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India’s defence exports hit record Rs 38,424 crore in FY 25-26
New Delhi: India’s annual defence exports touched an all time high of Rs 38,424 crore in the financial year 2025-26, marking an over 62 per cent growth over the previous fiscal, Defence…
- India
3.4 magnitude tremor hits Gujarat’s Navsari; no casualty
Ahmedabad: A 3.4 magnitude tremor hit south Gujarat’s Navsari district on Thursday, April 2, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. The tremor was recorded at 5.27 am, with its epicentre located…
- India
Hanuman Jayanti processions in Delhi; Police on high alert
New Delhi: The Delhi Police is on high alert as several Hindu organisations are set to hold processions on Thursday, April 2, in Uttam Nagar and Jahangirpuri to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti. Heavy…
- India
Grenade blast outside Chandigarh BJP office; man claims retaliation for Sikh killings
Chandigarh: A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters here Wednesday, April 1, sent people panicking, with a social media post claiming that the “grenade attack” was a reprisal for the killing of…
- India
Russian Deputy PM in Delhi for defence, energy, trade talks
New Delhi: Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov arrived in New Delhi early on Thursday, April 2, for high-level discussions covering defence, energy, trade and a range of other bilateral issues.…
- India
Jharkhand: Minor girl killed in ritual sacrifice; mother among 3 arrested
Hazaribag: Police have arrested the 35-year-old mother of a teenage girl who was strangled in a sacrificial ritual in Kusumbha village, along with an occult practitioner and a man, an officer said…
- India
India’s 2027 Census to be first fully tech-driven: CPCO for J-K, Ladakh
Jammu: Amit Sharma, the Chief Principal Census Officer and Director of Census Operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, on Wednesday, April 1, outlined the roadmap for Census 2027 in the twin…
- Technology
Oracle lays off 12,000 staff in India, another round likely within a month
New Delhi: US-based IT firm Oracle is believed to have laid off approximately 12,000 staff in India, with another round of layoffs expected within a month, impacted employees said on Tuesday, March 31.…
- India
India mandates only made-in-India CCTV sales from April 1
New Delhi: India’s CCTV market will only sell made-in-India products, as the government has barred the sale of non-certified imported units from April 1. The Ministry of Electronics and IT had barred…
- Middle East
India gets first Israeli Negev light machine guns under ‘Make in India’ initiative
Jerusalem: A leading Israeli small arms manufacturer has delivered the first batch of light machine guns (LMGs) to India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative with technology transfer. The first batch of…
- Business
From April 1, two-factor authentication for all digital payments, including UPI
New Delhi: Two-factor authentication for all digital transactions, including popular UPI platform, becomes effective from Wednesday, April 1, in line with the RBI’s direction as a measure to curb fraud. Transactions will…
- Hate Crime
Human rights violations against Indian Muslims amounting to apartheid: Report
The Panel of Independent International Experts (PIIE) has reported that systematic human rights violations against Muslims in India, specifically in Assam, have risen to the extent that they can be classified as…
- Telangana
Centre betrayed Telangana on promises, water diverted to AP: MP Vamsi
Hyderabad: Peddapalli Member of Parliament (MP) Gaddam Vamsi Krishna on Wednesday, April 1, attacked the central government for the “continued injustice being meted” out to Telangana. Speaking in the Parliament, he pointed…
- India
SBI UPI services restored after maintenance disruption
New Delhi: Digital payment services faced disruption across India on Wednesday, April 1, leaving many users unable to complete transactions through UPI platforms. According to outage tracking platform Downdetector, complaints surged sharply…
- India
HC issues notice to Kejriwal on ED plea against acquittal in summons cases
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, April 1, sought former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s stand on a plea by the ED challenging his acquittal in two separate cases lodged against…