F-16s grounded, missiles running short: The Ukraine lesson behind India’s push for Astra

Recent Views 22 A Ukrainian F-16 armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles takes to the air. (Image credit: Ukrainian Air Force) Ukraine’s F-16 fleet is running into mounting sustainment troubles, with aircraft availability hit by maintenance bottlenecks and a shortage of air-to-air missiles. The Wall Street Journal reported that more than half of Ukraine’s F-16s are…

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Unscrupulous jewellers may use fake stamps to mark your gold: As hallmarking charges rise to Rs 75 from Rs 45 Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council flags risk of rise in fraudsters

Recent Views 22 BIS hallmarking serves as a system for determining the purity of precious metal articles. (Image for representative purpose only) Gold hallmarking, a sign that allows you to verify the purity of the gold you are purchasing, has become costlier. And, the fallout of that is that there is a possible rise in…

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Ishan Kishan breaks Manish Pandey’s eight-year-old record, becomes India’s highest scorer at No.5 or lower in T20Is | Cricket News

Recent Views 26 Nisshin: India’s Ishan Kishan celebrates his half century (PTI Photo) Ishan Kishan produced a stunning rescue act in India’s Asian Games 2026 semifinal against Sri Lanka, smashing an unbeaten 80 to lift India to 169/7 and set a target of 170.Kishan walked in with India in trouble after Sri Lanka’s bowlers made…

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