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NEW DELHI: Chief of defence staff Anil Chauhan on Saturday said future wars will be fought across multiple domains including land, sea, air, cyberspace and cognitive warfare, as he inaugurated the NIBE Defence Manufacturing Complex in Maharashtra’s Shirdi and described the city as an emerging hub of defence manufacturing and technological innovation.Addressing the inauguration ceremony,…

Environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday expressed support for the online “cockroach” movement led by the self-styled “Cockroach Janata Party” (CJP), calling himself an “honorary cockroach”. He also urged the government to engage with the concerns raised by youngsters instead of suppressing their digital expression.When asked whether he would formally join the movement, Wangchuk…

A toddler swipes across a screen before learning to hold a pencil properly. A teenager wakes up and reaches for Instagram before even getting out of bed. At dinner tables, family members sit together, but each is absorbed in a different digital world. Childhood, friendship, boredom, validation, many of life’s earliest experiences are now unfolding…

NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi deepening India-US strategic ties across defence, trade, technology and the Indo-Pacific.Sharing the details of the meeting, Sergio Gor, US ambassador to India wrote on X, “Great to join Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a…

This image is used for representation purpose only (AI-image) NEW DELHI: It was May 4. Bharatiya Janata Party had scripted one of its biggest political breakthroughs in eastern India. In West Bengal, BJP dethroned Mamata Banerjee and ended the dominance of the Trinamool Congress in a result that dramatically altered the state’s political landscape. The…

NEW DELHI: Bhopal Police on Saturday claimed that Samarth Singh, the main accused in the Twisha Sharma death case, “did not surrender” but was arrested from Jabalpur after he reached the court premises.Addressing a press conference, Bhopal Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said, “What happened was that he had come to the court in Jabalpur to…

NEW DELHI: After an FIR was lodged against Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai over alleged objectionable remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress leader hit back at the BJP-led government, claiming the case was aimed at diverting attention from the alleged rape of a young Dalit girl in Mahoba.Speaking to PTI, Rai said…

Announcing the elevation of their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership, India and Cyprus are looking to open a new chapter in two-ways ties. The announcement came after talks between PM Modi and visiting Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in New Delhi. According to senior Cypriot officials, the two sides are looking to boost bilateral investments,…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits at the 19th Rozgar Mela via video conferencing, as part of the government’s broader push to boost employment generation.Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that since the Rozgar Mela series was initiated by PM Modi on October…

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday claimed that his Instagram account and party page were hacked, days after the satirical campaign he launched went viral and attracted massive online engagement.Dipke said the alleged hacking was part of a wider ‘crackdown’ on his online presence as multiple accounts linked to him were…