Today News Report

NEW DELHI: Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti on Tuesday said India urgently needs faster indigenisation in the defence sector.He also warned that progress from concept to operationalisation is “painfully slow” and said the nation should focus more on producing equipment, technology, and products domestically rather than relying on imports.Speaking at…

On Jan 19, 1966, the high-domed Central Hall of Parliament — where India’s Constitution had been adopted — witnessed a spectacle unlike any before. For the first time since Independence, the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) elected its leader through a full-fledged contest. Out of that tense, four-hour drama emerged Indira Gandhi, 48, as India’s first…

NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) has released the names of all 101 candidates it will field in the upcoming Assembly elections. The two-part announcement, made over consecutive days, showcases a familiar balancing act: a strong tilt towards backward and extremely backward classes, cautious inclusion of upper castes, and a token…

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming legislative assembly elections, the Puducherry government has banned defacing public and private properties. According to a notification issued by the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management on behalf of the Puducherry lieutenant governor, no political party, candidate, or supporter is allowed to paste posters, write slogans, paint symbols, or…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended greetings on the occasion of the 54th Vijay Diwas, remembering the soldiers who fought the 1971 war that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.In a post on X, PM Modi said the soldiers’ courage protected the country and etched a moment of pride in history.“On Vijay…