The MQ-9B Sea Guardian is equipped with advanced systems, state-of-the-art sensors and sophisticated payloads. NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at boosting the country’s maritime surveillance, the defence ministry on Monday signed a contract valued at Rs 1,943 crore with US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for leasing two MQ-9B Sea Guardian high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) remotely…
NEW DELHI: Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, part of a nine-judge Supreme Court bench, on Thursday said everyone must know that since the days of the Prophet, there was no ban on entry of women into mosques to offer namaz though there were customs and procedures in Islam regulating the manner of how can they offer prayer.When…
Nilambur in Malappuram, Kerala, was won in the assembly elections by Aryadan Shoukath of the Indian National Congress, who defeated M. Swaraj of the CPI(M) by 2,700 votes. The constituency is part of the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, where Rahul Gandhi of the Congress won the 2024 parliamentary election, beating Annie Raja of the CPI…
For the Trump administration, Vance appeared to have clinched a desperately needed truce to calm growing political disquiet at home ahead of the mid-term elections in November, with the vice-president’s own political future at stake. TOI correspondent from Washington: US vice-president JD Vance emerged from two days of talks with Iranian leaders in the Swiss…
Guramrit Sidhu’s lawyer contended that he had a rough childhood after the family moved from India to Canada in 1971. Guramrit Sidhu, the 63-year-old Indian-origin Canadian, popularly nicknamed as ‘King’, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a vast cross-border drug network for years. Sidhu was arrested in 2024 and pleaded guilty…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to field against Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2026 clash, backing conditions that could favour chasing later in the evening. “It looks like a decent wicket, honestly. There was a bit of dew in the last match. So just…
JD Vance defends US strikes on Iran after cargo ship attack, says ‘violence will be met with violence’ (AP image) US Vice President JD Vance has defended American strikes on Iranian military targets, warning that “violence will be met with violence” after Washington launched retaliatory attacks in response to an Iranian drone strike on a…
A family that once depended on a rickshaw puller’s earnings is celebrating a milestone that has brought recognition far beyond its home. Aditya, a resident of Ratnauli village in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, has secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 946 in NEET UG along with a category rank of 295, becoming the first student…
CJP’s Saurav Das (File Photo) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party chief spokesperson Saurav Das hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using the term “dimagi Naxals” during his Independence Day address, arguing that young people should not be labelled Naxalis for questioning the government.Speaking from the Red Fort on…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra cabinet minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal had a close call on Saturday when the helicopter he was travelling in landed in a parking lot in Pune instead of the designated helipad. Officials said a proper helipad had been prepared for VVIP arrivals, but the pilot reportedly mistook an open space in…