NEW DELHI: A training aircraft crash-landed near Baramati airport in Pune district on Saturday. Police said that no injuries have been reported yet.The incident took place when the aircraft was landing after completing a training sortie.The aircraft is owned by Redbird Flight Training Centre“While flying the aircraft, the pilot noticed that one of the tyres…
IAF chief Amar Preet Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Amar Preet Singh on Saturday said the forces shot down five Pakistani jets during the Operation Sindoor.Singh, while speaking at the Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru, said the IAF downed five Pakistan Air Force fighter jets and…
US President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday renewed its attack on the Modi government over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he “brokered” peace between India and Pakistan — a claim Congress says he has made for the “36th time” — following India’s counterterror…
NEW DELHI: The annual defence production has reached a historic high of Rs 1,50,590 crore in the financial year 2024-25, defence minister Rajnath Singh announced on Saturday. The figure marks an 18 per cent jump from last year’s output of Rs 1.27 lakh crore and a striking 90 per cent surge compared to FY 2019-20,…
NEW DELHI: The national capital was submerged on Saturday as heavy rains pelted the city incessantly. Areas including Vasant Kunj, R K Puram, Connaught Place, and Minto Bridge experienced intense showers since early morning, leading to waterlogging and traffic jams.Slow vehicular movement and congestion are seen at several places, including Panchkuian Marg, Mathura Road, Shastri…
NEW DELHI: Two soldiers have been killed in an ongoing encounter under Operation Akhal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the Army confirmed on Saturday.The operation, which began on August 1, is still under way. According to officials, two terrorists have also been killed so far, though their identities and group affiliations are yet to…
The Ireland embassy in India on Friday condemned the violent attacks on Indian citizens in the country and said racism and xenophobia have no place. The Embassy announced that Ireland’s deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister will hold discussions with Indian community representatives on August 11.The Embassy released an official statement declaring, “We condemn…
KOLKATA: Arun Chakraborty, professor at Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences at IIT-Kharagpur, Friday became the institute’s first dean of student well-being.TOI had earlier reported that IIT-Kharagpur director Suman Chakraborty announced the appointment during the induction programme for the new BTech batch on July 26. The post was created to ensure students’ mental…
NEW DELHI: Asserting that “India will not bow down to anybody”, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that countries will restructure their trade routes and partners.“The world keeps evolving, international trade keeps finding new pathways. What we are seeing today is possibly a churn that is bound to happen every few years…
NEW DELHI: India has once again resumed the hunt to replace its old single-engine Cheetah and Chetak helicopters, which lack modern avionics, in-built safety mechanisms and have been dogged by a high crash rate just like the MiG-21 fighters, causing the death of scores of pilots over the years.The Army on Friday issued a request…