NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday stressed the urgent need to build a drone production ecosystem in the country to ensure strategic autonomy, enhance defence preparedness and make the nation self-reliant in the field in view of present geopolitical uncertainties.“India must work in a mission mode to emerge as a global hub of…
Ranveer Singh starrer Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge is currently running in theatres and Rakesh Bedi is winning praise for his performance as Jameel Jamali. In a recent interview, the veteran actor opened up about the film’s massive response, the ongoing “propaganda” debate, and his experience of working with Aditya Dhar. Ranveer Singh starrer Dhurandhar 2:…
An Indian‑origin UX designer based in Seattle has explained why he left a promising role at Amazon to join Google after interviewing at all five major tech firms in the United States.29-year-old Ganesh Karthik Sankar said he continued interviewing with other big tech companies even after starting at Amazon because he wanted to understand how…
NEW DELHI: An analysis of affidavits of 229 out of 233 Rajya Sabha MPs shows that 73 (32%) MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves and 31 (14%) are billionaires.As many as 36 (16%) MPs have declared serious criminal cases. One MP has declared a case of murder, four have cases of attempt to murder,…
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar spoke with external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday and briefed him about the ongoing conflict in West Asia. “We value our special strategic partnership with India, the world’s largest democracy,” he said on X. Sa’ar said he briefed the Indian minister on developments in Israeli operation against Iran. “I…
Garima Malhotra, the mother of ace Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra, passed away on Thursday, news agency ANI confirmed. She was 94. Following the news of her demise, several members of the film fraternity gathered at the designer’s Mumbai residence to offer their condolences. Among the many stars who were spotted at Malhotra’s residence, was…
A woman carrying Iran’s historic “Lion and Sun” flag leaps over fire during the Nowruz Fire Festival marking the Persian New Year, in West Vancouver, British Columbia. At 14:46 GMT on Friday, March 20, 2026, the earth does what it has done for billions of years. The sun crosses the celestial equator, day and night…
NEW DELHI: Veteran diplomat and India’s high commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami will be India’s next ambassador to China. An IFS officer of 1992 batch, he is expected to take up his new assignment shortly, the govt announced Thursday.Doraiswamy served as a young diplomat in Beijing from 1996 to 2000 and is said to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has objected to Sebi not closing proceedings against former directors of Sterling Biotech (SBL), Nitin and Chetan Sandesara, despite its directions to quash all pending criminal cases – pertaning to bank fraud – after they paid Rs 5,100 crore in court.A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and A S…
Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge has opened to packed theatres and a historic start, with the Ranveer Singh-starrer earning Rs. 96.78 crore on day one and Rs. 139.78 crore net including previews. Amid mixed word of mouth, Mahesh Babu and Jr NTR have praised the film’s scale, performances, and direction. Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge has opened…
