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Made-in-India Combat Parachute Clears 32,000-Foot Test In Major Milestone
In a major development, the Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS), indigenously developed by DRDO, has successfully undergone a combat free-fall jump from an altitude of 32,000 feet, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday.
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List Of Districts "Most-Affected" By Maoist Extremism Halved To 3: Centre
In what the government is terming a major achievement towards its goal of a "Naxal-free Bharat," the number of districts "most affected" by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has halved to three - Bijapur, Sukma, and Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh.
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Meitei Community Seeks Probe Into Demolition Of Iconic Heritage Bungalow In Shillong
Members of the Meitei community in Meghalaya's Shillong came out in large numbers in protest against the demolition of an iconic building that served as the home of the last king of Manipur.
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BJP Announces All 101 Names For Bihar, Releases 3rd List Of 18 Candidates
Late on Wednesday night, the BJP announced its third list of 18 candidates, taking the total count of declared candidates to 101, also the number of seats allotted to the party in the final seat-sharing distribution within the NDA for Bihar polls.
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Pay Rs 30,000 A Month As Maintenance To 4th Wife: Court To Samajwadi Party MP
The Allahabad High Court has directed Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur, Mohibbullah Nadvi, to pay monthly maintenance to his fourth wife regularly or face legal consequences.
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India's Exports To US Dip 11.93%, Imports Up 11.78% in September
India's merchandise exports to the US declined by 11.93 per cent to USD 5.46 billion in September due to the high tariffs imposed by Washington while imports increased by 11.78 per cent to USD 3.98 billion during the month.
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Haryana IPS Officer's Wife Named In FIR By Investigating Cop's Widow
Her husband, Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, died by suicide last week. A week later, the officer's wife, Amneet Kumar, an IAS officer, faces a police case filed by the wife of a cop who was investigating her husband.
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Odisha Woman Official Drops Daughter At School, Then Found Hanging At Home
A woman agriculture officer was found hanging in her rented house in Odisha's Bhadrak district on Wednesday, police said. Police identified the woman as Niharika Dalai, 30, a native of Randia village under Bhadrak Rural police station.
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Maharashtra Jail Official Transferred Amid Forced Conversion Charges
The Maharashtra prison department on Wednesday transferred Beed district jail superintendent Petrus Gaikwad to Nagpur with immediate effect, following allegations of forcible religious conversion and ill-treatment of inmates.
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India Falls 5 Places In Passport Index, This Country Remains No. 1 In World
India has fallen to the 85th rank in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, offering visa-free access to 57 countries. Last year, India's passport was ranked 80th on the list with visa-free travel to 62 destinations.
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'He's Sitting There, Hoping They'll Return': Man Loses 3 Grandchildren In Bus Fire
When a bus caught fire in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer on Tuesday, 21 people died and at least 15 were injured. But behind these numbers lie deeply personal tragedies, including a man who has lost three granddchildren.
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Bengaluru Launches Urban Innovation Challenge To Tackle Sustainability Issues
Bengaluru is set to become a hub for sustainable urban innovation with the launch of the Yes/Bengaluru Urban Innovation Challenge.
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Mamata Banerjee Claims Her Constituency "Being Filled With Outsiders"
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Tuesday that her constituency in South Kolkata, Bhowanipore, is being "filled with outsiders" as per a plan.
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Chirag Paswan's Party Names First 14 Candidates For Bihar Polls
Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), on Wednesday, announced the first list of 14 candidates out of the 29 seats allotted to the party in the final seat-sharing distribution within the NDA for the Bihar Assembly elections.
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Explained: Celebrities Go To Court Over 'Personality Rights'. What About Common People?
Several Bollywood celebrities including Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Hritik Roshan, and Karan Johar have approached the Delhi High Court to seek protection of their personality rights.
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Big AI Push: Google Partners With Hyderabad College To Train 50,000 Students
A major push to digitise and modernise technical education was launched today in the Medchal district of Hyderabad, with the inauguration of a large-scale collaboration between the Malla Reddy Group of Institutions and Google.
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8 Days After Suicide, Haryana IPS Officer Y Puran Kumar Cremated In Chandigarh
Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar was cremated here on Wednesday following his postmortem at the PGIMER, eight days after he allegedly shot himself dead with his IAS wife saying she gave consent for his autopsy after assurance of an impartial probe.
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78 Maoists, Including 43 Women, Surrender In 3 Chhattisgarh Districts
In a big blow to the Naxal movement, as many as 78 Maoists, including 43 women and at least two members of the CPI (Maoist)'s Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, surrendered in three districts of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, officials said.
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UP Woman Drugged, Raped And Blackmailed Over Obscene Video: Police
A 27-year-old woman was allegedly drugged, raped and blackmailed for more than 18 months over an obscene video, police said on Wednesday.
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'Don't Call Me Sir, I'm Your Brother': PM Modi To Woman Booth Worker In Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked a woman booth worker in Bihar to address him as bhaiya or brother instead of sir, saying women power is his biggest strength, shield and inspiration.
