Month: May 2025

[ad_1] The border area of Uri was targeted by Pakistani troops (Image credit: Bilal Bahadur) NEW DELHI: Before the pause in hostilities on Saturday evening, cross-border combat had rapidly moved up the escalation ladder with India strongly striking back at Pakistan by targeting nine airbases and two radar sites to inflict heavy damage in the early hours of the day.The operational situation seemed to be flaring up once again barely two hours after the cessation of hostilities at 5pm, with multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistan and air intrusions by its drones being reported from all along the western front.Senior officers, however, stressed that "all major military actions" have stopped from either side, though it may take some time for things to settle down on the ground amid the surcharged tensions between the rival forces."As decided, Indian DGMO Lt-General Rajiv Ghai […]

[ad_1] Subbanna Ayyappan (File photo) MYSURU: Subbanna Ayyappan (70), the first non-crop scientist to head Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), was found dead in the Cauvery river near Srirangapatna, Mandya, about 20 km from Mysuru, on Saturday. Police retrieved his body after the public saw it floating in the river.Mandya SP Mallikarjun Baladandi confirmed that Ayyappan's body was retrieved from the river at around 11.30 am Saturday.Police have ruled out foul play in the death of the Padma Shri awardee. His two-wheeler was found parked near the river.Ayyappan leaves behind a wife, two daughters, and sons-in-law. He went missing on May 7. A missing person's report was registered at Vidyaranyapuram police station in Mysuru on May 8.Seema Latkar, commissioner of police, Mysuru city, said an investigation was on to determine the reason behind the death.Based on CCTV footage, police […]

[ad_1] Isro is scheduled to launch the EOS-09 (RISAT-1B) satellite on May 18 NEW DELHI: India’s surveillance power from the sky is set to get a big boost as Isro is scheduled to launch the PSLV-C61 mission carrying the EOS-09 (RISAT-1B) radar imaging satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit on May 18. The launch is scheduled at 6.59 am IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.The surveillance satellite will strengthen India’s Earth observation capabilities as EOS-09 is equipped with a state-of-the-art C-band synthetic aperture radar, enabling it to capture high-resolution images of Earth’s surface, regardless of weather conditions.The satellite will play a key role in boosting India’s surveillance along its sensitive borders with arch-rivals Pakistan and China, and guarding vast coastlines.Unlike optical satellites that struggle with clouds or darkness, RISAT-1B’s C-band synthetic aperture radar can overcome these barriers. This […]

[ad_1] BSF SI Mohammed Imtiaz (L) & Sergeant Surendra Kumar Moga JAMMU/JHUNJHUNU: The Army lost two men, IAF one, and a BSF sub-inspector was killed and seven others from his unit were wounded in the past 24 hours amid intensified shelling and drone attacks by Pakistani forces across Jammu region.Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, a JCO from Himachal, died Saturday morning when an artillery shell exploded near his post in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch.Rifleman Sunil Kumar, 25, of J&K Light Infantry, died of wounds suffered during overnight gunfire and shelling in RS Pura sector. Sergeant Surendra Kumar Moga, a 36-year-old medical assistant attached with IAF's 36 Wing, was killed in a Pakistani strike while stationed in J&K's Udhampur. Originally posted in Bengaluru, he had been redeployed to Udhampur just four days ago due to escalating tensions. Moga's family in Mehradasi […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has witnessed a significant improvement in key maternal and child health indicators between 2014 and 2021, according to a health ministry statement. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has declined by 37 points from 130 per lakh live births in 2014-16 to 93 in 2019-21, the statement mentioned, citing the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report-2021 released by the Registrar General of India (RGI) on Wednesday.Similarly, the downward trend of child mortality indicators continued, the ministry added."The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has dropped from 39 per 1,000 live births in 2014 to 27 per 1,000 live births in 2021. "The Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) has declined from 26 per 1,000 live births in 2014 to 19 per 1,000 live births in 2021. The Under-Five Mortality Rate has also improved, dropping from 45 in 2014 to 31 per 1,000 […]

[ad_1] Tony Fadell, the inventor of the iPod and founder of smart home company Nest, said Silicon Valley's lavish perks are hurting innovation and urgency in tech companies. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, Fadell, who has worked with both Google and Apple, shared how the two companies have very different work cultures. “At Apple, you couldn't hide," Fadell said."Everyone was critical," he added.On the contrary, culture at Google was much more relaxed. Fadell, who sold Nest to Google for $3.2 billion, said “You were lucky if they even showed up… They'd take the bus in for lunch, get a massage, grab yogurt, and head home”.Criticizing Google's famous "20 percent time" policy that lets engineers work on side projects, he said too much freedom breeds "mediocrity."“It will mess up your culture" if you hire 15-year “career Googlers”," Fadell added.A clash of […]