2 months after Sindoor, Pak’s Rahim Yar Khan base still shut NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan airbase, which was hit by Indian missiles during Operation Sindoor over two months ago, is still not operational, an indication of the extent of damage the strategic military installation suffered. Pakistan airport authority is learnt to have issued…
Bangladesh finds itself teetering on the edge of religious extremism following the dramatic fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. What began as student protests against the quota system has spiralled into a crisis that threatens to transform the nation into a theocratic state. The chaos erupted when widespread demonstrations against perceived nepotism and state favouritism in…
Reliance Jio may have outpaced Bharti Airtel in both overall revenue and per-user revenue growth in the June quarter, aided by strong additions in its high-paying fixed wireless access (FWA) home broadband segment, analysts said ahead of the telecom sector’s first-quarter earnings.Market leader Jio is expected to report a 1.8% sequential jump in average revenue…
Joint mock drill conducted to ensure safety of pilgrims ahead of Amarnath Yatra (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Security forces conducted a comprehensive joint mock drill on Monday at Yatri Niwas, the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra in J&K, as a preemptive measure to ensure safety during the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. Buses were sent…
The police in Britain have used a counterterrorism law to arrest three people over a pro-Palestinian group’s recent incursion at a British military base in a rare use of such powers against acts of vandalism. This week, the British government announced an intention to ban the group, called Palestine Action. The arrests were made on…
In his first address since a brief war with Israel, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday spoke about the US airstrikes on its key nuclear sites, saying there was not much damage and that the US could not achieve much. In a video message, he said that US President Donald Trump needed showmanship…
In an era where the United States operates over 750 military installations across 80 countries, one major power stands conspicuously absent from America’s global military footprint: India. Despite hosting more than 100 bases in Germany, 120 in Japan, and 73 in South Korea, the Pentagon has never established so much as a single outpost on…
ACME Solar marks dual milestone ACME Solar Holdings has fully commissioned its 300 MW Sikar Solar Project in Rajasthan, the company announced on Tuesday. With this, ACME’s operational renewable energy capacity now stands at 2,890 MW.This follows the activation of an additional 60 MW capacity on Monday. Earlier this quarter, the company had brought 240…
Representative image (Photo: ANI) MUMBAI: India’s largest lender, State Bank of India, has cut returns for depositors again. Effective June 15, the bank reduced interest rates on retail term deposits of up to Rs 3 crore by 25 basis points across tenures. Simultaneously, it brought down the savings account rate to 2.5 per cent, its…
India’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry is poised for a threefold expansion by 2027, reaching $17 billion, as enterprises shift from pilots to scalable deployments, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG).The report noted that AI has evolved into a core business imperative in India, accelerating decision-making, driving innovation, and expanding market access…