NEW DELHI: For years, NH-44 — India’s longest highway, stretching 3,745 km from Srinagar to Kanyakumari — has carried the weight of the nation’s movement. Its tarmac has known migrations, trade, daily commuters, truck convoys, and families on long-distance journeys. Yet on the stretches slicing through Haryana and Delhi, that familiar thrum of mobility conceals...
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Inside the deal-making power of the F-35: A weapon, a network, a strategic lock-in
NEW DELHI: The “Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II” is not just another fighter jet — it is a geopolitical instrument, a technological ecosystem and the most widely exported fifth-generation aircraft ever produced. No other defence platform in the modern era has reshaped alliances, altered regional balances of power, or influenced international diplomacy the way the...
Ind vs SA: Virat Kohli stuns fans as he poses on MS Dhoni’s iconic RX100
Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni (Insta) In the lead-up to the ODI series against South Africa, Ranchi has once again become the emotional centre of Indian cricket. After Virat Kohli visited MS Dhoni at his home, a new set of photographs featuring Kohli and Dhoni surfaced on Instagram on Saturday, sending fans into another wave...
‘No differences’: What transpired at Siddaramaiah–DKS breakfast meet; key takeaways
Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met to quell speculation of a power-sharing tussle NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Saturday held a closely watched joint press briefing, where both netas projected a united front and stressed that there were “no differences” between them, despite...
Delhi: 27-yr-old man shot dead during ‘reconciliation’ meeting; one detained
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125651965,imgsize-771893,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/victims-father-ravi-kumar.jpg" alt="Delhi shocker: 27-year-old man shot dead during ‘reconciliation’ meeting; one detained" title=" Victim’s father Ravi Kumar ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Victim’s father Ravi Kumar NEW DELHI: A 27-year-old man was shot dead in Shahdara on Friday night, moments after he went to meet two men he had recently quarrelled with for a “reconciliation”, police...
A320 software issue: 338 aircraft of IndiGo & AI Group impacted; 56% get required update
Picture credit: Sharanya Roy NEW DELHI: As many as 338 Airbus A320 family aircraft of IndiGo, Air India and AI Express have been impacted by the software issue that could potentially cause pilots to lose control amid intense solar storms. These three airlines have completed the update on 189 planes, nearly 56%, by 10 am...
Intense solar radiation risk? Why Airbus pushed an A320 software update — ops explained
(Image credit: Airbus/X) Airbus has issued an urgent global alert to A320-family operators, instructing them to immediately fix a newly identified software problem that could affect flight-control systems on thousands of aircraft.The directive which takes effect Saturday evening (US Eastern time) was triggered after Airbus determined that “intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to...
Karnataka power tussle: Breakthrough? Siddaramaiah, DKS meet over breakfast as CM battle heats up
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125651245,imgsize-50560,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-4.jpg" alt="Karnataka power tussle: Breakthrough? Siddaramaiah, DKS meet over breakfast as CM battle heats up" title=" Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah meets his deputy DKS amid crisis rumours. ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah meets his deputy DKS amid crisis rumours. NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Saturday met chief minister Siddaramaiah at the...
Explained: What is the Airbus A320 software issue and why are 6,000 planes grounded
Airbus has grounded 6,000 A320 aircraft—half its global fleet—for emergency software fixes after discovering intense solar radiation can corrupt critical flight control systems. The unprecedented recall follows an October incident when a JetBlue flight suddenly nosedived without pilot input, forcing an emergency landing. Airlines worldwide face massive disruptions during peak travel season, with repairs taking...
Hong Kong fire tragedy: Were authorities alerted long before? Key details
More than a year before a massive blaze tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Hong Kong, residents had raised an alarm over the use of flammable construction materials during ongoing renovation works.Their concerns, largely dismissed at the time, have now resurfaced at the centre of a widening investigation into one of Hong...










