Three Army officers including the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 3 Division (also known as Trishul Division) had a miraculous escape when the Cheetah helicopter they were flying in crashed near Tangtse, south east of Leh. The single‑engine chopper, piloted by a lieutenant colonel and a major, went down on Wednesday but was reported on…
Iran on Friday mocked US President Donald Trump by sharing a viral video of a Bangladeshi albino buffalo that resembles him, claiming the animal had lost its appetite after being compared to the American leader amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.In a post on X, the official account of Iran in Russia wrote: “Poor thing! Bangladeshi…
NEW DELHI: Light rainfall and cloudy skies brought much-needed relief to residents across parts of Delhi-NCR on Saturday morning after days of intense heatwave conditions.Several areas of the national capital received light showers, while neighbouring Noida also witnessed rainfall.Grey clouds covered the sky in Ghaziabad, and cool breezes offered respite from the sweltering heat.The brief…
SpaceX on Friday successfully completed the 12th test flight of its massive Starship rocket system, with the spacecraft making a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean after a high-risk mission that included several technical glitches during flight.The launch took place shortly after 5.30 pm local time (2230 GMT), as SpaceX tested the latest third-generation version…
NEW DELHI: State-run fuel retailers on Saturday raised petrol and diesel prices by less than Rs 1 per litre, dealers said, marking the third hike this month as the government seeks to offset losses stemming from elevated crude oil prices amid the Iran conflict, Reuters reported.In New Delhi, petrol prices were increased by Rs 0.87…
NEW DELHI: For many CBSE Class 12 students, the end of examinations has not brought relief. Instead, the post-result process has opened a fresh chapter of anxiety, with complaints over glitches, inaccessible portals and concerns around the evaluation system continuing to pile up. Days after students reported login failures and disruptions in accessing post-result services,…
MUMBAI: RBI stepped up dollar sales in FY26 to manage exchange rate volatility. The central bank recorded a total net sale of $53.1 billion over the course of the fiscal year an increase of $12 billion compared to net sales of $41.1 billion in FY25. Despite temporary periods of dollar accumulation, the central bank maintained…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday raised a question on why children of economically and educationally advanced families within backward classes be allowed to avail the benefit of reservation under OBC category.“If both parents are IAS officers, why should they have reservations? With education and economic empowerment, there is social mobility. So then again to…
NEW DELHI: A day after peak power demand broke all previous records and reached the projected level of 271 gigawatts (GW), the power ministry on Friday urged citizens to use electricity “wisely and judiciously”.The ministry said the intense heatwave sweeping the country had pushed electricity demand to record levels over the last four days. “Although…
NEW DELHI: India and Cyprus upgraded their ties to a strategic partnership, launched a roadmap for defence cooperation and signed an MoU for establishing a joint working group on counterterrorism as PM Narendra Modi hosted President Nikos Christodoulides for talks. Modi said ties with Cyprus, which currently holds the EU Council presidency, were based on…