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Govt inks Rs.62K-cr deal with HAL for 97 light combat jets

NEW DELHI, Sept. 26 -- The defence ministry on Thursday signed a Rs.62,370-crore contract with aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to buy 97 more light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1As) and ... Read More


Agni Prime test-fired from rail-based mobile platform

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- India has successfully tested the Agni-Prime nuclear capable missile from a rail-based launcher for the first time, entering an exclusive club of countries that possess such cap... Read More


british pm likely to visit India next month for bilateral talks

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to visit India next month to boost relations in areas ranging from trade and technology to defence and security against the backdrop o... Read More


Testing body hits the gas on EV approvals, flex fuel trials

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- India's oldest vehicle testing agency, the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), is stepping up its role in India's clean mobility push. In fiscal year 2025 (FY25), i... Read More


I-T dept extends deadline for filing tax audit reports to Oct 31

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The government has extended deadlines for filing various audit reports for financial year 2024-25 from September 30 to October 31, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said ... Read More


HC cautions against political influence in forest officer's transfer

Dehradun, Sept. 26 -- The Uttarakhand High Court has expressed concern over the transfer of a forest officer and his attachment to the forest office in Rudraprayag district, observing that such action... Read More


Attempts being made to stall paper leak probe: CM

Dehradun, Sept. 26 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said attempts are being made to disrupt the state's recruitment process by raising demands for a CBI probe into the alleged paper l... Read More


Court sentences three drug smugglers to 10-15 years in jail

Rudrapur, Sept. 26 -- A special court in Champawat has convicted three men for possessing Cannabis (charas) and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment ranging from 10 to 15 years. The court also impo... Read More


'Woman shot dead over land dispute in Dausa distt'

Bharatpur, Sept. 26 -- A land dispute in Dausa's Baswa area escalated into violence on Thursday morning when a woman was shot dead and her sister-in-law critically injured, police said, adding that th... Read More


Pradhan named BJP's Bihar poll in-charge, Yadav for West Bengal

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appointed Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan as election in-charge for poll-bound Bihar. He will be assisted by Union minister CR Pat... Read More