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National Aerospace Laboratory’s high-altitude pseudo-satellite flying above the clouds. (Image credit: NAL) NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, has cleared the procurement of High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) for the Indian Air Force. The move is expected to significantly enhance the armed forces’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.HAPS…

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress‘ West Bengal unit president Chandrima Bhattacharya on Saturday resigned from all party posts amid the ongoing exodus of leaders from the party.Chandrima, a close aide of Mamata Banerjee, was appointed president of the party’s West Bengal unit after the TMC suffered heavy losses in the assembly elections in May. Following the…

America turns 250 today. Laird & Co., a family-run distillery in Colts Neck, New Jersey, had already been in business for 78 years when the founding fathers put their names on the Declaration of Independence—and 328 years on, it’s still making apple brandy the same way it did in 1698, still owned by Lairds.Founder William…

New Terminal Building of Jodhpur Airport (X) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his a day-long visit to Rajasthan on Friday, inaugurated the new terminal building at Jodhpur Airport. Built at a cost of Rs 480 crore, the terminal has the capacity to handle up to 20 lakh passengers annually, as per PIB.On Friday, while sharing…

Aravind Srinivas has heard the talk about the American dream dying. He isn’t buying it. The Perplexity CEO, who grew up lower-middle-class in India before moving to the US for UC Berkeley, says America remains the one place where a risky idea gets a fair hearing instead of a shrug. Speaking on “The Joe Rogan…

MP man’s sentence for killing wife reduced over ‘can have 1,000 husbands like you’ remark NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has reduced the life sentence of a man convicted of killing his 7-month-pregnant wife to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment, holding that the assault was not premeditated but was triggered by a “sudden…

Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike (Photo: Abhijeet Dipke X) DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk has continued his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, with supporters expressing growing concern over his health as the CJP protest enters day 15.CJP’s founder Abhijeet Dipke, who has been sharing regular updates from the protest site, said Wangchuk’s health is deteriorating.“It’s Day…

Xie Na (Image source: MyDrameList) Chinese television personality Xie Na, one of the country’s most recognisable entertainers, has found herself at the centre of a fierce online backlash after her ambitions of becoming a concert performer were met with widespread criticism.For over two decades, Xie Na was a household name as one of the main…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Ever since the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was picked in India’s T20I squad, one question has dominated discussions among fans and experts: When will the boy from Samastipur, Bihar, make his India debut?The excitement started after Sooryavanshi’s sensational IPL season. He scored 776 runs at a stunning strike rate of…

VHP President Alok Kumar (File photo) Has the embezzlement of donations row damaged Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust‘s credibility, shaken devotees’ faith?It’s a moral blemish that every Hindu feels. This is a temple with a 500-year history of struggle and Hindu sacrifices. When it was to be built, 12.5 crore families donated money. The feeling…