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A glimpse of International Fleet Review off the coast of Visakhapatnam (Pic credit: Kanaka Nalam) NEW DELHI: Reviewing the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 off the coast of Visakhapatnam, President Droupadi Murmu — the supreme commander of the armed forces — said on Wednesday “the spirit of friendship on display today through participation of so…
Anupama Chauhan, wife of CDS General Anil Chauhan, launched INS Krishna in the presence of CDS himself and senior officials of the armed forces and ship-builder Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Chennai NEW DELHI: Indian naval cadets will now get dedicated “floating classrooms” at sea as the Indian Navy has launched ‘INS Krishna’, the first…
Uttarakhand has crossed a major renewable energy milestone, surpassing 1 gigawatt (GW) of installed solar power capacity. The state’s total installed solar capacity now stands at over 1,027.87 megawatts, underlining its growing push towards clean and sustainable energy.Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the achievement reflects the Centre’s policy focus on renewable energy under the…
NEW DELHI: Galgotias University on Wednesday issued an apology and went into damage control, pinning the entire blame on the Professor who was tasked with manning the pavilion, after a massive controversy erupted over its false claims around ‘in-house innovation’ displays at its booths at the ongoing AI Impact Summit 2026. In its apology, the…
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday criticised the United States and China, alleging that “Western countries spread fundamentalism,” and asserting that India holds solutions to many of the world’s problems.Speaking at a Shodharthi Samvad programme at Lucknow University, Bhagwat said, “Western countries spread fundamentalism. Their thinking is to become powerful, live on their…
IT secretary S Krishnan (ANI image) NEW DELHI: IT secretary S Krishnan on Wednesday said that exhibitors at the AI Impact Summit must not display items that do not belong to them, as a controversy continued over a Chinese-made robotic dog showcased by Galgotias University.“Exhibitors must not display items that are not their,” Krishnan said,…
On a winter evening in 1911, as the sun dipped over the confluence city of Prayagraj, a small crowd gathered on the banks of Yamuna to witness what many believed was little more than a spectacle. Kumbh Mela pilgrims thronged the city, traders and farmers moved through the UP Exhibition grounds, and curious onlookers looked…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday met Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde at the latter’s residence in Mumbai. This was their first face-to-face interaction since last month’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.The meeting, held at Shinde’s official residence Nandanvan, covered a range of issues, a functionary from the Shinde-led Shiv…
Mani Shankar Aiyar (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Wednesday doubled down on his recent remarks in which he described himself as a “Gandhian”, a “Nehruvian” and a “Rajivian”, but not a “Rahulian”. The sidelined leader said that he is not a “Rahulian” because Rahul Gandhi is “far too much…
NEW DELHI: A Rajasthan BJP MLA sparked a controversy during the assembly debate on the state budget after drawing a gendered comparison between present BJP government’s budget and that of the previous Congress regime.Participating in the debate on Monday evening, Weir MLA Bahadur Singh Koli described the BJP’s budget as a “youth budget” and the…
