Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday issued a three-line whip to all its members of parliament in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, directing mandatory attendance during a special Parliament session scheduled from April 16 to 18.According to the party directive, all MPs, including Union ministers, have been instructed to...
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Dhruvastra: India’s helicopter-launched ‘tank killer’ shaping next-gen battlefield doctrine
India’s push for self-reliance in advanced weapons systems has received a major boost with the induction-ready Dhruvastra, the helicopter-launched variant of the Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Dhruvastra — earlier known as HELINA (Helicopter-Launched Nag) — is designed to give Indian armed forces a decisive edge...
Engineering student arrested for ramming SUV into scooter in Gurgaon; 2 dead
The accused, Akrit Yadav, a resident of Ghaziabad and an engineering student, was arrested by Sector 56 police following an FIR registered in connection with the April 4 crash. GURGAON: Police have arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly driving an SUV on the wrong side and crashing into a scooter in Sector 57 on April...
KKR’s Pathirana clears fitness test, likely to join squad ahead of CSK clash
Matheesha Pathirana Kolkata Knight Riders’ depleted bowling attack is set to receive a boost, with Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana clearing the mandatory fitness test of Sri Lanka cricket board and expected to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Sri Lanka Cricket to take part in the tournament.It is not confirmed if he will...
US-Iran talks pause without breakthrough: 5 reasons why negotiations failed in Pakistan
Negotiations between the United States and Iran have come to a halt without a deal after 21 hours of marathon talks in Islamabad, as both sides failed to bridge deep differences despite the highest-level engagement in decades. While both countries indicated that discussions may continue, sharp disagreements over nuclear commitments, sanctions relief and regional control...
Meta’s most-popular former employee and father of AI calls Anthropic’s latest model as ‘drama’
Yann LeCun, Meta’s former chief AI scientist and deep learning pioneer, has dismissed the panic around Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview as “BS from self-delusion.” While the model’s reported ability to find vulnerabilities in every major operating system and browser spooked Wall Street and triggered an emergency Fed meeting, LeCun and other AI researchers argue the...
The art of no deal: Nuclear mistrust sinks Vance mission
TOI correspondent from Washington: A high-stakes diplomatic mission led by the US Vice President JD Vance ended without an agreement with Iran on Sunday, deepening uncertainty over a fragile ceasefire in the Gulf and raising the prospect of renewed conflict in the coming hours and days.After almost a full day of talks in Pakistan, Vance...
Candidates Chess: How India’s Vaishali trapped Russian’s rook to extend lead at top
Vaishali Rameshbabu vs Aleksandra Goryachkina (Photo by Niki Riga) NEW DELHI: For the first time at the Women’s Candidates in Cyprus, someone has asserted her dominance, and, to no one’s surprise, it is India’s very own Vaishali Rameshbabu.Playing with the black pieces in Round 11 on Saturday, she claimed a jaw-dropping win over the former...
19-year-old spurned man who ‘killed’ Andhra Pradesh girl tries to flee, shot in leg
TIRUPATI: Police opened fire when the 19-year-old accused in the murder of a minor girl at Khazipet allegedly tried to flee while he was being shifted on Saturday morning.Khazipet police, who arrested A Venkatesh – who entered the girl’s house on Friday when she was alone and slit her throat – kept him in the...
‘Do you regret leaving PSL for IPL?’ SL batter put on spot in Pakistan – Watch
IPL trophy, Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis did not respond to a question related to the IPL after a PSL 2026 match against Lahore Qalandars on Saturday at the National Stadium in Karachi. In a video shared on social media, a person, perhaps the media manager of Peshawar Zalmi, is also heard asking...
