India’s second indigenous aircraft carrier gets Defence Procurement Board’s nod

New Delhi (IANS) The Defence Procurement Board (DPB) has given an in-principle approval to construct a second aircraft carrier to be known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-2 (IAC-2), estimated to cost around Rs 40,000 crore, sources privy to the development…

Collaborating with Indian govt to address deepfakes: Google

New Delhi (IANS) As the Indian government takes tough stand on AI-generated fake content especially deepfakes, Google on Wednesday said the company's collaboration with the Indian government for a multi-stakeholder discussion aligns with its commitment…

Work of laying pipes in Silkyara tunnel completed, workers to be brought out soon: CM Dhami

Dehradun (IANS) In a major breakthrough to bring out the 41 trapped workers from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday afternoon said that the work of laying pipes in the tunnel has been completed and all…

Rajasthan registers over 80% voting in six districts

Jaipur (IANS) Election Commission officials have said that six districts of Rajasthan witnessed more than 80 per cent voter turnout in the Assembly elections on Saturday.

More than 80 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Banswara, Jaisalmer,…

Bengal cash-for-job case: Armed with court order, ED starts process for Sujay Bhadra's voice sampling test

Kolkata (IANS) Armed with the recent order from a special court in Kolkata last week, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday started the full-fledged process for voice-sampling test of Sujay Krishna Bhadra, a prime accused in the cash-for-school-job…

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Up to 30 metres vertical drilling completed, broken parts of auger machine removed

Uttarkashi (IANS) Sixteen days have passed since the Silkyara tunnel accident took place in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, but no visible success has been achieved as several agencies with 200 employees continue rescue operations to bring out 41 workers…

Narrow escape for kids as nursery school building collapses few hours before classes begin in B’luru

Bengaluru (IANS) A major tragedy was averted after the building of a nursery school run by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Bengaluru, collapsed before classes began on Monday. As many as 90 children were enrolled in this English medium…

India can never forget 26/11 terror attack: PM Modi in 107th 'Mann Ki Baat'

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to the victims and heroes of 2008 Mumbai terror attack and said that it was one of the dastardly attacks that shocked the nation and can never be forgotten.

He said and it…

Bengal to go tough on sale of antibiotics without prescription

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal health department has decided to act tough on the rampant sale of antibiotic drugs in retail medicine shops in the state without proper prescription from any registered medical practitioner.

A senior official of the…

Lawrence Bishnoi group claims responsibility for firing outside Gippy Grewal's Canada residence

New Delhi (IANS) Lawrence Bishnoi group claimed the responsibility for the gunshots fired outside Punjabi singer Gippy Grewal's residence in the White Rock neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada on Saturday.

Taking to Facebook, an account named…