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Modern warfare undergoing a transformation, IAF will have 180 LCA: IAF Chief

New Delhi Modern warfare is constantly undergoing transformation due to rapid advancements in technology. The Indian Air Force being a technology-intensive force needs to keep pace with these advancements and assimilate new technology to remain relevant, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari said on Tuesday. The MiG-21 fighter aircraft will no longer be a part of the IAF and would be replaced by LCA Tejas aircraf...

31 mn Indian users expected to upgrade to 5G phones this year: Report

New Delhi About 31 million Indian users are expected to upgrade to 5G phones in 2023, representing a vast opportunity for further 5G adoption in the country, a new report said on Tuesday. According to Ericsson Consumer Lab Report, 5G in India has elevated overall network satisfaction by an impressive 30 per cent compared to 4G. 5G users in India stand out for their high daily engagement with apps, such...

Earthquake in Delhi-NCR region; tremors also felt in Uttarakhand and U.P.

New Delhi Strong tremors jolted the Delhi-NCR region on Tuesday afternoon. The tremors, which were felt in parts of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, lasted more than 10 seconds. The National Centre for Seismology said an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Nepal at a depth of five km at 2:51 pm. "Earthquake of magnitude: 6.2, occurred on 03-10-2023, 14:51:04 IST, Lat: 29.39 and Long: 81.23, Depth: 5 Km, Location: N...

Asian Games: Sindhu, Prannoy advance to Round of 16; easy win for women's doubles pairs too

Hangzhou (China) India's best hopes in the badminton individual competitions, P.V.Sindhu and H.S. Prannoy cruised into Round of 16 at the 19th Asian Games, here on Tuesday. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu, who got a bye in the first round, needed 42 minutes to defeat Wen-Chi Hsu of Chinese Taipei 21-10, 21-15 in a Round of 32 match played at the Binjiang gymnasium here. Sindhu, who won a silve...

Largest Ambedkar statue outside India to be unveiled in U.S. on Oct 14

New York (United States) A 19-foot statue of B.R. Ambedkar, named 'Statue of Equality' and also the largest outside India, is set to be unveiled in the US state of Maryland on October 14 to celebrate the life and legacy of the leader and architect of the Indian Constitution. Built on 13 acres of land in Accokeek city, just 21 miles away from White House, it is a replica of the world's largest 125-feet ...

Asian Games: India beat Bangladesh 55-18 in Kabaddi opener

Hangzhou (China) Indian men's Kabaddi team off to a solid start at the 19th Asian Games with a comfortable 55-18 win over Bangladesh in Pool A match, here on Tuesday. India they kept things quiet against the neighbours in the initial stages of the game. The latter managed to get their first points on the board in the fifth minute of the match. Seasoned raider Naveen Kumar completed a Super Raid, which was foll...

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Actress Tabu reunites with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj for spy thriller ‘Khufiya’

Mumbai (Maharashtra) Actress Tabu, who has reunited with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj for spy thriller ‘Khufiya’, opened up on her bond with the latter, calling it truly exciting. In the world of Indian cinema, few partnerships have stood the test of time like that of Tabu and Vishal Bhardwaj. From the gripping narratives of 'Maqbool' and the hauntingly atmospheric 'Haider...

SII-Oxford developed world’s 2nd malaria vax gets WHO nod

New Delhi The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday recommended the use of a low-cost and highly effective malaria vaccine developed by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) in collaboration with the University of Oxford in the U.K. The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine is the world’s second-ever WHO recommended vaccine for preventing malaria in children. In 2021,the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine became the fir...

World Bank pegs India’s GDP growth at 6.3% as global headwinds emerge

New Delhi The World Bank has forecast India’s GDP growth for 2023-24 to be at 6.3 per cent as global headwinds are emerging as a drag. The expected moderation (from 7.2 per cent in 2022-23) is mainly due to challenging external conditions and waning pent-up demand," the World Bank said in its India Development Update (IDU) report released on Tuesday. However, service sector activity...

Asian Games: Lovlina enters 75kg final, Preeti bags bronze in 54kg boxing event

Hangzhou (China) Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain made it to the final of the women's 75kg boxing event at the 19th Asian Games with a 5:0 unanimous win over Maneekon Baison of Thailand, here on Tuesday. Moreover, Lovlina secured a 2024 Paris Olympic quota by virtue of making it to the final of her weight category. Earlier, Preeti, who secured a 2024 Olympic quota by reaching the...

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Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol and Rajkumar Santoshi join forces for ‘Lahore, 1947’

Mumbai (Maharashtra) Director Rajkumar Santoshi has joined hands with actors Aamir Khan and Sunny Deol for the upcoming film ‘Lahore 1947’. The upcoming film ‘Lahore, 1947’ is produced under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions, and boasts one of the most prominent creative names of the century. This project marks the teaming up of Sunny Deol, Rajkumar Santoshi along with Aam...

Two soldiers injured in ongoing gunfight in J&K’s Rajouri

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) Two soldiers were injured on Tuesday in an ongoing gunfight between the security forces and terrorists in J&K’s Rajouri district. Officials said that the two Army men sustained injuries in the ongoing encounter between the security forces and terrorists in the forest area of Soom-Broh village in the district. “The encounter started on Monday evening af...

Delhi Police arrest NIA's 'most wanted' terrorist Shahnawaz

New Delhi In a major breakthrough, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police has arrested Mohammad Shahnawaz Alam, also known as Shafi Uzzama, who was on the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) list of most-wanted terrorists, along with his two associates. They were in the "advanced stages" of planning terror strikes in Delhi with support from a Pakistan ISI-sponsored module disguised as an IS module. IS operative Shahna...

Justin Trudeau trying to crush free speech which is shameful: Musk

San Francisco Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for trying to crush free speech in his country, saying this is “shameful”. He reacted after the Canadian government made it compulsory for online streaming platforms to register with the government for "regulatory controls". Author-Journalist Glenn Greenwald posted on X: “The Canadian government, armed w...

Kuki militants based in Myanmar & B'desh have launched a war: Biren Singh

Imphal Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Sunday said that the current crisis in Manipur is not a clash between ethnic groups, and also not a law-and-order issue of the state, but "purely a war against the Indian Union by Myanmar and Bangladesh based Kuki militants in collaboration with militant groups operating in Manipur". The Chief Minister said the unrest was instigated by a group of people who want to disintegrate ...

Asian Games: Jyothi survives Chinese attempt to deny her medal; historic day for badminton, trap teams

Hangzhou (China) On a dramatic day on which athlete Jyothi Yarraji survived an attempt to illegally disqualify her and went on to win a silver medal in women's 100m hurdles, India claimed three gold, seven silver and four bronze medals to cross the 50 medal mark in overall tally in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Steeplechaser Avinash Sable and Tajinderpal Singh Toor and the men's trap team bagged the thr...

13 killed in Spain nightclub fire, 15 more missing

Madrid (Spain) At least 13 people were killed while 15 others were still missing as a fire swept a nightclub in Spain's Murcia early on Sunday, reports said. The incident occurred at the Fonda Milagros nightclub at around 6 a.m. (4 a.m. GMT/9.30 a.m. IST) and a video shared online showed the building engulfed in flames and thick, dark smoke billowing out of its windows, the BBC reported. Emergen...

AMC voices concern over Afghanistan Embassy ceasing operations in India

New Delhi Afghan Minorities Council (AMC) on Sunday expressed concern about the closure of Afghanistan Embassy in Delhi while rejecting the baseless and eyewash statements released by the Embassy saying it does not affect the relationship of both the countries. It also said that it regrets regret to note that the officials of the Embassy in New Delhi have used the current political situation in Afghanistan as a to...

Hafiz Saeed's close associate gunned down in Karachi

New Delhi A close associate of Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) Hafiz Saeed, Mufti Qaiser Farooq, has been killed by the unidentified gunmen in Karachi, Pakistan. Hafiz Saeed is considered to be the mastermind behind the 26/11 attacks in India. Earlier this month, another cleric Maulana Ziaur Rahman, with ties to Lashkar-e-Taiba was also killed after he was fatally shot by two motorcycle-riding assailants...

Suicide attack by terrorists near Turkish parliament in Ankara

Ankara (Turkey) The Turkish government has said that two terrorists carried out a bomb attack in front of the Interior Ministry buildings in Ankara, adding that one of them died in the explosion and the other was "neutralised" by authorities, media reported. The blast was the first in the Turkish capital since 2016 and took place less than a mile from the Parliament building, hours before lawmakers were ...

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