US: F-35 fleet strains under readiness challenge
Washington, June 24 (IANS) The Pentagon’s flagship F-35 fighter jet programme is facing growing pressure to improve readiness and sustainment as the fleet expands rapidly across the United States and allied nations, a senior defence official told…
Japan wins Men’s Foil team gold while Korea bags Women’s Epee team title in Asian Senior Fencing
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The competitive action at the 26th Asian Senior Fencing Championship reached its absolute peak on the final day at Bharat Mandapam, with the last two team titles decided in intense clashes on the pistes. The Men’s Foil…
Rajasthan: 20-day farmers’ stir ends after assurance on Panchna Dam water release
Jaipur, June 24 (IANS) A 20-day-long farmers’ agitation demanding the release of water from the Panchna Dam into irrigation canals concluded on Wednesday after Rajasthan Cabinet Minister Kirodi Lal Meena assured protesters that water would be…
Gujarat: Convicted AAP MLA faces imminent disqualification, deepens party’s troubles
Gandhinagar, June 24 (IANS) The conviction and seven-year jail sentence handed to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Chaitar Vasava has placed the party’s Gujarat unit in a fresh political crisis, with legal experts and constitutional authorities indicating…
Rubio backs UAE after Iran attacks
Washington, June 24 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and senior Emirati leaders in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, as Washington intensified diplomatic efforts to advance President Donald Trump’s…
Have complete faith in judiciary, says Ketan Agarwal’s father on his murder
Pune, June 24 (IANS) After the alleged murder of Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad Fort near Pune, his father Vishal Agarwal asserted that he has complete faith in the judiciary and that the guilty will be punished. What initially came across as accidental death,…
Akal Takht laments media silence as FIR rocks Punjab CM video scandal
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) In a pointed rebuke to the media fraternity, the Akal Takht has voiced deep regret over what it described as a deliberate “blackout” of coverage, particularly in Punjabi and regional outlets, regarding the…
Assam Rifles seizes heroin valued at Rs 1.34 crore, arrests 3 alleged drug peddlers
Aizawl, June 24 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in joint operations with other law enforcement agencies, seized heroin valued at more than Rs 1.34 crore in Mizoram and arrested three alleged drug peddlers in separate operations, officials said on Wednesday. A…
CAB names Ashoke Dinda as Head of Vision 2028 programme & fast bowling coach
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ashoke Dinda and Utpal Chatterjee to spearhead its ambitious ‘Vision 2028’ player development programme, scheduled to commence in July…
Kolkata Police detain three for questioning in fatal warehouse roof collapse case
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Wednesday night detained three persons for questioning in connection with the under-construction warehouse roof collapse incident here in the Taratala area on the southern outskirts of the city earlier in the…