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White House said on Friday. The Ukraine aid package includes artillery, munitions for NASAMS air defenses, anti-tank munitions, armored vehicles and small arms that can immediately be put to use on the battlefield, a U.S. official told Reuters earlier on condition of anonymity. The weapons aid will utilize Presidential Drawdown Authority, or PDA, which authorizes the president to transfer articles and services from U.S. stocks without specific congressional approval during an emergency. As a part of the $95 billion aid bills, Congress authorized $60.8 billion worth of various forms of aid to Ukraine, including $8 billion worth of PDA items.

Wipro and HCL Tech are likely to follow suit in their upcoming management discussions. Cognizant said, “Our use of AI technologies may present business, financial, legal and reputational risks. As with many innovations, AI presents risks and challenges that could adversely impact our business." The company added, “Failure to appropriately conform to this evolving landscape may result in legal liability, regulatory action, or brand and reputational harm." French IT giant Capgemini also spoke about potential disruptive effects.

Who won yesterday IPL match? Top highlights of last night's KKR vs MI match In an interaction post MI's loss at the Wankhede stadium, Pandya said, “You keep fighting, that is what I tell myself, never leave the battlefield, tough days come but good also come here, it’s challenging but challenges make you better," Skipper Pandya also stated that regularly losing wickets and lack of partnerships were among the major reasons for his side's defeat at the hands of KKR. He said, "Obviously, we couldn't form partnerships and kept losing wickets.

BJP) on Friday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for ditching the Amethi seat to contest the Lok Sabha elections against Smriti Irani. On Gandhi's candidature from Raebareli, BJP national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said, «Rahul Gandhi has forgotten his own slogan-'Daro Mat' and ran away from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi running from Amethi has proved to the entire nation that his slogan 'Daro Mat' is loaded with double standards, cowardice and hypocrisy.» «Rahul Gandhi will be remembered as that General who left the battlefield, left his soldiers, and escaped from the very back door rather than leading from the front...Rahul Gandhi's escape from Amethi, Priyanka Gandhi's Vadra's decision not to contest the election shows that the entire Congress campaign is shivering, collapsing and shaking, and is all set to finish off at a very fast pace,» he added.

Phase 2, elections will be held for 89 Lok Sabha seats spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs). The Election Commission (EC) said earlier this month that after the scrutiny of 2,633 nominations filed, 1,428 nominations were found to be valid. "In phase 2, Kerala has a maximum of 500 nominations from 20 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by 491 nominations from 14 PCs in Karnataka.

Some of them come with impeccable credentials with the sole aim of being noticed and heard. There are also plenty of namesakes across constituencies – for instance little known Dr CN Manjunath taking on well-known Dr CN Manjunath (BJP) or dozens of Suresh taking on DK Suresh (Congress) in Bengaluru Rural or Shobha pitted against Shoba in Bengaluru North.

Joe Biden vowing new arms supplies will be delivered swiftly to the warzone as Russia makes battlefield gains. Days after the House of Representatives cleared the measure — part of a massive $95 billion in assistance to allies including Israel and Taiwan — the Senate followed suit, passing the package with broad bipartisan support.

Finally, the United States’ polity has found the resolve to pass a much-delayed aid package for Ukraine after wrangling over it for months, even as the situation for Ukraine has been going from bad to worse on the battlefield against Russia. This much-needed $61 billion package, which includes air defence systems, mid- to long-range missiles and artillery shells, along with more than $9 billion of economic assistance, got the approval of the US House of Representatives last week by 311 votes to 112.

Kargil war of 1999 remains etched in history as a testament to India's valour and sacrifice. On July 26, 1999, India marked its victory in this war, hoisting the tricolor proudly atop the peaks of Kargil with the bravery and resilience of its soldiers. Among the numerous heroes of the Kargil war stands Yogendra Singh Yadav, the youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor. Yadav's valorous act of leading the assault on Tiger Hill, despite sustaining 15 bullets, earned him the title of the "Hero of Tiger Hill."

Rajnath Singh on Monday visited Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, and reviewed India's overall military preparedness in the region. Singh's visit to Siachen came over a week after the Indian Army marked the 40th year of its presence in the strategically key region. The defence minister, accompanied by Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande, reviewed the overall security situation in the region, officials said. Singh also interacted with the soldiers deployed in Siachen.

Ukraine by the U.S. House of Representatives but urged Washington to quickly turn the bill into law and proceed with the actual transfer of weapons, saying long-range arms and air defense systems were top priorities. In an interview with NBC's «Meet the Press», Zelenskiy said the passage of the bill would send a powerful message to Russia that Washington stands by Kyiv and that it would not be «a second Afghanistan.» «I think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of Ukraine and we will have a chance for victory,» Zelenskiy said through an interpreter.

Visitors to national parks will get free admission on April 20 as the federal government waives entrance fees to commemorate the start of National Park Week.

Trishakti Corps, Indian Army, conducted a training exercise on Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) firing at a Super High-Altitude Area of 17,000 Feet in Sikkim. Missile Firing Detachments from Mechanized and Infantry Units of the entire Eastern Command participated in the training exercise. The training exercise encompassed comprehensive continuity training and live firing from different platforms on moving as well as static targets, depicting battlefield conditions.

BJP election rally in Rishikesh on Thursday that Congress-led UPA government did not provide bullet-proof vests, modern weapons, the latest fighter planes and good infrastructure in the border areas for the defence forces to take on the enemy. There has been a change in approach in the last decade where terrorists are now «killed in their turf». Reaching out to the electorate in the hill state of Uttarakhand which sends its youth in big numbers to the defence forces, the PM said his party has given a strong government which has dealt with corruption. He alleged that the royal family of Congress is bent on destroying Shakti, the core of Hindu religion. «Today, there is a strong Modi government, hence terrorists are killed in their turf. The Indian Tricolour becomes a guarantee of security in the battlefield. Article 370 was abrogated in Jammu and Kashmir after seven decades. It is the strong BJP government which brought a law against triple talaq, and gave reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures.»

KYIV, Ukraine—Masked Ukrainian security officers have raided properties, seized wads of cash and detained suspects in a recent crackdown on graft in the purchase of goods for the military ranging from eggs to artillery shells. At the same time, a quieter operation is being waged by a new team of professionals including a former energy executive called Maryna Bezrukova. From her office in a gleaming business center in Kyiv, she is on a quest to save money and ensure new arms contracts are untainted.

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erstwhile royal families in the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency can make the road tough for Bollywood actor turned-politician Kangana Ranaut who is making her electoral debut as the BJP candidate from the high-profile seat. Maheshwar Singh, a former BJP state president, three times MP and scion of the erstwhile royal family of Kullu, has asked the party high command to review its decision to field Ranaut while BJP dissidents who were denied a ticket in 2022 assembly polls and fought as Independents held a meeting to chalk out the strategy. BJP leader and former minister Ram Lal Markanda has resigned from the party along with his supporters after Congress rebel Ravi Thakur who voted in favor of the BJP in Rajya Sabha elections was given a ticket for assembly bypolls from Lahaul and Spiti. «I have left the BJP along with my supporters and would definitely contest the assembly polls,» he had told PTI adding that there is a possibility of him contesting from the Congress party.

INDIA bloc of opposition parties are coming together to flex their muscles. On Sunday, they are organising a protest rally in Ramlila Maidan in Delhi against the Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's arrest where they expect more than 1 lakh people to turn up. Since last year, the INDIA bloc has struggled to come together in a joint rally. A joint INDIA rally in Bhopal was announced for the first week of October last year on the issues of “rising prices, unemployment and corruption of the BJP government” right before the Madhya Pradesh elections but Congress leader Kamal Nath cancelled it. While two MPs of Trinamool Congress confirmed their participation, the AAP and Congress functionaries have said confirmation was being taken from all other alliance partners on their presence at the rally. The senior leadership of the AAP, Congress and other partners are likely to participate in the show of strength. The AAP and Congress eye the Ramlila Maidan protest on March 31 as an opportunity to create synchronisation among their Delhi cadres ahead of the Lok Sabha election.

Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday he was prepared to use his powers to requisition industrial capacities or impose priorities to weapon makers to speed up production of arms and shells needed on the battlefield in Ukraine and elsewhere. «These questions… are clearly on the table», Lecornu told a news conference, adding stocks and production lines were particularly strained with regard to anti-air missiles and artillery shells. Lecornu said he could requisition stocks or tell companies to give priority to certain orders, citing Aster missiles produced by MBDA as a potential case for such a move.