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Morning opening: Ukraine sends over 600 drones at MoscowJakub KrupaUkraine launched over 600 drones at Moscow and surrounding areas overnight, continuing its massive attacks on targets in Russia after even larger weekend strikes.Flame and smoke rise from a construction site after a Ukrainian drone attack in an undisclosed area in the Moscow region, Russia. Photograph: Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov’s official telegram channel/APDrones are believed to hit a warehouse of Russian e-commerce company Wildberries and other facilities near Moscow, Reuters reported. At least three people were injured in attacks.But several other Russian-controlled regions, including the occupied Crimea, also reported heavy…
T-72 tanks of the Indian Army firing during an exercise in the western sector. These tanks are now in the positive indigenisation list. (Image credit: Indian Army) In an effort to boost self reliance in defence, the Department of Defence Production (DDP) has notified the sixth positive indigenisation list. The sixth list has added 405 additional items to the list of weapons, platforms, systems and sub-systems that Indian industry will now be expected to make at home rather than import. The items in the list are estimated to generate around Rs 3,070 crore worth of business opportunity for domestic manufacturers.The…
Ukraine launched 637 drones at Moscow and the surrounding region between Wednesday night and Tuesday morning, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, marking one of the largest air assaults on the Russian capital since the start of the war. Russian forces downed 180 of the drones over the Moscow region, Sobyanin said, adding that emergency personnel were dispatched to the crash sites. He did not report any damage or injuries. Drones hit a warehouse of the e-commerce giant Wildberries and other sites near Moscow, regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov said in a separate statement. At least three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured across the region, he…
Mumbai: The city’s richest GSB Seva Mandal, King’s Circle, has received three competitive tenders to insure its Ganeshotsav mandap for a record sum of Rs 508 crore this year. The winner will be declared Tuesday after a fresh round of negotiation with New India Assurance which had insured the pandal last year.In 2025 the GSB pandal was insured for Rs 474 crore and in 2024 the figure was Rs 400 crore. Rising prices of gold and silver have been a major contributory factor to the mounting increase.Tenders were opened late Monday night. Mandal spokesperson Amit Pai said, “The largest leap…
Union health and family welfare minister JP Nadda NEW DELHI: Union health and family welfare minister JP Nadda underwent angioplasty at AIIMS, New Delhi, on August 17 and is stable, the hospital said on Tuesday.An AIIMS press release said, “JP Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare underwent angioplasty on 17th August 2026 and is stable and under observation in the Department of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.”Earlier, Nadda had been admitted to AIIMS Delhi after experiencing uneasiness, the hospital said.He was evaluated and underwent several tests, including a coronary angiography.Following the evaluation, Nadda was admitted to the Department of…
Hyderabad: Alleging the state govt has created widespread confusion and anxiety among lakhs of property owners by adding entire colonies and large number of properties in the prohibited list under section 22-A, BRS deputy leader and ex-minister T Harish Rao demanded the resignation of Telangana revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on moral grounds.Harish Rao recalled that the Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) Act was repealed by the then Congress govt in 2008 and that several lands subsequently became regular patta properties, with families living on them for decades. He questioned why an issue that had not existed for nearly 20 years…
Ahmedabad: Fees for professional courses in Gujarat’s self-financed technical colleges, including BE/BTech, BPharmacy, ME/MTech, MBA and MCA, have been revised upward by an average of 10-12% for the three-year block period from 2026-27 to 2028-29.The Fee Regulatory Committee (Technical) announced revised fee structures for 30 colleges, while fees for another 37 institutions are expected to be declared in the coming days. At least 40 newly approved colleges are currently collecting token fees, with their ad hoc fee structures likely to be finalised soon.Among the major institutions, Adani University’s MBA programme recorded the highest revised fee. The annual fee has been…
Guwahati: A shortage of Braille teachers and specialised courses is limiting education and employment opportunities for Assam’s blind students, the All Assam Blind Students’ Union claimed.The union on Monday accused the state govt of failing to address its long-pending demands on education, employment, skill development and social security despite repeated memoranda.Union general secretary Rituraj Das highlighted a shortage of Braille teachers for Classes I to X in schools for the visually impaired. He demanded modern educational infrastructure and special BEd and Diploma in Elementary Education in Special Education (DElEd) courses in Assam.“The visually impaired, even if they want to become…
Pune: A 17-year-old teenager injured in an accident in Dharashiv district and being shifted to a Pune hospital for further treatment died, along with his grandfather, when the ambulance carrying them crashed into a stationary container truck on the Pune-Solapur highway early on Sunday.The accident occurred at Kedgaon village near Yavat, about 63km from Pune. The teenager’s mother, elder brother and the ambulance driver suffered minor injuries in the accident.The Yavat police identified the deceased as Devanand Suresh Mudholkar (17) and his grandfather, Shetiba Mudholkar (70), both residents of Renapur in Latur district.Devanand’s mother, Asha Mudholkar (45), brother Sachin (25)…
Chandigarh: PU students on Monday staged a protest over security concerns following the alleged assault on PUDF chairman Harsh Saini at the Geology Canteen a day earlier, briefly shutting gate no. 2.Members of PUDF, along with students from other groups, questioned the alleged entry of outsiders and weapons onto the campus. During the protest, students said they contacted the Chief of University Security but were informed that he was out of station. They also raised concerns over the functioning of CCTV cameras and demanded stricter checks on outsiders and enhanced security deployment.Dean Student Welfare Prof YK Rawal reached the spot…