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Ukraine War Makes Arms Self-Reliance Urgent: Min

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has reinforced the need for India to become self-reliant without depending on arms imports, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, even as he called for synergy in land, air, and sea operations.

Elon Musk Jokes About Buying Coca-Cola To 'Put Cocaine Back In'

Emboldened by his successful $44 billion bid to buy Twitter Inc., Elon Musk took to the platform to joke about a new potential takeover target - but even the world's richest man may find this one a bit too pricey.

Blackouts States' Own Making: Power Min

Power outages in some states, mostly opposition-ruled, are of their own making and there is enough capacity to meet demand, power minister R K Singh said, even as maximum demand hit 204GW late Thursday afternoon to scale a new peak.

Another Heat Wave In NW, Central India For Next 4 Days

IMD Issues Orange Alert In Vidarbha

Biden To Woo PM In Tokyo To Make India Ditch Russia

The relentless US effort to cajole New Delhi into its sphere of influence will continue with yet another meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Quad summit in Tokyo in May.

Power Consumption Rises To 3,825 MW, Crisis On Cards

With a surge in Mumbai retemperature, corded the highest peak electricity demand this season of 3,825 MW on Thursday. Experts have warned that if the load exceeds 4,200 MW, there could be a strain on the transmission system leading to power failure.

Workers go on nationwide strike to pressure SL prez to step down

Shops & Offices Shut, Teachers Absent, Public Transport Halted

Stokes named Eng Test captain

England unveiled Ben Stokes as their Test captain on Thursday, hoping for a swift turnaround under the talismanic after a tame end all-rounder to Joe Root's five years in charge of the team earlier this month.

Nawab Malik seeks interim medical bail for six weeks

NCP functionary and Maharashtra minority development minister Nawab Malik in jail since February in a money laundering case, has sought interim medical bail for six weeks, citing his ailments and "inhuman conditions in jail", which his plea said make it evident that a serious threat is posed to the inmates and jail staff.

India 1st in Asia-Pacific to use satnav to land aircraft

Satellites have been helping motorists navigate their way to destinations for decades now, but on Thursday, for the first time in Asia-Pacific, the very same constellation of satellites that offers GPS teamed up with three ISRO satellites to provide navigation guidance to pilots who landed their aircraft safely on to the Ajmer airport runway in a successful trial flight.

PM: Centre wants AFSPA removed from entire NE

Says Militant Violence Down 75% Over 8 Years

Kuldeep knocks the Knights out

Spinner's 4/14 Sets Up 4-Wkt Win For Capitals As Freefall Continues For KKR With Fifth Straight Loss

16 passenger trains pulled off tracks daily to rush coal rakes to plants

The spike in coal requirement due to the steep increase in electricity demand has forced the Indian Railways to cancel around 16 mail/express and passenger trains daily to create extra paths for rakes carrying the key ingredient to power plants located across the country. So far, more than 670 such passenger trains have been cancelled.

'Shukla tapped phones of netas despite warning'

'She Gave Fake Names To Get Past Home Dept Official'

India May Launch E-Currency In 2023, Says FM

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India is looking to launch the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2023 with the government and the RBI planning to use it beyond financial inclusion.

Saina, Sindhu win; Lakshya crashes out

V Sindhu survived a scare before downing Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei 18-21, 27-25, 21-9 in the first round of the Badminton Asia Championships in Manila on Wednesday.

Why can't Rajiv case convict be freed after 30 yrs in jail: SC

As the dispute lingers on regarding who is the competent authority the President or the Tamil Nadu governor to take a call on the premature release of A G Perarivalan in the case of former PM Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it can order his release as he has already spent over 30 years in jail and that it has granted similar relief to many other convicts.

Verify 19L nixxed ration cards: SC to Telangana

'No Chance Given To Card Holders To Present Case'

State to probe MP Rana's ₹80L loan from Lakdawala

State home minister Dilip Walse Patil on Wednesday ordered a probe into the Rs 80-lakh loan taken by Amravati independent MP Navneet Rana from builder and film financier Yusuf Lakdawala, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case. Lakdawala died in jail last year.

Rashid, Tewatia star in last-over heist for Titans

Sunrisers Lose The Plot After Umran's Five-For

SBI denies NOC to farmer over 31 paise

The Gujarat HC rapped State Bank of India on Wednesday for withholding a farmer's no-dues certificate over an outstanding amount of 31 paise. The farmer needed the certificate to complete a land deal after repaying a crop loan.

Jailed in place of businessman, 'proxy prisoner' tells MP cops.

A 45-year-old in MP's Jabalpur who is out on bail after spending 84 days in prison has alleged that he was jailed in the name of a 70-year-old man in a case of fraud.

Germany, Denmark & France on PM's 1st abroad trip this year

PM Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Germany, Denmark, and France May 2-4, the government announced on Wednesday.

Cheque-bounce cases: SC moots loan-waiver-like plan

'Can Bounces Of Small Amount Be Spared?'

City airport makes steepest climb in passengers this yr

The Mumbai airport registered the highest passenger traffic growth of 97% year-on-year in the country as 2 crore domestic and international flyers passed through it between April 2021 and March 2022, shows recent data from the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Bilawal becomes Pak foreign min

Former PM Benazir Bhutto's son and Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took oath on Wednesday as foreign minister in PM Shehbaz Sharif's cabinet, which also has Hina Rabbani Khar as the minister of state for foreign affairs.

At Covid meet, PM asks oppn states to reduce VAT on fuels

Invokes Cooperative Federalism

After FIRS, CBI now files 3 enquiries against Param Bir

The CBI has registered three preliminary enquiries (PES) against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh, among others, as part of its probe into allegations of corruption by misuse of official position while in the police force.

'Doors open': Cong after failed PK talks

'Course Correction Takes Time'

Committed To Bringing Every Indian Back From Ukraine: PM

Ukraine became the paradigm for PM Modi’s poll pitch in UP on Sunday for a self-reliant India and a highly-modernised Army, both of which he declared were beyond “those with a history of corruption in defence deals”.