New Delhi: DRDO has conducted a successful flight test of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM). The missile is equipped with advanced avionics and software to ensure better and more reliable performance. The flight of the missile was also monitored from the Su-30-Mk-I aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The Ministry of Defence informed on Thursday that the...

New Delhi: Ann Tessa Joseph, a woman cadet who was among the 17 Indians onboard container vessel MSC Aries that was seized by the Iranian military over the weekend, returned to Cochin Thursday. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Thursday said the Indian mission in Tehran is in touch with the remaining 16 Indian crew members of...

New Delhi: India skipper Rohit Sharma is ‘not a big fan’ of the IPL's 'Impact Player' rule as he feels it is hurting the country's all-rounders by not allowing cricketers like Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube to showcase their bowling prowess. The 'Impact Player' Rule, introduced in the 2023 season, allows all IPL teams to substitute a...

Tokyo: At least nine people were injured after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck a wide area of western Japan, local authorities said Thursday. The quake struck at around 11:14 p.m. local time, registering a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Ehime and Kochi prefectures, both on Shikoku Island, with...

Bengaluru: A 23-year-old Youtuber was arrested for allegedly entering the Kempegowda International Airport here, recording a video and later falsely claiming that he spent an entire day there, police said Thursday. Vikas Gowda, a resident of Yelahanka in Bengaluru, entered the airport with a ticket for Chennai-bound Air India flight April 7 at around 12pm, they said....

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta reserved its verdict after hearing the response of Election Commission on the pleas. The petitioners have also sought a...

Agartala: A multi-cornered contest will be witnessed in 15 Lok Sabha seats in the eight northeastern states as the first phase of the 7-phase parliamentary elections is held Friday. The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements and deployed a large number of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel along with thousands of state forces for the first...

New Delhi: With less than 100 days to go for Paris 2024, ace Indian long jumper Sreeshankar Murali has unfortunately been sidelined from the Olympics due to a knee injury, he sustained during training, which requires surgery. The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games silver medallist shared the heartbreaking news with a social media post, "All my life,...

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission of India issuing notification for the simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly, the nomination paper filing process started Thursday. The candidates can file nomination papers for Odisha's four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 assembly segments between 11am and 3pm from April 18 to April 25, the notification said. Voting will...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in an excise scam case, is eating food high in sugar like mangoes and sweets every day despite having type 2 diabetes to create grounds for medical bail, the ED claimed before a court here Thursday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) made the claim before the special judge for CBI...