Category: Events

Indian Navy ships photographed during an exercise. (Image credit: Indian Navy) The Indian Navy is steering toward a 200-ship force by 2035, pursuing an atmanirbhar (self-reliant) defence strategy to reach that goal.The commissioning of INS Mahendragiri, built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, is a key step: it is the sixth ship of the Project-17A class...

West Bengal CM NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government has constituted a nine-member expert committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to examine and finalise the draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2026.The proposed legislation is expected to be introduced during the assembly’s August session, with indigenous communities proposed to remain outside...

Donald Trump Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran of a massive military response, saying “1,000 missiles are locked and loaded” and aimed at Tehran if it carried out any attempt to assassinate him, amid reports of an alleged new plot against the “sitting US president.“In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “1000 Missiles are...

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday handed an early edge to its opponents in the upcoming Bankipur Assembly bypoll after its candidate, Abhishek Kumar Sinha, pulled out of the contest, citing “family reasons.“The move gave fresh ammunition to the opposition, which claimed that the saffron party was “jittery at the prospect of a defeat”...

Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced that it is officially pulling back a controversial artificial intelligence (AI) feature that allowed users to generate custom images using photos from public Instagram accounts. The social media giant has openly admitted that the tool’s design and privacy settings heavily miscalculated public sentiment. The announcement follows a wave of...

A 35-year-old man accused in a POCSO case allegedly killed six people HYDERABAD: A 35-year-old man accused in a POCSO case allegedly killed six people, including the teenage girl who had accused him, her mother and grandmother, before allegedly murdering his own wife and two young sons in Telangana’s Rangareddy district on Friday night.Police said...

Team India in a huddle during one of their practice session. (BCCI | X) New Delhi: The Indian cricket team is likely to undergo a coaching reset, with at least one prominent member of the support staff set to leave.At this moment, it is not very clear if the possible exit is merely due to...

Prabhsimran Singh (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Prabhsimran Singh was in the middle of a gym session when the call he had been waiting for finally arrived. After building consistency with Punjab Kings, the opener earned his maiden India call-up for the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe later this month.But before celebrating with anyone else,...

Jeff Bezos is opening Blue Origin to outside investors for the first time since founding the space company in 2000, as it looks to catch up with Elon Musk‘s SpaceX, which recently completed a record-breaking $86 billion initial public offering (IPO). According to a memo sent by Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp to employees and...

The intelligence comes as the US and Iran attempt to keep fragile diplomatic contacts alive following a ceasefire agreement Israel’s decision to share intelligence alleging a new Iranian assassination plot against US President Donald Trump may have been aimed not only at warning Washington but also at influencing the White House’s approach towards Iran, according...