Amid the ongoing border dispute between India and China, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has provided its indigenously-developed drone – Bharat – to the Indian Army to conduct accurate surveillance in high altitude areas and mountainous terrain along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh. “The Indian Army requires drones for accurate surveillance in the ongoing dispute in the Eastern Ladakh area. For this, the DRDO has provided them with the Bharat drones,” defence sources told ANI. The Bharat series of drones, developed by a Chandigarh-based laboratory of the DRDO, can be listed among “world’s most…
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The sero-survey, conducted by the Centre in Delhi, has indicated that around one-fourth of the national capital has been exposed to the novel coronavirus so far. And according to experts, it is a good thing. The sero-survey or sero-prevalence study involves testing of blood serum of individuals to check for the prevalence of antibodies against infection. In Delhi, the survey was conducted by the National Centre for Disease Control in collaboration with the Delhi government on 21,387 samples between June 27 and July 10. The survey report showed that around 23 per cent of the people tested had exposure to…
For nearly a month, 33-year-old Jikmet Wangdus and his brother-in-law have been going to the Delhi international airport daily to collect a box flown all the way from Leh. Except, the package is not an ordinary one. The box has seven small containers inside, each carrying the precious breast milk of Mr Wangdus’ wife for their newborn, who underwent a complex life-saving surgery recently at a private hospital in the national capital. The boy was born through a C-section operation on June 16 at Sonam Nurboo Memorial Hospital in Leh and 30-year-old Dorjey Palmo found out that her baby was…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged “the entire world” Tuesday to stand up to China but denied forcing Britain’s hand in its decision to ban the communist superpower’s private telecoms giant Huawei. Mr Pompeo met Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the heat of an emerging crisis in relations between London and Beijing over everything from China’s treatment of Hong Kong to its persecution of more than one million ethnic Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities. The top US diplomat used a press conference with his UK opposite number Dominic Raab to air a host of grievances President Donald Trump’s…
The Indian Navy’s Poseidon 8I anti-submarine warfare aircraft have been deployed in eastern Ladakh to carry out surveillance along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and some of its MiG-29K jets are likely to be stationed in key IAF bases in the northern sector amid the border row with China, sources said on Tuesday. The sources said the military brass is considering deploying Indian Navy’s MiG-29K fighter jets in a couple of air bases in the northern sector as part of efforts to bring in tri-services synergy in dealing with national security challenges. The maritime fighter jets will complement the…
Sachin Pilot, whose open revolt in Rajasthan has left the Ashok Gehlot government near collapse, served a legal notice to Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga on Tuesday over allegations that the sacked deputy chief minister offered him money to join the BJP. Sources close to Mr Pilot confirmed the notice had been served – for false and malicious statements made by Mr Malinga to the press a day earlier. On Monday Mr Malinga had told reporters in Jaipur: “I had a discussion with Sachin Pilot. He spoke to me and said how much do you want. He told me Rs…
Chess has attracted many first-timers during the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore the massive reach of the web has made it a “truly global sport”, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand said to mark the primary ever World Chess Day. “Thanks to the web, (chess) has become a very global sport. i think that it’s never more widely disseminated because it is now,” Anand said during a virtual commemoration of the planet Chess Day at the UN on Monday. “And in fact, during the pandemic, I’m very happy that numerous people have discovered the sport of chess. Perhaps they did not have…
Film critic Rajeev Masand reached Bandra police headquarters here on Tuesday afternoon to record his statement in reference to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, a politician said. The police are likely to question Masand about the ratings and reviews he had given to Rajput’s films, the official said. The 34-year-old ‘Chhichore’ actor was found hanging at his apartment in Mumbai on Flag Day . No suicide note was found at the scene. The police had last week recorded the statement of filmmaker and Yash Raj Films chairman Aditya Chopra about the contract the deceased actor had signed with the assembly…
Actor Salman Khan is thoroughly enjoying farming these days. He, along with some members of his family and staff, have taken to farming in a major way in his Panvel farmhouse. Salman on Tuesday shared a new video. https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan/status/1285258911272931328?s=20 Sharing it, Salman simply wrote: “Rice plantation done.” The video shows the Bharat actor planting rice saplings in ankle-deep paddy fields . He cuts the picture of a modern farmer in shorts, t-shirt and a cap. There are other people on the job too; in the group of people are his rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur and his nephew Nirvaan. There are…
With an aim to boost ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government, with the approval of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence (MoD), has today signed a Contract with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) for procurement of 1,512 Mine Plough (MP) for Tank T-90 S/SK at an approximate cost of Rs 557 crore. The contract has Buy and Make (Indian) categorisation with a minimum of 50 per cent indigenous content in make portion of the contract. These mine ploughs will be fitted on T-90 Tanks of Indian Armoured Corps which will facilitate individual mobility to…