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New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Thursday, gave the go-ahead for 10 proposals to purchase military hardware, including missiles and electronic warfare systems, worth approximately Rs 1.05 lakh crore through indigenous sourcing. The Council accorded its "Acceptance...

Dharwad (Karnataka): Additional Superintendent of Police Narayan Baramani, who had faced Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's anger during a Congress rally at Belagavi in April, Thursday said he was "attending to his duty". His comments came in response to reports that he had sought voluntary retirement from...

New Delhi: The Delhi government has written to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), saying the fuel ban on overage vehicles is not feasible due to technological challenges and complex systems. Addressing a press conference here, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said Thursday...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday concluded its oral arguments before the Rouse Avenue Court as to why cognisance should be taken on a prosecution complaint filed against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine a plea filed by former head of the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Safdar Hussain Nagori, seeking clarification or permission for the Madhya Pradesh High Court to proceed with final adjudication of his criminal...

New Delhi: Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station, is working to develop a brain-computer interface in the orbital lab, said NASA Thursday. Shukla, part of the Axiom Space mission-4, used near-infrared technology to develop the interface in the Columbus laboratory...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has agreed to examine a plea challenging the city government’s policy to penalise and prosecute the petrol pump owners if they refuel ‘end-of-life’ (EoL) vehicles, petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years. A...

New Delhi: Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen has taken a direct swipe at India's business environment, alleging that bureaucratic hurdles and excessive paperwork are stifling the ease of doing business, despite government claims of reform. Petersen, the San Francisco-based founder of the global logistics giant, responded...

New Delhi: A 42-year-old woman and her teenage son were found murdered inside their locked home in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar Wednesday night, police said. A 24-year-old former shop assistant, reportedly upset over a scolding, has been arrested for the double murder. The victims were identified...

New Delhi: In an apparent snub to China, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Thursday asserted that the decision on the Incarnation of the Dalai Lama would be taken by the established institution and the Dalai Lama himself and no one else. Wednesday, Tibetan spiritual leader...