An Anduril Barracuda cruise missile flies towards a target. (Image credit: Anduril Industries) The prolonged conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia have demonstrated the importance of both precision weapons and more importantly the ability to deploy them at scale. Precision firepower is supplanting the massed firepower of yesteryears. Today’s shock and awe is not the…
Former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday reacted on the wave of ongoing exodus from Trinamool Congress following the party’s crushing assembly poll defeat in May. Reacting to actor-politician Koel Mallick’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha, Mamata suggested that several…
Sonam Wangchuk and Omar Abdullah (R) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday extended support to educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Expressing concern over Wangchuk’s health, Omar Abdullah urged the Centre to show compassion as the fast entered…
Ukraine parliament appoints Serhii Koretskyi as new prime minister after cabinet shake-up Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved Serhii Koretskyi, the head of state energy company Naftogaz, as the country’s new prime minister as part of a major government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Koretskyi was nominated by Zelenskyy, who said his experience in the energy…
Three batters scored centuries in the same men’s T20 match for the first time as Washington Freedom completed the highest successful chase in T20 history, beating defending champions MI New York by six wickets in Eliminator 1 of MLC 2026 at the Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday.Nicholas Pooran, Andries Gous and Steven Smith all reached three…
Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Emotions ran high as Argentina booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final with a 2-1 win over England in the semifinal at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on Wednesday. Lionel Messi did not add to his tournament-leading goal tally, but the 39-year-old…
A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an immigration policy that could deny visas or deport foreign researchers and trust-and-safety professionals working on misinformation, disinformation and online hate speech. Chief US District Judge James Boasberg ruled that the policy likely violates the free speech protections of the US Constitution’s First Amendment….
MCX Gold is showing signs of a potential recovery after witnessing a phase of weakness, with technical indicators suggesting that prices may move higher in the near term. (AI image) Gold and silver price prediction today: Gold and silver prices are showing signs of recovery after a phase of weakness, says Abhilash Koikkara, Head –…
NPCIL said the reported data breach at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project did not involve any nuclear safety or security systems NEW DELHI: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) on Wednesday said the reported data breach involving the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project pertains only to conventional Balance of Plant (BoP) facilities and not to…
Syed Sohail Uddin survived the attack but suffered more than 15 stab wounds and remains hospitalised as he undergoes treatment for severe injuries. An Indian-origin Muslim man is fighting for his life after being repeatedly stabbed at a shopping mall in the US state of Utah in what investigators say was a religiously motivated attack.According…