NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Saturday confirmed that India had successfully conducted a flight-trial of an advanced Agni missile with the multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast on Friday.MIRV technology allows a single ballistic missile to evade defences and deliver multiple nuclear warheads to…
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: India has sufficient stock of fertilisers and govt is working to ensure supply remains intact, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Friday.“Whenever there is war, it’s a crisis for the entire world and has a direct and indirect impact on every country. I will not…
A five-year trend suggests CBSE Class 12 results have entered a phase of stability, not surprise. Image: AI generated CBSE result season produces the same national spectacle every year: nervous students pretending to be calm, parents pretending not to be nervous, schools polishing celebratory templates in advance, and the internet turning every whisper into a…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has classified Blue Origin’s recent New Glenn launch issue as a “mishap”. The US agency has grounded the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and directed it to conduct a detailed investigation before resuming flights. The decision follows a launch from Cape Canaveral in which the rocket’s upper…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday dismissed leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s reported remarks predicting the fall of the NDA government, describing them as “daydreaming” and “mere imagination”.This comes as the BJP alleged that Rahul Gandhi, during a meeting of the advisory council of the Congress minority department…
India has issued a fresh advisory urging its citizens in Iran to leave the country “expeditiously”, even as a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran comes into effect.In a statement posted on X, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said the advisory was a continuation of its earlier notice issued on 7 April,…
PSEB Class 12 result 2026 declared: Girls surpass boys by 6.21%, Commerce stream tops with 98.78% pass rate The Punjab School Education Board has declared the Class XII examination results for the March 2026 session. A total of 2,65,417 students appeared for the examination, of whom 2,42,755 cleared the exams, taking the overall pass percentage…
A man who returned from the US in 2019 allegedly stabbed two security guards in Thane, Maharashtra, in a suspected religiously motivated attack NEW DELHI: The Nayanagar police arrested a 31-year-old man within 90 minutes of allegedly stabbing two security guards at an under-construction building in Mira Road near Mumbai in the early hours of…
Donald Trump (Photo credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday signaled a tough stance ahead of crucial talks with Iran, saying American warships are being rearmed and could be used, if negotiations in Pakistan fail to produce a deal.“We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best…
CHENNAI: Over 300 members of the AIADMK officially joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Saturday at the party headquarters in Panaiyur near Chennai, citing their inability to serve the public effectively under AIADMK leadership.Among those who joined TVK were former AIADMK minister Vellamandi Natarajan, Anna Trade Union Federation State Secretary Kamalakkannan, former AIADMK MLA from…