Nitin Kumar

The DRDO and Indian Navy successfully tested the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from Odisha's Chandipur. The missile from a land-based vertical launcher intercepted a high-speed aerial target, validating key features like the Proximity Fuse and Seeker.

An encounter has broken out between militants and security forces in Kishtwar's Chatroo area, Jammu and Kashmir. Two to three militants are reportedly trapped as security forces launch an intense operation to neutralize them.

The Maharashtra government has set up a judicial commission led by Justice Dilip Bhosale to investigate the encounter of Akshay Shinde, accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case. This move follows public scrutiny and protests over police practices, weeks before the state elections.

Narhari Zirwal, Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and a member of the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), tried to leap from the third floor of the state ministry building. However, he got caught in the safety net installed for emergencies.

The Supreme Court has denied former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda's plea to stay his coal scam conviction, blocking his bid to contest in upcoming elections.

Air quality index (AQI) soared past 350 level in parts of Delhi on Thursday and experts cautioned that as weather turns colder it may breach the 400-mark ceiling and enter the 'severe' zone soon, notwithstanding the incidents of stubble burnings which have nosedived from 17,529 in 2020 to 4,262 this year.

Among major economies, India in FY23 recorded the steepest increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, climbing 6.1 per cent, with China trailing close behind at 5.2 per cent, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2024.In contrast, GHG emission decreased in both the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) by 7.5 per cent and 1.4 per cent, respectively.Despite India's rise, its 2023 GHG emission remains relatively low at 4,140 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) against China's 16,000 and the US's 5,970.

Data from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change reveals that 30 cities recorded an increase in PM10 levels compared to 2017-18 (FY18), indicating deteriorating air quality

Nikita Singhania and her family filed for anticipatory bail in the Atul Subhash suicide case. Allahabad HC hearing awaited. Police continue investigations.

A powerful explosion near Islamabad Police Station in Amritsar at 3 AM on Tuesday sparked panic among locals. The blast, which shook nearby homes, has reportedly been claimed by gangster Jeevan Fauji, though Punjab Police have yet to confirm the claim.