efence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile off the Odisha coast. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a post on X on Sunday, announced the significant achievement and said that this has put the country in the group of select nations having capabilities of such critical and advanced military technologies.
he October 18 order of the Supreme Court on child marriage and the arguments it heard on October 21 in the case about the legal validity of the so-called 'marital rape', are both significant so far as they pertained to a possible intervention of judiciary in matters that weighed in individual's rights against the mandate set by socio-cultural outlook and customs. A three-judge bench headed by the
CHENNAI: Singles, Doubles, and the Team Championship - the 18-year-old Chennai girl, the daughter of an auto driver from Kasimedu, left nothing for competitors from around the world at the sixth edition of the Carrom World Cup held in the US which Team India swept. The Women's Singles final was a hard-fought contest, where the 18-year-old M Khazima kept her nerves to defeat 12-time national and m
With these strategic moves, Reliance Group aims to position itself for long-term growth and maintain its competitive edge across multiple sectors. In a week shortened by the holiday on November 20 for the Maharashtra assembly elections, Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) trading activity and global economic trends will play a critical role in driving the direction of India's equity markets, ac
CHENNAI: Unidentified persons snatched six sovereigns a Hindu Munnani functionary in Tirupur hurling chili powder on his face. Police said Baskaran, general secretary of Hindu Munnani was on his way to his house at Karthik Nagar in Muthanampalayam in a two-wheeler when miscreants threw chilli powder on his face and escaped snatching his gold chain. Based on a complaint, the Nallur police reg
Protests erupt in Abkhazia over pro-Moscow property measure Demonstrators in Abkhazia stormed government buildings to oppose a proposal allowing Russians to buy property, fearing it would inflate prices and increase Moscow's influence. Korean Drones To Hit Ukraine? North Korea Boosts Drone Output After Troops For Russia| Watch Video North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered mass production of
Still, the ongoing U.N. climate talks have thrown a spotlight on their efforts to tackle global warming. While the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, is tasked with agreeing a goal to mobilize hundreds of billions of dollars for climate, leaders of the Group of 20 major economies half a world away in Rio are holding the purse strings. G20 countries account for 85% of the world's economy and are t
Israel's military, which earlier declined to comment, issued a statement late on Sunday reporting it had "eliminated" Afif. The Lebanese health ministry said the strike had killed one and injured three. A second, separate strike later on Sunday hit Mar Elias street, another central area rarely targeted by Israeli bombs, Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV reported. The Lebanese health ministry said that stri
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Kant said that India will be "bringing the legacy" of the New Delhi declaration to the summit. He cited topics including sustainable growth, sustainable development goals and technological transformation on which the G20 declaration was focused during India's presidency in 2023. "India is bringing the legacy of the New Delhi declaration because India had a very ambitiou
"The West has decided on such a level of escalation that it could end with the Ukrainian statehood in complete ruins by morning," Andrei Klishas, a senior member of the Federation Council, Russia's upper chamber of parliament, said on the Telegram messaging app. Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy head of the Russian upper house's international affairs committee, said that Moscow's response will be
KYIV (Reuters) - Ten people, including two children, were killed and 52 were injured on Sunday night when a Russian missile hit a residential nine-storey building in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy, Ukraine's emergency services and military said. "Sunday evening for the city of Sumy became hell, a tragedy that Russia brought to our land," Volodymyr Artyukh, the head of the Sumy military adm
Many seniors of the Indian Community came together at the Gala for a belated Diwali bash. The event witnessed an impressive turnout of over 700 attendees, including the Chief Guest, Prem Bhandari, a prominent voice of the Indian diaspora and Chairman of Jaipur Foot USA. Dr Rekha Bhandari, triple board-certified Internal medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative, said that the challenges facing the pop
Part of the deal involves assistance to boost mining supply chains. Peru is one of the world's top copper producers, while Japan is a major consumer of the key industrial metal. In the aftermath of the APEC summit, Peru also inked a defense cooperation deal with South Korea, including a submarine agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries and another deal with Korea Aerospace Industries to manufactu
The escalating conflict could upset a hard-fought consensus that G20 negotiators reached around 5 a.m. on Sunday, after an overnight push to ready the joint statement for final review by leaders arriving in Rio. That preliminary consensus after six days of negotiations included streamlined language about global conflicts including the war in Ukraine, focusing on the need to negotiate peace rather
General Brice Oligui Nguema, who is interim president, has touted Saturday's vote as a sign of the government's commitment to a democratic transition, tentatively scheduled for summer 2025. Military officers seized power in a coup in August last year. The Gabonese largely welcomed the ouster of President Ali Bongo. His family's poor management of the central African country's oil wealth had led t
, Dr Ashish Kumar, head of the orthopaedic surgery department at KGMU, said, "The cost of treatment is prohibitive, and most patients in our country cannot afford such care in private hospitals. While the number of government institutions focused on cancer care is increasing, many people still lack access to these advanced facilities." King George's Medical University (KGMU) is set to establish t
New Delhi: The Centre has decided to scrap the windfall tax, a levy imposed on local production of crude oil and exports of petrol, diesel and jet fuel, at a time of subdued oil prices. A decision to this effect has been taken at the top level in the government, and the finance ministry may shortly issue an order, two people familiar with the development said. Windfall tax was imposed in 2022, a
Aaj Ka Panchang, November 18, 2024: Check out tithi, auspicious and inauspicious timings, and other details...Read More AAJ KA PANCHANG, NOVEMBER 18, 2024: The Tritiya and Chaturthi Tithis of the Krishna Paksha fall on November 18, and there are no major festivals or rituals to be marked on this day. Individuals can carry on with their daily tasks without any hindrance. Before starting any activi
November is halfway through, and you, just like me, might also be wondering: When will winter start in Delhi? The national capital is already grappling with severe fog. Its air quality is regularly dipping to dangerous levels; the city was declared the most polluted capital city in the world on Wednesday. But where did this mess begin? We need to go back in history, to 2 October 1974, to track
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed that there were differences between the Centre and the Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh on various issues and that the BJP was trying to disturb social atmosphere fearing its loss in the by-elections in the state. Campaigning for his party candidates in the Katehari and Majhawan Assembly constituencies, the SP chief said
A primary school teacher was arrested by the Malda cyber crime police on Saturday in connection with a large-scale online fraud involving the state government's 'Taruner Swapno' scheme. Advertisement https://images.indianexpress.com/2020/08/1x1.png Police said that the arrested accused, Manojit Burman, a resident of Dinhata and a teacher at a primary school in Sitai block, is suspected of
A day after the police arrested two people for trying to shoot Trinamool Congress councillor Sushanta Ghosh on Friday evening while he was sitting outside his house, the main accused in the attack, Afroz Khan alias Gulzar, has admitted to attempting the murder citing retaliation for alleged land encroachment. Advertisement https://images.indianexpress.com/2020/08/1x1.png Accused Afroz
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar was looking to extend its bull run on Monday as lofty Treasury yields and a more restrained outlook for U.S. rate cuts burnished its attractiveness, though the risk of intervention had caused a pullback against the yen. Yen bears were tense in case Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda used a speech later Monday to flag a possible rate hike in December, in part due to
A Russian strike on a nine-story building in the city of Sumy in northern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded dozens, an official said Sunday (November 17, 2024), as Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack described by officials as the largest in recent months. "Among the eight killed in Sumy, 40 kilometers (24 miles) from the border with Russia, were two children," said Ukraine's
The companies will continue to work together from a business development perspective across cloud gaming, AI and network orchestration in the Telco sector. With this latest licence deal coming quickly on the back of the recent Rights issue, Activeport is now fully capitalised and ready to accelerate its recurring revenue growth from network orchestration licences and SaaS for Telco's and data c
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 18 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai attended the closing ceremony of the CM Trophy India International Challenge Badminton Competition 2024 on Sunday held at the iSports Badminton Arena in Mowa, Raipur. During his address, the Chief Minister highlighted the Chhattisgarh government's strong commitment to nurturing sports talent in the stat
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Rio de Janeiro to attend the G20 Summit and engage in bilateral talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Xi aims to strengthen China-Brazil relations, highlighting the importance of collaboration between the two nations in global affairs. Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Rio de Janeiro, marking his attendance at the 19th G20 Summi
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 18 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Afghanistan on Monday, according to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS). The NCS said that the earthquake hit at 2:15 am (IST), at a depth of 15 kilometres. The epicentre of the earthquake was recorded at Latitude 33.13 N and Longitude 68.84 E. NCS_Earthquake/status/1858252724233740559" rel="no
Chandigarh: After the central govt led by BJP faced backlash over the proposed land allocation to Haryana for a new assembly building in Chandigarh, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Sunday clarified that no land has been allocated for the purpose. Responding to a question during an event at Panjab University, Kataria stated, "No land has been allocated yet. Haryana's