The GCAP is a joint sixth-generation aircraft project initiated by Italy, Japan and UK, with Canada also joining the project. (image credit: GCAP) India’s entry as a ‘dialogue partner’ in the UK‑Japan‑Italy sixth‑generation fighter programme marks a significant step in New Delhi’s exploration of future air combat technologies. The programme, popularly known as Tempest, recently…
Kurumi Otake was a general goods retailer, who returned to Aeon Mall Kumamoto on July 28. A 22-year-old store employee in Japan died in an explosion at a shopping mall after she had already escaped the building following a powerful earthquake. Her employer later admitted that she and another employee had been asked to go…
In Vastrapur, a silent reading protest faced disruption from members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. AHMEDABAD: Violence was reported at a silent reading held in Vastrapur on Thursday evening to protest a school’s dropping of books by Malala Yousafzai and Anne Frank. Participants alleged that members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) disrupted the protest…
ENG vs PAK Live: Pakistan will resume Day 2 of the second Test against England with the advantage after a disciplined seam-bowling display reduced the hosts to 248/9 on a weather-hit opening day at Lord’s. Only 56 overs were possible after morning rain delayed the start and bad light brought an early close. England’s immediate…
Lionel Messi, left, goalkeepers Emiliano Martinez and Geronimo Rulli react during the World Cup Group J football match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP) Chelsea have agreed a £7.5 million deal to sign Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez ahead of the summer transfer deadline, BBC reported.The 33-year-old Argentina…
An area covered in mud and silt washed away by the devastating flash floods in Nepal. (PTI Photo) Months before the devastating floods struck Nepal and Tibet, two landmark reports by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) had warned that rapidly melting glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya(HKH) were escalating the risks of…
A Brahmos missile being fired, this missile is seen as the country’s leading defence export. (Image credit: DRDO) In an effort aimed to make India’s defence exports more competitive, the Department of Defence Production, a part of the defence ministry has rolled out reforms to simplify the defence export Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and the…
India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Diamond League Finals in Brussels on September 5, even though he competed in only two Diamond League meetings this season.The final standings were updated after the last Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday. Chopra finished sixth in the standings with 12 points after securing second…
Meet Cathal Sweeney, the 16-year-old Irish student (Image Credit: Student Enterprise Programme) For Cathal Sweeney, a frustrating problem on the hurling pitch became the starting point for an innovative student business. A self-described hurling enthusiast, Sweeney found that training on dark winter evenings could be difficult when there was not enough light to see the…
For Kite, breakfasts were about so much more than food. She said that the people who visit her house are an extension of her family and that she didn’t want to stop providing for them. In a small Missouri town, where mornings can sometimes feel more quiet than the rest of the world, one grandmother…