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Defence Ministry forms committee to address shortages in Air Force

The Defence Ministry has set up a committee to address the capability development of the Indian Air Force amid critical shortage of fighter jets, weapons, and equipment, government officials told India Today. Chaired by the Defence Secretary, the committee includes senior ministry officials, Defence Research and Development Organisation chairman Dr Samir V Kamat, and IAF representatives. The IAF’s long-pending proposal …

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19 hours, 34 minutes ago

MHA launches e-Forensics platform connecting 117 laboratories across India

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has developed and operationalised an e-Forensics IT platform connected with 117 forensic science laboratories, both central and state, officials said on Monday. Officials said that in order to further strengthen 'DNA Analysis and Cyber Forensic Capacities' in State Forensic Science Laboratories, "all projects, 30 in total, which were received from the state …

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19 hours, 34 minutes ago

Millions in bonds for Israel put US states at odds with investment policies

Al Jazeera

US states spend millions on Israeli investments but risk non-compliance with their own policies. At least four other states that have bought Israeli bonds since October 2023 could also face non-compliance if Israel’s credit is lowered further. If Israel’s credit is further downgraded, at least four other US states may also have to halt purchases of Israeli bonds: Ohio, Georgia, …

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19 hours, 34 minutes ago

Dutch supermarket chain Spar accused of helping Iran evade sanctions

NL Times

The Dutch supermarket chain Spar has been implicated in an alleged scheme to help Iran bypass international sanctions, de Volkskrant reported. According to internal documents leaked by a whistleblower, the license for Spar Iran was used to facilitate questionable transactions involving members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a heavily sanctioned group linked to human rights abuses. Evidence suggests that …

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1 day, 8 hours ago

DST Project to train tribal women of Anakapalli district in sustainable livelihood

The Hindu

As a part of project to empower tribal women through livelihood opportunities a skill development centre is being set up Kamkutam and Lovakothapalli hamlets in V. Madgula Mandal of Anakapalli District with the assistance of the Department of Science and Technology. The project aims to facilitate employment generation and encourage entrepreneurship for socio-economic development of ST women, to train identified …

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1 day, 9 hours ago

Train services disrupted for about an hour at Visakhapatnam railway station due to ‘technical snag’

The Hindu

There was disruption of trains arriving at Visakhapatnam junction reportedly due to the snapping of OHE towards the end of Platform No. Some passengers arriving by different trains early in the morning, took to social media to post pictures of trains, which were halted at satellite stations located on the outskirts of the city. “Maintenance of OHE is being undertaken …

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2 days ago

Six T.N. fishermen attacked and robbed of their gear mid-sea

The Hindu

In two separate incidents off the Kodiyakkarai coast, six fishermen from Tamil Nadu were attacked mid-sea and robbed of their belongings by unidentified persons, suspected to be Sri Lankan nationals. In the first incident, which occurred early on Saturday, three fishermen from Akkaraipettai — K. Rajkumar, 25; K. Rajendran, 49; and M. Nagalingam, 45 — sustained injuries when they were …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

Associated Press

LYONS, Ga. — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South. It is emotionally draining.” Farmer Chris Hopkins stands in one of his cotton fields before being harvested, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, near Lyons, Ga. Farmer Chris Hopkins stands in one of …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

Farmers still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

LA Times

A machine works in a field of cotton near Lyons, Ga. Hurricane Helene ripped through blooming cotton fields, pecan orchards laden with nuts and fields where fall vegetables like cucumbers and squash awaited picking. Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South. …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

Trump and the return of the National ‘Emergy’

Al Jazeera

In October 2018, a “migrant caravan” bound for the United States set out on foot from Honduras. Then-president Donald Trump, never one to pass up an opportunity for overzealous xenophobic spectacle, took to Twitter to broadcast a “National Emergy”, warning that “criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in” with the caravan. In preparation for the pedestrian assault on the …

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Time ripe to launch new phase of self-reliance in defence production: President Murmu

The Hindu

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said the time is now ripe for launching a new phase of self-reliance in defence production by manufacturing technologically advanced equipment within the country. LIVE: President Droupadi Murmu presents Colours to College of Defence Management, Secunderabad https://t.co/ZqSGPHnHGc — President of India December 20, 2024 “Through initiatives such as ‘Make in India’, ‘Ease of Doing Business’ …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

Pakistan's new ballistic missile programme an 'emerging threat': US official

India Today

A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an "emerging threat" to the United States. Speaking to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Finer said Pakistan has pursued "increasingly sophisticated missile technology, from long-range ballistic missile systems to …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

US man gifted drone to Manipur ultras: Foreign agent or trouble-making evangelist?

India Today

Daniel Stephen Courney, a 40-year-old controversial evangelist of US origin, emerged as a subject of public interest after a video of him distributing drones and bulletproof jackets among Kuki militants in Manipur surfaced online. Is he really interfering in the internal affairs of India and stoking communal disharmony on behalf of the US “deep state” as alleged by several people …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

Ministry of Defense to purchase protective equipment to combat small drones

NL Times

The Ministry of Defense is going to improve soldiers' chances of protecting themselves from small drones. The threats that these unmanned systems create are increasing, State Secretary of Defense, Gijs Tuinman, said in a letter to the lower house of Dutch Parliament, the Tweede Kamer. Soldiers can use the protective equipment to improve their defense against drones of up to …

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4 days, 7 hours ago

International rescuers join search for Vanuatu quake survivors

Raw Story

Overseas rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-struck Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise. Rescuers were focused on searching for people in two collapsed buildings in Port Vila, said Glen Craig of the Vanuatu Business Resilience Council. "My good friend that was killed in …

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4 days, 9 hours ago

No pain, no gain! Women brawl at the gym after argument over equipment turns into full-on hair-pulling punch-up

Daily Mail

An argument between two women at a gym turned into a mass brawl as the pair pulled each other's hair and punched their heads. In the shocking footage, filmed in the city of Goiania, central Brazil, two women - one wearing brown and the other wearing yellow - can be seen slapping each other's head while a third woman attempts …

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4 days, 9 hours ago

Mobile Towers Are Not Immovable Property, They Are Eligible For Input Tax Credit: Delhi High Court Allows Airtel's Plea

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has held that mobile/ telecommunication towers are movable properties, eligible for availing input tax credit under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Agreeing, the High Court cited Vodafone Mobile Services Limited vs. Commissioner of Service Tax, Delhi whereby the Delhi HC had found that it would be incorrect to characterize mobile towers as immovable …

Delhi High Court Telecom Tax Property Court Held

4 days, 9 hours ago

Mobile Towers Are Not Immovable Property, They Are Eligible For Input Tax Credit: Delhi High Court Allows Airtel's Plea

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has held that mobile/ telecommunication towers are movable properties, eligible for availing input tax credit under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Agreeing, the High Court cited Vodafone Mobile Services Limited vs. Commissioner of Service Tax, Delhi whereby the Delhi HC had found that it would be incorrect to characterize mobile towers as immovable …

Delhi High Court Telecom Tax Property Court Held

4 days, 17 hours ago

Navy Driver Booked For Speedboat Crash That Killed 13 Off Mumbai Coast

ABP News

The police have registered an FIR against the driver of the Navy speedboat that lost control and crashed into a passenger ferry killing 13 people off the coast of Mumbai. The FIR against the driver has been registered by Colaba police under relevant sections of the new criminal code BNS based on the complaint of a survivor Natharam Chaudhary from …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

Germany doubles arms exports to Ukraine, halves them to Israel in 2024

The Hindu

The German government has doubled its arms exports to Ukraine this year and halved them to Israel compared to 2023, data from the economy ministry showed on Wednesday. Being the main recipient country, Ukraine will have received weapons and other military equipment worth 8.1 billion euros, up from 4.4 billion euros last year. Germany has so far approved arms exports …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

US's strong action against Pakistan, sanctions aerospace, defence agency for proliferation of missiles

India TV News

Washington: The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency -- National Development Complex -- on charges of contributing to Pakistan's ballistic missile programme. The NDC has worked to acquire items in furtherance of Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile programme -- including special vehicle chassis intended to be used as launch …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

Delhi records three more dengue deaths, count rises to eight this year

India TV News

Delhi has reported three more dengue-related deaths in the past week, bringing the total fatalities caused by the mosquito-borne disease to eight in 2024, as per official data. South Delhi has reported the highest number of dengue cases this year, with 768 infections recorded so far. MCD increases expenditure on dengue control measures Earlier this month, the Municipal Corporation of …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

After Vi, BSNL to launch 5G services soon, intensifies competition for Airtel, Jio

India TV News

Exciting developments are underway concerning BSNL's 5G service. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has unveiled new timelines for upgrading BSNL's network. The Union Minister shared that the government has two paths: either to use foreign equipment for upgrading BSNL’s 4G service or to cultivate local solutions. Notably, all the equipment used in BSNL's 4G and 5G towers is made in India. …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

The popular 'hospital-at-home' effort is at stake in the federal spending battle

NPR

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Defence Ministry forms committee to address shortages in Air Force

MHA launches e-Forensics platform connecting 117 laboratories across India

Millions in bonds for Israel put US states at odds with investment policies

Dutch supermarket chain Spar accused of helping Iran evade sanctions

DST Project to train tribal women of Anakapalli district in sustainable livelihood

Train services disrupted for about an hour at Visakhapatnam railway station due to ‘technical snag’

Six T.N. fishermen attacked and robbed of their gear mid-sea

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

Farmers still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

Trump and the return of the National ‘Emergy’

Time ripe to launch new phase of self-reliance in defence production: President Murmu

Pakistan's new ballistic missile programme an 'emerging threat': US official

US man gifted drone to Manipur ultras: Foreign agent or trouble-making evangelist?

Ministry of Defense to purchase protective equipment to combat small drones

International rescuers join search for Vanuatu quake survivors

No pain, no gain! Women brawl at the gym after argument over equipment turns into full-on hair-pulling punch-up

Mobile Towers Are Not Immovable Property, They Are Eligible For Input Tax Credit: Delhi High Court Allows Airtel's Plea

Mobile Towers Are Not Immovable Property, They Are Eligible For Input Tax Credit: Delhi High Court Allows Airtel's Plea

Navy Driver Booked For Speedboat Crash That Killed 13 Off Mumbai Coast

Germany doubles arms exports to Ukraine, halves them to Israel in 2024

US's strong action against Pakistan, sanctions aerospace, defence agency for proliferation of missiles

Delhi records three more dengue deaths, count rises to eight this year

After Vi, BSNL to launch 5G services soon, intensifies competition for Airtel, Jio

The popular 'hospital-at-home' effort is at stake in the federal spending battle