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New Delhi: In a major boost to India’s “second-strike capability”, the country’s third indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridhaman, was commissioned into the Navy on Friday, an official source confirmed to TOI.The commissioning of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), part of the Classified Advanced Technology Ship project, has not been announced. However, sources…

New Delhi: A day after the AAP removed him as the party’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha announced that he would not be cowed by efforts to silence him, drawing a sharp reaction from his colleagues.Senior AAP members accused Chadha of being afraid of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and not raising issues…

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has come to the rescue of a couple facing legal hurdles in taking their adopted daughter to Australia despite the adoption being valid under Indian law. The couple, both now 44, adopted a relative’s third child under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA) in April 2023. At that time,…

SRINAGAR: The Met department has forecast heavy rain, gusty winds and snow in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir during the next 36 hours as roads were flooded due to heavy rains in Srinagar on Friday.Authorities have issued an advisory urging residents to avoid non-essential travel and follow safety precautions, especially in Srinagar.On Friday, higher…

New Delhi: viz Kerala In the 2026 assembly elections, the contest is no longer about ideology or leadership, but increasingly a battle of promises. From welfare provision and free services to large-scale infrastructure and economic transformation plans, three major fronts – LDF, UDF and BJP-led NDA – Unveiled a broad manifesto aimed at attracting politically…

NEW DELHI: Hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party dropped K Annamalai from its candidate list for the upcoming elections, party MP from Karnataka bright sun The former Tamil Nadu BJP chief on Friday described the “most popular leader”, claiming that the party held him responsible for campaigning all its candidates.While campaigning for the BJP in…

New Delhi: “Agat wanted the unborn child to be a boy, but when he found out it was a girl, he tried to have an abortion, which his wife opposed. He then planned to kill his wife and took his two daughters with him to a swimming pool, throwing them in the water.” We have…

As sweltering heat scorches the land, political temperature is rising in God’s Own Country as the summer election season knocks on Kerala’s doors.Long defined by a predictable alternation between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), the state now faces a far more complex contest. With chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking…