GUWAHATI/NAGPUR/GURGAON: Squadron Leader Anuj Vashishth and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, who was part of Operation Sindoor last year, were killed on Thursday evening when their Su-30MKI crashed in Assam’s hilly Karbi Anglong district shortly after going off the radar during a training sortie, IAF confirmed on Friday after locating the wreckage. The Sukhoi jet had…
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said self-reliance was the “only way to stay relevant and ready in the present era of uncertainty” and emphasised that the global situation had led to the “realignment of supply chains, formation of new equations and constant rise in maritime activities, reaffirming govt’s resolve of attaining self-reliance…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday reiterated that there would be no shortage of funds for development works in Delhi, also asserting that laxity will not be tolerated.Gupta chaired a review meeting on road and drainage works approved earlier and directed the departments concerned to complete tendering processes by March end to ensure…
“We will continue our efforts to give more speed to the possibilities here and to give them wings. We have started this. We will work to move this forward”, Dhami said. TEHRI GARHWAL (UTTARAKHAND): Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday attended the Tehri Lake Festival Himalayan-O2 2026, highlighting the objective to make it…
NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday assured highways builders that adequate supplies of fuel, bitumen and other essential inputs would be maintained amid concerns over a likely fall in availability of bitumen and increase in fuel prices.Highway builders, in a meeting with NHAI chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav, flagged that the prolonged…
NEW DELHI: Days before the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena was sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka in a US strike, India had allowed another Iranian ship to dock at Kochi after Tehran sought urgent assistance due to technical problems, government sources said. According to the sources, Iran approached India on February 28 requesting…
NEW DELHI: Leaders of the Janata Dal (United) on Friday expressed anguish over chief minister Nitish Kumar’s decision to move to Delhi as a Rajya Sabha MP, but the party chief sought to reassure them, saying “main hoon na” (I am here). He also cleared the way for the political entry of his son Nishant.At…
Photo credit: X/ @HardeepSPuri NEW DELHI: Union minister for petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Friday sought to allay public concerns about energy availability, stating that there is “no shortage of energy in India” and no reason for consumers to worry amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia.In a post on X, the…
The UPSC has announced the final results of the CSE 2025, with 958 candidates recommended for the IAS, IFS, IPS, and other central services, and Anuj Agnihotri securing the top rank. Qatar warns that Gulf energy exports could halt within weeks due to Iran–US–Israel tensions, potentially driving oil prices to $150 per barrel. The US…
NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress on Friday issued a three-line whip to their Lok Sabha MPs, directing them to be present in the House from March 9 to 11 as the second phase of the Budget Session begins.The second leg of the session will run from March 9…