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An Akash missile fired during a live-fire exercise. (Image credit: IAF) Ongoing conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine continue to reinforce the importance of an effective air defence umbrella. As both these conflicts expand in terms of time with no end in sight, the need for effective air defences is only growing. This at a…

The Congress on Saturday criticised the decision to change the Indian hockey team’s jersey colour from its traditional blue to saffron, saying sports and players should not be used for political purposes and asking the government to reconsider the move.The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams, who have traditionally played in blue jerseys, will wear…

Nathula Border gate (ANI image) Border trade through the Nathula Pass in East Sikkim, a key segment of the ancient Silk Route connecting India and China, resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended for nearly six years. A formal reopening ceremony was held at Nathula, with officials from both countries participating in the event.The trade route…

Ajinkya Rahane‘s career will always leave Indian cricket wondering what might have been.On paper, his numbers are respectable rather than extraordinary: an average of 38.46 across 85 Tests, 5,077 runs, twelve hundreds, twenty-six fifties. For most cricketers that would count as an outstanding career. For Rahane it somehow feels short of the mark. The figures…

Rahul also took aim at the Prime Minister’s comments about forgiving students who participated in the protests. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the students who protested against alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. He accused the Prime Minsiter of failing to…

Iranian foreign minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi (File photo) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the UK that its decision to permit the United States to use British military bases for strikes against the Islamic Republic amounts to an “act of aggression,” giving Tehran grounds to invoke its right to “self-defence.”According to Iran’s Press TV,…

Pappu Yadav and Rahul Gandhi during the protest NEW DELHI: Seers and lawyers in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Saturday filed separate police complaints against independent Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav, Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders over their enactment of the alleged Ram Temple donation theft incident.Both sets of complainants…

China tightens grip on disputed Scarborough Shoal with military drills (representative image) China’s military on Saturday carried out joint air and naval combat drills around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, saying the exercises were aimed at testing combat readiness and safeguarding the country’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, according to Reuters.The…

CHANDIGARH: A 57-year-old woman, Manvinder Kaur, was allegedly shot in the forehead during an eviction proceeding at Sector 42, Chandigarh on Saturday.She had reportedly arrived with court permission and police protection to get the house vacated from Punjab and Haryana high court advocate JPS Chadda, who was living there on rent.As per on-the-spot sources, when…

Foreign currency inflows under the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) special swap facility almost doubled in just two weeks, rising to $40.816 billion by July 31 from $20.718 billion as of July 17. According to the latest RBI data, Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)] deposits remained the biggest contributor, accounting for the bulk of funds…