NEW DELHI: India’s annual defence production has surged to an all-time high of Rs 1.78 lakh crore in the financial year (FY) 2025-26, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.Giving details of the record production, defence minister Rajnath Singh in a post on X said, “Under the inspiring leadership of PM Modi, India’s defence production is…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP leader K Annamalai expressed concern over what he described as the growing involvement of people from North Indian states in crimes reported across Tamil Nadu, following the sexual assault and death of a three-year-old girl in Tiruvallur district.His remarks came after a 19-year-old migrant worker from Bihar was arrested in connection…
Lahore roof collapse kills 14 schoolchildren, injures 20 (Reuters) At least 14 schoolchildren were killed and 20 others injured after the roof of a private tuition centre operating from an under-construction building collapsed in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday.The children, aged between seven and 13, were attending classes at the academy in the…
NEW DELHI: For years, many Indian workplaces have treated POSH guidelines as a box-ticking exercise — put up a policy, form a committee, file a report, and move on. The National Commission for Women wants to change that. On June 19, 2026, it issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories calling for mandatory…
KOLKATA: In at least 82 assembly seats in Bengal, the candidate in the third position secured more votes than the winning margin, indicating that a sharp vote split between the second- and third-place holders took the winning candidate past the post.For example, Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lost the Behrampore seat to BJP by 17,548…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said India’s growing cooperation with the United States does not undermine its longstanding ties with Russia, while also asserting that attempts to pressure New Delhi over its relationship with Moscow would not succeed.Speaking to reporters in St. Petersburg, Putin said the United States was trying to exert pressure on…
Rafael Jodar. Image via: Aurelien Morissard/ AP Spanish youngster Rafael Jodar is quickly becoming one of the brightest rising stars in men’s tennis. The 19-year-old has enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2026, climbing the ATP rankings and earning a place alongside some of the biggest names in the sport. His rapid rise has now been…
The poet, philosopher and Nobel-prize winner Rabindranath Tagore has written a line that quietly redefines what love is like at its purest: “Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.”It sounds simple at first glance. But if you sit with it for a moment, it starts to feel like an emotional compass, a gentle guide…
Thiruvananthapuram: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat during a lecture meeting, marking the 100 years celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat supported the organisation’s general secretary, Dattatreya Hosabale, over his remarks calling for talks with Pakistan, which had sparked a…
Scientists found a special protein in moss. This protein helped plants grow upwards and move from water to land millions of years ago. It allowed them to divide cells differently and build shapes. Without this protein, our world would lack trees and flowers. This discovery sheds light on plant evolution and how life on land…