Month: May 2025

[ad_1] Former president of Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh upon his arrival at Ayodhya airport. (PTI Photo) AYODHYA: Laws meant to protect people from harassment are misused as a weapon against opponents, former chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and ex-MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said Tuesday. He was speaking a day after a Delhi court accepted a police closure report in a Pocso sexual harassment case against him.In an apparent show of strength, over 10,000 supporters and more than 100 SUVs had gathered at Ayodhya airport to accord a grand welcome to Brij Bhushan, who affirmed his faith in the judiciary and asserted that "truth can be troubled but not defeated".The former BJP MP urged govt to take preventive steps to prevent misuse of such laws. "I have great faith in Lord Hanuman, the judiciary […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has finalised a new 'programme execution model' for the indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter called the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA), under which private firms can also bid for the project along with defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL).The new model approved by defence minister Rajnath Singh, which aims to accelerate prototype development and induction of the AMCA through a 'robust' domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem, marks a radical departure from the country's long-standing policy of fighter production being solely the preserve of HAL.The defence ministry expects HAL, which has been facing major flak for the huge delay in production of the fourth-generation Tejas Mark-1A jets, to bid for the AMCA project in partnership with one or more private players, officials told TOI.The defence PSU, after all, "already has its hands full" with the planned production of 180 Tejas […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging an order of the Bombay high court which had declined to stay the construction work for a passenger jetty and terminal facilities project near the Gateway of India.A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih noted that the high court is seized of the matter and is slated to hear it on June 16."Something good is happening for the city. Everybody opposed the coastal road. Now you see what the benefit of the road is: A person from South Mumbai can reach Versova in 40 minutes. Earlier, it used to take three hours," CJI B R Gavai observed. The bench sought to know whether the authorities have got the necessary clearances for the project. Additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi PM Modi on Tuesday amplified the resolve to use water from Indus river system for India, saying provisions of the "badly negotiated" Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) were prejudicial to the country's interests and did not let people here even use the share that was earmarked for them."I would like to tell the younger generation how this country was ruined. A closer look at IWT will leave you shocked. It was decided that the dams built on the rivers of J&K would not be cleaned. Desilting would not be done. The lower gates for clearing sediments were to remain shut. For 60 years, these gates were never opened. As a result, the reservoirs could effectively use only 2-3% of their storage capacity," Modi said.His remarks at a gathering in Gandhinagar to celebrate 20 years of 'Gujarat […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that with Operation Sindoor, the Narendra Modi govt had taught a lesson to those who had violated India's security.Referring to the IAF strikes on the nine terror camps in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Shah said: "...Ek chutki sindoor, which is important to our mothers, sisters... we have shown the importance of the Sindoor. There were ten crore online searches for the meaning of Sindoor... we went into their home and destroyed their hideouts."Speaking in Gujarati during the 50th anniversary celebrations of Laxmi-Narayan Temple at the Madhavbaug complex in Bhuleshwar here, Mumbai-born Shah referred to the achievements of the Modi govt, which had completed 11 years on Monday. "This Gujarati son (Modi) has been focused on the development of the country... we have become the fourth largest economy, made the country […]

[ad_1] SpaceX's mega-rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase. (Pic credit: AP) After a series of setbacks, SpaceX launched its mega Starship rocket once again on Tuesday evening, aiming to complete its most ambitious test flight yet, deploying mock satellites and splashing down in the Indian Ocean.The 403-foot (123-meter) Starship lifted off from Starbase, SpaceX's launch facility at the southern tip of Texas, marking the ninth demonstration of the company's next-generation spacecraft. For the first time, the test flight featured a reused booster, which separated mid-flight and headed for a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike past launches, there were no attempts to recover the booster using the giant "chopsticks" landing arms at the launch site.Tuesday's mission had several firsts. Starship was tasked with releasing eight dummy satellites, stand-ins for SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites, during its flight, a […]