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air defence system and plans to deploy it by 2028-2029, a ToI report said on October 30. The system is being developed by DRDO under the ambitious Project Kusha. According to the report, the system will be able to «detect and destroy incoming stealth fighters, aircraft, drones, cruise missiles and precision-guided munitions at ranges up to 350-km.» The «interception capabilities» of the indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) system, will be “comparable” to the Russian S-400 Triumf air defence system, the report said. It may be mentioned here that the Russian S-400 Triumf was recently inducted by the Indian Air Force. The Cabinet Committee on Security had cleared development of the LR-SAM system as a “mission-mode” project in May 2022.

Zomato, etc. Also read: How women-led startups bridge the gender funding gap in India? Startups led by women have also received funding support from venture capitalists.

HT. Video footage showed a fire in the middle of the hall with thick plumes of smoke that rose upwards after which the explosion took place.

Mamata Banerjee slammed Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw after the Andhra train mishap, asking, «When will the railways come out of the slumber?» «Another disastrous rail collision, this time in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, involving two passenger trains, and causing until now at least 8 deaths and injury of at least 25 more,» Mamata Banerjee posted on X in a series of tweets. «Frontal collisions between trains, derailment of compartments, helpless passengers trapped in coaches and succumbing to fate: this is becoming a most unfortunate repetitive trope!!,» Mamata added. She also expressed solidarity with the kin of victims, and «demanded for most expeditious rescue actions and inquiry forthwith!». «When will the railways come out of the slumber?» The death toll in the Andhra train collision reached to 9 as rescue operations continue in Vizianagaram district, an East Coast Railway official said. «Rescue operations continue in Vizianagaram district.

Maradona displayed football talent at a very early age. At the age of eight, he joined Las Cebollitas (“The Little Onions"), a boys’ team that went on to win 136 consecutive games and a national championship. Maradona signed with Argentinos Juniors at age 14.

ANI. 2. East Coast Railway (ECoR) said a human error could have resulted in the collision of two trains in the Vizianagaram district.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 13 remains uncertain as Bravo has not officially disclosed the count. However, there are seven confirmed episodes, with titles for five of them.

Yellowstone Ranch and Dutton family have made their way to CBS due to scheduling challenges caused by recent strikes. The popular western series, originally airing on the Paramount Network, is now being broadcast on CBS, as both networks are owned by Paramount Global. On September 17, 2023, the first season of Yellowstone premiered on CBS, concluding with the season finale on October 22. Due to its success, the network has decided to air the second season as well.

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NEW DELHI : The National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT), the investment trust sponsored by the National Highways Authority of India, plans to raise as much as ₹9,000 crore after Diwali through a mix of debt and equity, two people familiar with the development said. The infrastructure investment trust’s (InvIT’s) third round of fundraising, involving the monetization of six 250km highway stretches, will be conducted in phases, targeting domestic and global investors. Additionally, a proposed non-convertible debentures (NCD) issue, the size of which would be similar to last year’s ₹1,500 crore, would also be offered to retail investors with assured returns of close to 8%, the people said on the condition of anonymity.

MUMBAI : The Adani Group has invested close to $1 billion in Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd, in a bid to start operations by December next year, two people with direct knowledge of the development said. Of the ₹8,625 crore (approximately $991 million) invested in the Navi Mumbai airport so far, Adani has made an equity infusion of ₹1,710 crore. It has also raised ₹2,900 crore in term loans from a consortium of banks, while an additional ₹3,655 crore equity came from the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (Cidco), a city planning agency in Maharashtra, these people said.

At least one in two Indian employees are worried about losing their jobs to AI compared to one in three in developed countries, according to the findings of Randstad work monitor quarterly pulse survey shared exclusively with ET. Among the reasons for the increased concern among Indian employees is the presence of a large workforce in BPOs and KPOs, which are particularly vulnerable to AI automation, and high rate of AI adoption in the country, said Viswanath P.S., managing director and chief executive at Randstad India. «There are a lot of KPOs and BPOs in India where employees work on several operational tasks that AI can potentially take over. We must also consider that AI adoption in India is among the fastest in the world,» said Viswanath. «These employees must be thinking about future-proofing their careers through continuous learning, as they prepare for potentially unexpected AI interventions,» he said. The Q3 2023 Randstad work monitor edition focuses on workers' skilling demands and AI.

Adam Johnson, a 29-year-old American professional ice hockey player, tragically passed away after suffering a severe injury during a game on Saturday. Johnson, who showcased his talents for the Nottingham Panthers in the UK, was competing against the Sheffield Steelers at the Utilita Arena Sheffield. During the match, the dreadful accident occurred, where Johnson is believed to have been inadvertently struck in the throat by another player's skate blade. What happened? According to reports from The Daily Mail, following the incident, Johnson bravely attempted to skate back to his team's side but collapsed shortly after.

₹2,640 per quintal. Also Read: Chhattisgarh Assembly election: Who will be CM if Congress is elected to power? TS Singhdeo reveals The second, he said, is the “input subsidy of ₹23,000 crore to 26 lakh farmers" of the state. The third was the decision to waive off loans of 19 lakh farmers, cumulatively amounting to ₹10,000 crore.

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said a caste census was essential if one supported reservations as the exercise would help fix the quota process for different sections of society. Addressing a press conference at the Congress' Rajiv Bhawan here, the former Union minister asked if tigers and elephants can be counted, why can't there be a caste census in the country. «We should know how many people belong to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, non backward class.

G20 summit, India is hosting another global gathering — the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, which has returned to India after 12 years. In this period, India has established itself as the commercial centre of the sport, with a huge fan base that consists of traditional cricket enthusiasts, new young fans and increasingly women. This passion and conviction has drawn in global and Indian advertisers, even as 10-second ad spots are being priced at a 40% premium when compared to the 2019 World Cup.

World Cup was played between India and England in Lucknow, India's Rohit Sharma entered in the top five after scoring a brilliant 87 runs under testing conditions. Rohit also overtook Virat to become India's leading run-getter in this World Cup for India. Here is a look at the top ten batsmen who scored maximum runs till the India-England game: Quinton de Kock who has scored three centuries in this World Cup is at the top of the chart and is one of the main reasons for South Africa's brilliant performance in the World Cup.

fire and smoke in the hall. It took place in the middle of the hall near where the console was placed. I was just five rows behind," Hindustan Times quoted Michael as saying, who was dressed in a purple shirt and black cotton pants, as he recalled an incident outside the Zamra International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Kalamassery.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami bowled superbly in their magical opening spells after Rohit Sharma's rearguard 87 on a challenging pitch as India hammered England by 100 runs for their sixth straight win in the World Cup on Sunday. The emphatic win would not have been possible without the special effort of skipper Rohit (87 off 101 balls), whose sublime knock stood out as most Indian batters fell by the wayside on a two-paced pitch. Suryakumar Yadav (49) got the much needed runs in the death overs to push India to 229 for nine. Shami (4/22) and Bumrah (3/32) stole the show with the ball for the unstoppable hosts as England batters once against cut a sorry figure as they slumped to 129 all out in 34.5 overs for their fifth loss in six games. England are virtually out of semifinal contention while India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, are almost there. Having put up a below par total, India needed early wickets to put pressure on a struggling England batting unit.

Apple's revenue in India hit nearly Rs 50,000 crore in FY23, with sales increasing 48% to Rs 49,321 crore and net profit rising 76% to Rs 2,229 crore. It is the fastest growth of net profit for Apple in India in the last five years, according to the Economic Times, citing information from Apple's Registrar of Companies (RoC).

multiple explosions during a prayer meeting on October 29 killed one person and left at least 45 others injured, a report said. According to the Kerala Police, improvised explosive device (IED) was used for the fatal explosions. The explosives were kept in a “tiffin box", NDTV reported said, citing sources.