Offensive drones now part of Indian Army's autonomous weapon systems

New Delhi (IANS) From artificial intelligence to autonomous weapon systems to quantum block chains and now robotics, the Indian Army is now into offensive technology.

For the first time, the force demonstrated use of offensive drone technology…

Google purges hundreds of fake personal loan apps in India

New Delhi (IANS) Alarmed at the growing harmful financial services products on its Play Store in India, Google on Thursday said it has reviewed hundreds of personal loan apps in India and pulled down several of them found to be violating its app policies.

TN politics heats up as Rahul, Nadda visit state on Pongal

New Delhi (IANS) On the occasion of Pongal, two prominent national leaders, BJP President J.P. Nadda and Rahul Gandhi were on tour in the state but the former Congress President Rahul Gandhi chose to target the BJP over an alleged invasion on Tamil…

CBI raids its own officers in Ghaziabad in graft cases

New Delhi/Ghaziabad (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday morning carried out raids at the premises of its own officers in Ghaziabad here, sources said.

However, CBI officials remained tightlipped on the developments.

Parliament session from Jan 29, FM to present Budget on Feb 1

New Delhi (IANS) The Budget session of Parliament will commence from January 29, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Union Budget on February 1.

The session will be held in two parts -- from January 29 to February…

BS Mann recuses from SC-appointed panel on farm laws

New Delhi (IANS) Farmer leader Bhupinder Singh Mann, one of the four members on the committee appointed by the Supreme Court to talk with farmers on the three new central farm laws, has stepped down, the BKU said on Thursday.

The Bhartiya Kisan…

Women to be inducted as Army pilots: Army Chief

New Delhi (IANS) Women will be inducted as pilots in the Army Aviation Corps from next year, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday.

Till now, women are only part of ground duties in the Army Aviation Corps.

Women…

Signal targets 100-200 mn users in India: Brian Acton

New Delhi (IANS) Elated at Indians, including top entrepreneurs and celebrities, rushing to join his encrypted messaging app Signal, Brian Acton, who co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum before selling it to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for $19 billion,…

PMFBY completes 5 years; Modi says it benefited crores of farmers

New Delhi (IANS) Wishing the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) on completion of its five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the crop insurance scheme benefited crores of farmers and mitigated their risks against the…

Jaishankar calls out China, Pak on terrorism, unveils 8-point plan

New York (IANS) Calling out Pakistan for its support for terrorism and China for providing terrorists cover against sanctions, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has unveiled an eight-point plan against the global scourge.

Before…