Pune, May 10: Scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are working on a humanoid robot that can be part of frontline military mission, an official said on Saturday. The Research and Development Establishment (Engineers), a key lab under the DRDO, is developing a machine that can carry out complex tasks under direct human command, aiming to reduce troop exposure in high-risk environments, the official said. Talking to PTI, S E Talole, group director at the Centre for

Jammu, May 7: All educational institutions in five border districts of the Jammu will remain closed on Wednesday in the wake of prevailing situation in the region, officials said. In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taibas base in Muridke. In view of the prevailing situation, all schools,

SRINAGAR, Apr 23: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday laid wreaths on the bodies of 26 people killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pahalgam, and assured the survivors that the perpetrators of the dastardly act would be brought to justice, officials said. Shah laid the wreaths on the coffins of the victims of the terror attack at the Police Control Room here. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also paid their tributes to [] The post Wreath Laying

Mumbai, Apr 22: The family was cowering in fear inside a tent when terrorists came. They asked Santosh Jagdale, 54, to come out and recite an Islamic verse. When he couldnt, they shot him thrice: once in the head, then behind the ear and then his back. The 26-year-old daughter of the Pune businessman recounted to PTI the terror the family went through in the horrific attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. After her father fell to [] The post Terrorists Cursed Modi, Asked My Father T

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully executed the second docking of the two satellites which are part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday. #ISRO SPADEX Update: Glad to inform that the second docking of satellites has been accomplished successfully, Singh, the science and technology minister, said in a post on X. The SpaDeX mission was launched on December 30 last year when the Indian Space Research O

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Supreme Court on Monday directed former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination, to appear before Delhi Police on May 2. A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma also said no coercive steps will be taken against Khedkar till May 21, the next date of hearing. The top court noted that no concrete investigation into the matter [] The post SC direct

New Delhi, Apr 15: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others on charges of money laundering in the National Herald case. Special judge Vishal Gogne examined the chargesheet, which was filed on April 9, on the point of cognisance and posted the matter for further proceedings on April 25. The chargesheet also names Congress leader Sam Pitroda and Suman Dubey as accused persons. The present prosecution complaint shall next be

Ahmedabad, Apr 9: In a sharp message to party leaders, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said those who do not help out in party work need to take rest while those who do not fulfil their responsibilities should retire. Click Here To Join Daily Excelsior on WhatsApp And Get Latest News In his presidential address at the AICC session on the banks of the Sabarmati river here, Kharge also stressed that District Congress Committee presidents role in the organisation [] The post Thos

NEW DELHI, Apr 9: India and China are moving towards a positive direction in their ties and work needs to be done to normalise the relationship, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. Click Here To Join Daily Excelsior on WhatsApp And Get Latest News I think we are moving in a positive direction, he said. India-China relations plunged to their lowest point since the 1962 war following the Galwan Valley clashes. Following a series of diplomatic and military [] The post India, C

NEW DELHI, Apr 1:Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the capital expenditure has not been cut, but has gone up to Rs 11.21 lakh crore for 2025-26 fiscal, and there has been proportional increase in loans given to states for capital expenditure for the same year. Replying during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said the capital expenditure was at Rs 11.11 lakh crore in 2024-25. Actually, (in) the budget this year, it has gone up to [] The post Capital expenditure not

Hyderabad, Mar 29: Coming down heavily on the NDA government in the Centre over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday alleged that the bill should be called a looters (amendment) law as the BJP-led regime wants to take away waqf properties. Referring to Union Home Minister Amit Shahs reported remarks that one cannot approach courts against the waqf tribunal, Owaisi alleged that Shah was lying. Owaisi, who has been a vocal critic of the Waqf (Amendment) [] The po