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Ahead of Macron’s visit, DAC likely to meet next week to approve deal for 114 Rafales

Rafale jet NEW DELHI: Ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India for the Artificial Intelligence Summit from Feb 18 to 20, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, is scheduled to meet in the second week of this month to consider big-ticket defence procurement proposals, a defence source told...

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India, US discuss ways to boost collaboration in critical, emerging defence tech

NEW DELHI: India and the US have discussed ways to strengthen collaboration in “critical and emerging defence technologies” to meet the evolving requirements at a key meeting hosted here, officials said.Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hosted the 24th Indo-US Joint Technical Group Plenary Meeting in New Delhi on Feb 3 and 4, they said....

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Amit Shah reviews development projects, reaffirms Modi govt’s push for prosperous J&K

JAMMU: Under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership, Govt of India (GoI) remains firmly committed to the vision of building a developed and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir, Union home minister Amit Shah said at a high-level meeting he chaired on Saturday to review the progress of development projects in the Union Territory.The meeting was attended by LG...

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BJP mocks NC’s ‘special status’ call for J&K, says no return of Article 370

JAMMU: Governing National Conference’s (NC) insistence on restoration of J&K’s “special status” since forming the govt in 2024 drew on Saturday a sharp counter from BJP, which argued that there is no such term in the Indian Constitution while dismissing the call as “no status”.“Show me where the words ‘special status’ are written for J&K...

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Ofcom revokes TV licences of Overseas Friends of BJP (UK) president

TOI Correspondent from London: UK communications industry regulator Ofcom said on Friday it has revoked both broadcasting licences of an Indian community TV channel run by Overseas Friends of BJP (UK) president Kuldeep Shekhawat.Both licences were held by Middlesex Broadcasting Corporation Limited (MBCL) for MATV National and MATV Music.MATV National is a satellite television service...

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Top PIO restaurateur found guilty of spiking woman’s drink at Annabel’s in Mayfair

Vikas Nath TOI Correspondent from London: An Indian-origin businessman who owns a string of high-end restaurants, including Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair, has been convicted of spiking a woman’s cocktail with a date-rape drug at the private members’ club Annabel’s.Vikas Nath (63), a British citizen, was convicted by a jury at Southwark crown court on Friday...

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Shia Muslims protest in Kashmir over deadly blast at Islamabad mosque

JAMMU: Hundreds of Shia Muslims on Saturday staged spontaneous protests in various parts of Kashmir to condemn a suicide bombing at the Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque in Islamabad that killed at least 31 people and wounded more than 169 others.The attack took place during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital city. The attack on a Shia...

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