Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh has said India is looking to participate in a sixth‑generation aircraft programme but with a twist.Rather than starting a project from scratch, the IAF is seeking strategic partnerships to fast‑track procurement of these fighters, the air chief said at an event in New Delhi last…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi consumer commission has held online cake delivery platform IndiaCakes guilty of “deficiency in service” after it failed to deliver a birthday cake ordered for a customer’s grandmother and then refused a refund by falsely claiming that the delivery had been attempted.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed IndiaCakes to refund Rs…
NEW DELHI: Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday had lunch with his deputy DK Shivakumar and minister KJ George, and Legislative Council member Yathindra Siddaramaiah in Delhi.This comes a day after Siddaramaiah decided to step down from Karnataka’s top job, paving way for DK Shivakumar to take over as CM.Earlier in the day, Siddaramaiah…
WFI issues a show-cause notice to wrestler Vinesh Phogat. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Delhi high court order allowing Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials for the 2026 Asian Games, observing that the athlete had brought laurels to the country through her…
Kerala LoP Pinarayi Vijayan NEW DELHI: Kerala leader of opposition and former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday lashed out at the Centre and the BJP amid the ongoing controversy over the rendition of ‘Vande Mataram‘ in the Kerala Assembly. He alleged that singing the full version of the national song was ‘part of the…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday issued notices to the Union government and social media platform X on a petition filed by Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, challenging the blocking of the party’s X account.The petition was filed after the CJP’s X handle that had turned into a viral online phenomenon was…
Salman Khan has reportedly taken it upon himself to play mediator between Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar, as growing chatter in Bollywood circles links tensions between the two to creative differences over ‘Don 3’. Reportedly, the superstar personally reached out to both parties in a bid to prevent the disagreement from spilling into the public…
NEW DELHI: The dust and fury entailing the power transition in Karnataka do not appear to have settled with Siddaramaiah’s resignation as chief minister, as he and deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who is expected to step into Sidda’s shoes soon, are set to meet Congress state in-charge Randeep Surjewala in the national capital.Both leaders will…
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again put focus on India-Israel warm ties early Friday, saying Israel receives “crazy love” from India at a time when, according to him, much of the world seeks to “delegitimise” the Jewish state.Addressing an event, Israeli PM said, “We have a unique relationship…
D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen, and Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Today is the birthday of World Chess Champion Dommaraju Gukesh. As he prepared to leave his teenage years behind and turn 20, the Chennai-born Grandmaster had a rare opportunity to celebrate by defeating World No. 1 and five-time world…
