**EDS: SCREENGRAB VIA PTI VIDEOS** Jaisalmer: An indigenous Vayu Astra-1 missile is test-fired at the Pokhran firing range in Jaisalmer district. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_21_2026_000582B) As drone warfare takes centre stage, an Indian private company, Nibe Limited, has completed the No Cost No Commitment (NCNC) demonstration of the Vayu Astra Loitering Munition (LM). The Vayu Astra has...
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‘Marwa denge tujhe’: Cockroach Janta Party founder receives death threats
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke shares schreenshot NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday claimed that he has received death threats on WhatsApp, days after launching the satirical political outfit that went viral on social media.Dipke, who launched the social media-driven ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ (CJP), shared screenshots of threatening messages sent from an...
Biodiversity begins at home: How local action can create global impact
International Day for Biological Diversity 2026 (AI image) As the world observes Biodiversity Day today under the theme “Acting locally for global impact”, it is important to first understand what biodiversity truly means, and why it matters in everyday life.The United Nations defines biological diversity as the variety of all living organisms, including plants, animals,...
Hormuz crisis: Venezuela becomes India’s third-largest crude oil supplier in May
Representative image Venezuela has emerged as India’s third-largest crude oil supplier so far in May, overtaking Saudi Arabia and the United States, as Indian refiners increased purchases of cheaper heavy crude amid disruptions linked to the ongoing West Asia conflict.The South American nation supplied around 417,000 barrels per day (bpd) to India this month, sharply...
‘Bringing war back to Russia’: Ukraine strikes Yaroslavl oil refinery
Ukraine attacks Russia (AP) Ukrainian forces have struck a Russian oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region, located around 700 kilometres (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.Reuters reports that Zelenskyy, on Telegram, said, “In particular, overnight, the Defense Forces of Ukraine operated against targets associated with the Yaroslavl oil...
‘Has to done at the earliest’: HC orders second post-mortem in Twisha Sharma death case
NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh high court on Friday granted permission for a second post-mortem in the death case of Twisha Sharma.This has to done at the earliest, the court observed, as quoted by Bar and Bench.Twisha, was found hanging at her marital home on May 12, had her post-mortem conducted at AIIMS Bhopal. Police have...
Twisha death case: Husband wants to surrender before court, says lawyer; why MP govt objected
Accused husband Samarth Singh has informed the Madhya Pradesh high court of his willingness to surrender in the Twisha Sharma dowry death case BHOPAL: A dramatic turn emerged in the Twisha Sharma death case on Friday after accused husband Samarth Singh informed the Madhya Pradesh high court that he was willing to surrender in connection...
‘You are going to lose your job’: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns employees across industries
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has now issued one of his issued one of his starkest warnings yet on the future of work, telling employees across industries that failure to adopt artificial intelligence could cost them their dream jobs. Speaking in an interview with Time, Huang said that AI will not erase human purpose but will...
Twisha Sharma death: Mother-in-law’s lawyer loses cool, beats vehicle bonnet; watch
Lawyer for Twisha Sharma’s mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, Advocate Enosh George, had a heated exchange with journalists outside the residence. BHOPAL: Amid heightened media scrutiny over the probe into the death of Twisha Sharma, tense scenes unfolded outside the Katara Hills residence of her mother-in-law Giribala Singh on Friday after the latter’s lawyer appeared to lose...
Delhi dowry death case: Nail scratches, ruptured eardrum, final SOS call — years of torture
NEW DELHI: “Save me, they are beating me,” 25-year-old Veena Kumari allegedly told her elder sister during a phone call on May 18, minutes before she fell from the terrace of her home in west Delhi’s Dasghara village and died. Her family has alleged that years of dowry-related harassment, repeated assaults and humiliation over inadequate...
