfast diplomacy” at the deputy chief minister’s residence drew a blank yet again, after both Siddaramaiah and DKS left the...
What’s brewing? Kohli ignores Gambhir, Rohit stops for a quick chat ahead of 2nd ODI in Raipur
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma appeared unfazed by the growing chatter around their futures, focusing instead on a demanding net session under the floodlights ahead of India’s second ODI against South Africa on Wednesday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speculation has intensified over...
Watch: DRDO tests fighter jet ejection system; Rajnath Singh hails milestone
NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh. The test validated canopy severance, ejection sequencing, and complete aircrew recovery. Conducted in collaboration with the Aeronautical Development...
