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DRDO conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile at Chandipur coast in Odisha on March 14, 2023

India carries out flight-test of missile interceptor

NEW DELHI: India has successfully carried out the maiden flight trial of an endo-atmospheric interceptor missile from a ship off...

Govt to clamp down on ponzi apps: FM

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the finance ministry is working with MeitY and RBI to clamp down...

Jets, ship ready to evacuate Indians from Sudan

NEW DELHI: India has positioned two heavy-lift military transport aircraft in Jeddah and a naval ship at a key port...

International trade in Indian currency soon: Piyush Goyal

RAJKOT: Traders will soon be able to settle foreign trade in the rupee currency as several banks from different countries...

Pest attacks worrisome for tea planters

KOLKATA: Amid rising temperatures and prolonged rainless periods due to climate change, large-scale attacks of pests and diseases in tea...

Agartala-Gangasagar rail link to be completed by Sept

AGARTALA: The 15 km rail link connecting Agartala with Gangasagar in Brahmanbaria district Bangladesh will be completed by September, according...

PSLV C55 carrying two Singapore satellites blasts off

SRIHARIKOTA (ANDHRA PRADESH): ISRO's PSLV C55 rocket carrying two Singapore satellites lifted off from the spaceport here on April 22....

Govt wants gig workers to get social security benefits

NEW DELHI: The government is nudging platforms, such as Ola, Uber, Zomato, Swiggy and Urban Company, to provide some social...

Centre asks states to mount vigil as Covid cases rise

NEW DELHI: Amid rising cases of Covid, the Centre has asked eight states including Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra...

Substantial disinflation achieved, says RBI Bulletin