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NEW DELHI: In what is good news for Indian Air Force (IAF), the indigenously developed LCA Tejas fleet is likely to resume flight operations on Wednesday following a nearly two-month-long grounding. The fleet was grounded in early Feb after a Tejas aircraft suffered a problem during a landing incident.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) CMD D K…

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hit back strongly at his Pakistan counterpart Khawaja Asif’s recent remarks related to striking Kolkata, warning that Islamabad should remember that “55 years ago, they suffered the consequences when Pakistan was divided into two parts” and Bangladesh was created.“If they try to attack Bengal, they will receive a befitting…

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha speaker and Rajya Sabha chairman have rejected the opposition’s notice for a motion for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after a “careful and objective assessment of all relevant aspects and issues involved”, a move bound to deepen acrimony between the governing NDA and its opponents amid their campaign…

NEW DELHI: India’s room air-conditioner market is heading into the summer season under clear price pressure, even as companies remain bullish on long-term growth. Manufacturers including Blue Star have indicated further price hikes, driven by rising commodity costs, tighter energy-efficiency labelling norms that came into effect in Jan 2026 and current global headwinds. “The increase…

NEW DELHI: Highway construction and awards for new works fell to a seven-year low in 2025-26, official data show. While overall construction stood at less than 10,000 km, a first since 2019-20, barely 7,000 km of works were awarded in FY26.The reasons for the fall in performance on these two key parameters in the highway…

PATNA: Trains rolled in. Platforms swelled. Migrant families from Bihar stepped down at Patna Junction with bedding, steel containers, plastic sacks – returning from cities where cooking has become unaffordable. Faces carried fatigue and a decision driven by empty cylinders and the search for a flame that costs less than a day’s wage. LPG shortage…

NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday flayed Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge for his “illiterate” barb at those supporting the governing party in Gujarat and other states, as home minister Amit Shah retorted that the country is looking to decimate the opposition party in elections for remarks it should be “ashamed of”.Addressing rallies in Assam, Shah slammed Kharge…

New Delhi: The ministry of information and broadcasting has extended its directive to suspend television rating points (TRPs) for news channels by another four weeks, citing concerns over sensationalizing West Asia conflict.In an order issued on March 31, the ministry said the step was necessary in public interest, as the conflict “still largely prevails at…

GUWAHATI: An Assam Police team searched Tuesday the New Delhi residence of Congress neta Pawan Khera in connection with a case filed by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma‘s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, escalating a political clash over alleged multiple passports and foreign assets.Khera was not found at his Nizamuddin residence during the search carried out with…

SRINAGAR: Holding two shrines and their attached properties in Kishtwar district to be waqf, the Jammu and Kashmir high court has ruled, in a case dating back nearly five decades, that petitioners claiming to be hereditary custodians of the mausoleums have no ownership rights. Property titles must be decided on evidence, not based on public…