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How IAF plans to strengthen 'depleted' squadron

The number of Indian Air Force fighter squadrons has reduced in recent years due to phasing out of ageing variants of the MiG-21, the MiG-23 and the MiG-27 aircraft, and the "shortage" is being......

School director installs spy cam in bulb holder of washroom, arrested

The director of a playschool in Thana Phase-3 area here has been arrested allegedly after a spy camera was found in the bulb holder of the school's washroom, police said on Tuesday. A teacher at......

British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space novel

British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her 'ambitious and beautiful' Orbital, which becomes the first novel set in space to win the GBP 50,000 literary prize selected from......

The Spy Who Became A Farmer

'I couldn't have asked for a better retired life.''Of course, it would have been better if I made some profit out of farming!' IMAGE: P K Hormis Tharakan, former chief, RA&W. All photographs: Kind......

Time For India To Revisit Western Alliances

It's time India re-visited its Western alliances for the attitude and approach that the West reserves for the nation when it comes to security cooperation of the kind that they might not have......

Govt changes release time of GDP data to 4 pm

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday said it has advanced the release of macroeconomic data Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates by about 90 mins to 4 pm.......

Number of people averse to govt surveys rises over 2x in 5 yrs

The number of people averse to the surveys by the National Statistical Office (NSO) has more than doubled over the last five years between the 75th National Sample Survey (NSS) round (July 2017-......

In a first, govt to conduct yearly private capex survey from October

At a time when the government is nudging the private sector to ramp up its capital expenditure (capex), the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is poised to kick-start the......

Govt dissolves Pronab Sen-led panel on statistics, cites 'overlap' in work

Formed in July 2023, the SCoS was supposed to advise the Union government on survey methodology, including sampling frame, sampling design, and survey instruments. With the dissolution of former......

Independence Day Debut For Mahindra Thar Roxx

The Mahindra Thar undergoes yet another iteration. With 5 doors, longer dimensions, a more refined engine... and a new name. The Mahindra Thar Roxx, debuting on August 15, promises all that you......

The Biggest Flops of 2024

Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters. Yes, intermittent successes kept the......

2024's 10 Best OTT Films

There is quite a variety of subjects turning up on OTT, as film-makers are freed from the box office pressure. But there is still no getting away from casting movie stars in made-for-streaming......

Now, Watch Jigra At Home

From Star Wars to Santa to Alia Bhatt, OTT has a variety of entertainment to offer for all ages this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. Light ShopWhere to watch?......

OTT's 10 Best Female Performances

Lady stars may still not get the variety of parts that men do in cinema but OTT shows and films make up for that lacuna to some extent. It is a pleasure to watch talented actresses break out of......

OTT's 10 Best Male Performances of 2024

Actors get enviably good roles in series and films on streaming platforms. Many of them get a fan following without even doing a feature film. That is the reason why movie stars are gravitating......

Neighbours Celebrate An Olympic Champion!

Already the first Irish woman to win medals in two Olympics, pride was running high.And then she went for the gold and Diamond Park erupted in thunderous whoops of joy. IMAGE: A neighbourhood......

Canadian coach, analyst kicked out of Olympics after drone spying incident

IMAGE: New Zealand's women's team said their training session on Monday had been disrupted by a drone flown by a staff member of their opening Group A opponents Canada. Photograph: Benoit......

France arrests Russian suspected of planning to destabilize Olympics

IMAGE: The arrested man, a Russian national, has been placed in pre-trial detention and could face up to 30 years in prison, the Paris prosecutor's office said. Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters......

Will heavy security dampen party vibes at Paris 2024?

IMAGE: A police officer and a sniffer dog inspect a swimming pool area ahead of the Olympics. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters As Paris makes final preparations for the Summer Olympics, the......

Spotted! Sunil Mittal At Wimbledon!

Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal, seen here with wife Nyna Mittal, skipped business rival Mukesh Ambani's festivities in Mumbai to watch Carlos Alcaraz demolishing GOAT Novak......

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