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US okays sale of 31 Predator drones to India in $4-bn deal

The Biden administration on Thursday notified the US Congress on its proposed supply of 31 MQ-9B Predator long endurance drones to India, in a significant forward movement to firm up the mega deal......

What's holding up India's $3 billion Predator drone deal with US?

India is looking at sealing a landmark deal to procure 31 MQ-9B Predator armed drones from the US under a government-to-government framework by March with the US Congress expected to clear the......

Purchase of 30 MQ-9B drones okayed, to be announced after Modi-Biden talks

The Defence Ministry on Thursday approved procurement of 30 MQ-9B Predator armed drones from the United States under a government-to-government framework and the nearly $3 billion deal is expected......

How The Pakistanis Surrendered In 1971

'We are ready to surrender,' Lieutenant General A A K Niazi said over the phone from Dhaka. IMAGE: Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar (retd). Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com Major General......

India in advanced stage talks with US to procure MQ-9B drones for LAC vigil

India is in an advanced stage of negotiations with the US to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator armed drones at a cost of over $3 billion to crank up its overall surveillance apparatus along the Line of......

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.' IMAGE: A......

Why India's oil import bill is likely to go up

India must be prepared for a big, fat fuel import bill in FY23 — barring any further avatars of the Covid virus — as refiners crank up runs, or crude processing rates, to meet the......

World is awash in capital, no better time to be an entrepreneur: Kumar Birla

A hallmark of some new businesses today is that they seek to use the brute force of capital, combined with smart technology and operations, to create new needs that you didn’t even know......

Why Modi visited Serum's Covid vaccine unit

The PM's visit would signal a strong intent towards making sure India becomes a beneficiary as vaccines become a massively traded commodity in the coming years.Abhishek Waghmare and Sohini Das......

As demand soars, IOC cranks up refinery runs to over 80%

The demand for black oils and specialty products like fuel oil, bitumen, petcoke and sulphur has also shown marked improvement, facilitating increase of refineries throughput. State run Indian Oil......

Bloody Ishq Review: We've Seen It All Before

Bloody Ishq comes off looking even more shoddy and ill-conceived when there is so much superior content to entertain the horror buff, observes Deepa Gahlot. The horror universe in Hindi cinema has......

Aranmanai 4 Review: Dull!

The Hindi dubbed (badly) version of the Tamil hit Aranmanai is out, and it turns out to be lengthy, noisy and mostly tedious, observes Deepa Gahlot. The Aranmanai (Palace) horror-comedy franchise......

Kaathal: Demystifying The Indian Superstar

'As I watched Mammootty 'try out' Mathew Devassy, I could hear from my theatre seat the ready-made appreciation of the liberal press, their applause for the great actor having flirted with......

800 Review: Watch Out For The Spin

800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair. In 800, Director M S Sripathy creates a world of......

Fast X Review: Dumb And Dumber

The fatal flaw of Fast X is that it's trying to be smarter than it really is and the result is a convoluted mess with nothing novel on display, points out Mayur Sanap. Earlier in Fast X, the......

Wimbledon PIX: Musetti stops Fritz; Djokovic gets walkover

IMAGE: Italy's Lorenzo Musetti celebrates after winning his Wimbledon quarter-final match against Taylor Fritz of the US. Photograph:Hannah Mckay/Reuters Lorenzo Musetti moved into his maiden......

Wimbledon PIX: Defending champ Vondrousova beaten in Round 1

IMAGES from Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday. IMAGE: Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro celebrates winning her first round......

Andreeva sends Sabalenka crashing out of French Open

IMAGE: Sabalenka watches in disbelief as she suffers a shock exit from the French Open. Photographs: French Open/ X Second seed Aryna Sabalenka was sent crashing out of the French Open after a......

'It was destined to be the best ball of the IPL'

IMAGE: SRH opener Abhishek Sharma is bowled by Mitchell Starc during the IPL 2024 final on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Former Australia batter Matthew Hayden has termed Mitchell Starc's outstanding......

Starc's Zingers Stun SRH!

Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders secured their place in the IPL final with a dominant eight wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1. Scorecard Maintaining their top spot......

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