MQ 9 Reaper drone (Image/AirForce website) The US Air Force is moving to acquire unused MQ-9 Reaper drones from manufacturer General Atomics after suffering significant losses during operations against Iran and Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East.With the aircraft no longer in production and only a limited number available, the service faces growing challenges in…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy has triggered a massive backlash from the BJP after invoking German dictator Adolf Hitler while explaining the name of his task force, HYDRAA. The BJP slammed the Congress leader, accusing him of “echoing Rahul Gandhi‘s language.”Speaking at an event, Reddy claimed that HYDRAA was…
Russia Ukraine war (Image source: PTI) Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 339 Ukrainian drones over a 13-hour period, marking one of the largest reported drone attacks in recent months.The interceptions took place across several Russian regions, including areas around Moscow, as per Reuters report.The reported attacks…
Indian households continue to pay among the lowest cooking gas prices in the world, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas said on Sunday.Domestic LPG prices were increased by Rs 29 per cylinder from Sunday amid rising costs due to the West Asia crisis. The government continues to modulate the effective price to the consumer…
When the Strait of Hormuz tightened, many braced for $200-a-barrel oil. More than three months on, that nightmare scenario is still nowhere in the picture.The disruption, which removed more than 10 million barrels a day of Middle Eastern supply from the market, had fuelled warnings of crude prices soaring to as much as $200 a…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties slammed the Centre after domestic LPG cylinder prices were increased by Rs 29, accusing the PM Modi’s government of adding to the financial burden on households already grappling with inflation.The latest revision has pushed the price of a 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder in Delhi to Rs 942 from Rs 913. The…
North Korea on Sunday firmly rejected US claims that Washington and Beijing share a goal of denuclearising the Korean Peninsula, reaffirming its status as a nuclear-armed state a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to visit Pyongyang.Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said US assertions that denuclearisation…
Cockroach Janta Party protest (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday posted a video highlighting key moments from Saturday’s protest at Jantar Mantar, where hundreds of students, young professionals and supporters gathered to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment processes.The party, describing the…
The US administration is attempting to redirect Iranian assets to Gulf states for rebuilding and repairing damage caused by Iran following a wave of missile and drone strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has directed a team to assess the cost of damage already inflicted on America’s Gulf allies, with Washington also…
Representative image (AI-generated) Amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, new reports have emerged alleging that Israeli intelligence agencies have been eavesdropping on American negotiators involved in efforts to secure a peace agreement with Iran. The incident has raised fresh concerns within the US intelligence officials about Israeli espionage activities.According to a report by…