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NEW DELHI: Light combat aircraft (LCA) manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has denied reports of a crash involving a Tejas fighter earlier this month. Issuing a clarification on X on Monday, the defence PSU said, “There has been no reported crash of an LCA Tejas. The event in question was a minor technical incident on…

Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: All seven people on board a Ranchi-Delhi air ambulance were killed after the aircraft crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday night, officials said.Confirming the fatalities, Chatra deputy commissioner Keerthishree G said all those on board had died in the crash.The Beechcraft C90 (VT-AJV) operated by…

MK Stalin and Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress has sought 45 seats from the DMK for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, but the MK Stalin-led party is hesitant to allocate more than 25, leading to a deadlock, according to sources.The ruling DMK and the Congress kicked off their long-awaited seat-sharing talks…

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s visit to India, his government has started the process to revoke the citizenship of Tahawwur Rana, Pakistan-born businessman, currently being tried in India for helping plan the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people.However, the move to cancel his citizenship is not based on terrorism…

NEW DELHI: The timing of installation of C Rajagopalachari’s bust replacing Edward Lutyens at Rashtrapati Bhawan gains significance as the southern state is going for polls in next few months where BJP has struggled to make major inroads. The invitees to Monday’s event also included “guests from Tamil Nadu”.The replacement of Lutyens bust with Rajaji…

Photo credit: Redbird website NEW DELHI: A Delhi-bound air ambulance with seven people, including two crew members, on board crashed shortly after take off from Ranchi on Monday night. The Beechcraft C90 (VT-AJV) belonging to Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd (not the pilot training academy) had gotten airborne at 7.11 pm. It is learnt just after…

Trust and credibility will take centre stage at the DNPA Conclave 2026, where industry leaders are set to debate how confidence in news brands will determine the future of journalism in the coming decade.With digital platforms saturated by content and misinformation growing more sophisticated, discussions at the conclave will revolve around a central premise: trust…

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday claimed there is a “schedule” for several senior Congress leaders to join the BJP in the poll-bound state, a day after former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah switched to the ruling party.Sarma, himself a former Congressman, added that…

NEW DELHI: Music composer A R Rahman on Friday agreed before Supreme Court to give credit to Ustad N Faiyazuddin Dagar and Ustad N Zahiruddin Dagar, popular as Junior Dagar Bandhu, in his song ‘Vera Raja Veera’ during the pendency of a suit by an heir of the Dagars accusing him of copyright infringement.Appearing for…

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday sought five days’ custody of the 4 accused who carried out a shirtless march in the Bharat Mandapam during the AI summit.While seeking remand, Delhi Police said that the accused had staged a protest similar to the protest in Nepal, claiming that it was a conspiracy to defame the…