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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......

Premature to link extreme heat in India, Pak solely to climate change: WMO

As large parts of India and Pakistan experience scorching temperatures, the UN's specialised agency on weather has said while it is premature to attribute the extreme heat in the two countries......

Quad statement includes subtle warning to China over Indo-Pacific

The four-member Quad is a force for good and is more strategically aligned than ever before, a joint declaration issued after the meeting of the grouping's leaders, including Prime Minister......

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global......

VSHORADS Missile In Action

The Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) is an air defence system designed and developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation's Hyderabad-based Research......

Sebi's 2024 review: Push for reforms continued despite controversies

In 2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) implemented significant reforms, focusing on cooling down the derivatives segment, enhancing transparency and accountability in small and......

New diktat for some diesel SUVs

A proposal to levy an annual road tax -- higher by up to Rs 50,000 for diesel SUVs than petrol driven ones -- has been made to the Finance Ministry to help reduce the fuel subsidy burden, Kirit......

Has gas pricing policy been mishandled?

A market-determined price is the best option but the Constitution makes it clear that natural resources are a national asset. Kirit S ParikhChairman, Integrated Research and Action for......

Why 75% drop in global oil prices isn't reaching you

Centre and state governments are steadily increasing excise duties and value-added tax Record production in the United States, weakened demand from the Eurozone and emerging economies like China......

AyushMin gets rap for underuse of funds despite rising allocation

Given the gap between budgetary allocation and use, a parliamentary standing committee has asked the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (Ayush) to take steps......

'Eddie Murphy was approached for Sanjay Dutt's role'

'The title of Khalnayak was Be Negative then.''I had started working on the screenplay with Hollywood writers.''And then after three-four months...' IMAGE: Subhash Ghai with Ramya Krishnan and......

Beware! Bio-bubbles can affect mental health

IMAGE: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, wife Ritika Sajdeh and adorable daughter Samaira Sharma. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mumbai Indians/Twitter Former India mental conditioning......

World Athletics puts the brakes on Nike's shoes

Nike unleashed the Vaporfly in 2016 and various versions have quickly come to dominate the elite and "serious recreational" side of road running. From April 30, any shoe used in elite competition......

ATP takes tennis passion to town

If therivalry between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovicwas not intense enough, the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuit, ATP, has roped in the stars for the new......

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