GCAP demonstrator displayed at the Farnborough Airshow. (Image credit: GCAP) BAE Systems has offered the clearest glimpse yet of the combat air flying demonstrator, the aircraft that will spearhead development of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and ultimately the sixth‑generation Tempest fighter. A newly released image shows the fuselage under construction at Samlesbury, while…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union government to respond to a habeas corpus petition seeking the safe return of 26 Indian nationals allegedly stuck in Russia and forced to fight in the war against Ukraine.A bench led by chief justice of India Surya Kant, along with justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi,…
India’s digital payments network continued its rapid expansion in May, with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions climbing to their highest-ever monthly levels in both value and volume, latest data from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed.During the month, UPI handled 23.2 billion transactions worth Rs 29.90 lakh crore, surpassing the previous month’s figures…
Heavy rain batters Bengaluru, triggers severe waterlogging (Picture credits: X) BENGALURU: Bengaluru witnessed heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning, leading to severe waterlogging and massive traffic snarls across several parts of the city. The sudden downpour disrupted peak-hour movement and left commuters stranded on flooded roads. The worst-hit stretches reported waterlogging in areas such…
Prime Minister Modi engages in bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump on G7 sidelines in France NEW DELHI: Former US national security advisor John Bolton has warned against any move towards a US-China “G2” framework. He said that it would amount to a “dangerous sidelining” of India at a time when Washington and New…
Core sector growth rises to 5.4% in July, cement and iron ore drive expansion NEW DELHI: Core sector grew 5.4% in July, compared with 3.2% a year ago, official data released on Thursday showed. Sequentially, the growth marked a slowdown from an upwardly revised figure of 6% in June. The new series, with revised base…
Scientists have traced hidden pathways through animal evolution by comparing thousands of genomes and following pieces of chromosomes that have survived for hundreds of millions of years. The study examined 5,821 chromosome-scale genomes from 4,454 species across 19 animal phyla, using 29 ancient linkage groups as markers of chromosome history. Every one of the 406…
Air India Express has fully restored its Middle East operations, bringing back services to Kuwait and Salalah, ending the suspension of flights to the last remaining destinations in the region. The airline resumed flights on the Kozhikode-Salalah sector from July 2, while services between Kozhikode and Kuwait are set to restart from July 3. Flights…
NEW DELHI: A friendship, a relationship, a marriage — and then, according to investigators, a murder plan. Some of India’s most disturbing crime cases have raised questions about how relationships built on trust can turn into deadly betrayals.From the alleged murder of Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya to the recent killing of Pune…
PM Modi plays ‘Kuch kuch hota hai’ on traditional Indonesian instrument NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto played the angklung together during PM Modi’s state visit, with the melody of Bollywood’s “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” filling the Merdeka Palace.During a break between meetings, Prabowo presented PM Modi with an angklung…