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INS Arighaat, was commissioned on Thursday. Vizag-made indigenous submarine has undergone thorough trials and is ready for deterrence patrols. It joins INS Arihant, India’s first such submarine that undertook first deterrence patrols in 2018.

Haryana, the BJP is looking to bet on several dynasts as its top leadership gathered here on Thursday to finalise the candidates for the upcoming assembly elections. The party may offer October 1 poll tickets to the grandkids of four past chief ministers, including Haryana's three Lals (Bhajan, Bansi, and Devi). The BJP is expected to field Bhajan Lal's grandson, Bhavya Bishnoi, MLA from Adampur, and Bansi Lal's granddaughter, Shruti Choudhry, from Tosham, as well as Aditya Devi Lal, grandson of Devi Lal, from Dabwali. Besides, former chief minister Rao Birender Singh's granddaughter, Arti Rao, is also a strong contender from Ateli. Arti's father, Rao Inderjit Singh, is a Union minister. In last assembly polls, she was not considered by the BJP as her father was a union minister.

Ukraine from frozen Russian central bank assets regardless of issues raised by the US, the bloc's top diplomat said. A Group of Seven agreement to leverage proceeds of the blocked assets has faced delays as Washington seeks firmer assurances that the EU will be able to renew sanctions measures in the face of the opposition from Hungary. The US wants to ensure that the plan, which aims to generate $50 billion in loans for Kyiv, moves forward before seeking approval from Congress.

Azarenka overcame migraine as well as opponent Clara Burel to reach the US Open third round on Wednesday, ending her testing evening by donning sunglasses to conduct an on-court TV interview. The former world number one and US Open runner-up in 2020 had to have her blood pressure taken moments after slipping a break down to her French rival in the second set under the lights of Louis Armstrong Stadium.

YSRCP MPs resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, which could help its archrival and Andhra Pradesh's ruling party TDP open its account in RS. Their resignations would also help NDA cross the majority mark in the Upper House.

Nagaland deputy CM Y Patton on Thursday told the state assembly that there is no report of influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants following the political crisis in the neighbouring country. Patton said this while responding to NPF MLA Achumbemo Kikon raising concern in the zero hour of state assembly on possible influx following the political crisis in Bangladesh.

Berkshire Hathaway touching the $1 trillion mcap. This massive market capitalization was earlier unheard of for nanotech companies, but Berkshire Hathaway has made it possible as the world's first company to achieve this target.

European Union must rethink its relations with Israel and impose sanctions on some Israeli government ministers, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday. At a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Borrell urged the ministers to consider imposing sanctions on certain members of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet.

Assam government on Thursday said it has approved an oil exploration project near Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary by the Vedanta group and the proposal has been forwarded to the Centre for consideration. Replying to a query by Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said the State Board of Wildlife (SBWL) has approved a proposal to check the possibility of oil exploration around 13 km from the sanctuary. «We have forwarded it to the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) and they will make a final decision… Before the final approval, we will discuss with experts,» the minister said. Saikia criticised the government's decision and said environmentalists have opposed the idea of giving oil exploration permission in and around the forest.

heavy rains and strong winds this week, raising the risk of floods and threatening the crops that are just weeks away from harvesting. Saurashtra and Kachchh regions of the western state of Gujarat will receive heavy precipitation for three days through Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department. A deep depression in the coastal parts may intensify into a cyclone on Friday, causing the wind speed to surge to as high as 85 kilometers (53 miles) per hour, it said in a bulletin Thursday. Any severe damage to cotton plants could put pressure on the South Asian nation to increase overseas purchases, potentially underpinning global prices of cotton that have slumped almost 15% this year. A likely drop in production of peanuts could tighten supplies of the commodity in the country that imports about 60% of its vegetable oil needs.

lead, refined nickel, zinc, and tin ingots in the country. These norms have been formulated by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and the ministry has proposed mandating them through a Quality Control Order (QCO).

FIR against artist Jaydeep Apte in connection with the collapse of a Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue, on Thursday recorded statements of his wife and son, an official said. Apte resided in Kalyan town of Thane district with his family members, but they vacated their residence due to safety concerns following the collapse of the statue installed at Rajkot Fort in Malvan taluka of Sindhudurg district, around 480km from Mumbai, on August 26.

Telegram could face stricter EU digital rules as Brussels probes whether the popular messaging app — whose founder faces criminal charges in France — has more users in the bloc than claimed. The platform was thrust into the spotlight after its chief Pavel Durov was arrested in France on Saturday. He has since been released on bail but cannot leave the country. Durov is accused of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the increasingly controversial platform, which has over 900 million followers.

terrorists were killed in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. The three terrorists were killed in a joint operation launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police following specific intelligence inputs received on August 27 regarding simultaneous infiltration bids from the Karnah sector and Kumkadi in Machil Sector. District Police Kupwara had been maintaining close vigil and developing on-ground human intelligence regarding infiltration attempts from LOC at Kupwara.

DGCA) has issued a show-cause notice to Akasa Airlines due to identified regulatory breaches. The violations, noted during a recent review, involve non-compliance with Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) 7/I/VII, CAR 7/I/I, and Rule 140C of The Aircraft Rules 1937. Regulatory Breaches Identified The DGCA's spot audit revealed that Akasa Airlines conducted practical training sessions without the necessary regulatory approvals. This lapse raised concerns about the adequacy of the airline’s training standards and operational readiness.

biometric data such as fingerprints or facial recognition, will replace the need for users to remember complex passwords or manage lengthy encryption keys, reported the WABetainfo.Previously, WhatsApp provided end-to-end encryption for backups with options to secure them via custom passwords or a 64-digit encryption key. While these methods ensured robust security, they also posed challenges for users in terms of password management and risk of being locked out.With the new passkey encryption feature, WhatsApp aims to streamline the backup process.

Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday proposed to make it mandatory for all entities regulated by it to maintain communication records, including acknowledgements, for at least eight years. The move is aimed at improving regulatory compliance, increase transparency, protect investors' interest and boost their confidence in the securities market. In its consultation paper, the regulator suggested that all entities regulated by it should maintain records of all required communications, including acknowledgements, for at least eight years as per their governing regulations.

Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) through insolvency process, has identified 2,552 acre of land parcels for lenders of the bankrupt realty firm in accordance with the resolution plan. On June 4, Suraksha Group took control of JIL following the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) decision on May 24, upholding its bid to acquire JIL and constituted a new board. According to sources, Suraksha Group has earmarked 2,372 acre of land for assenting lenders and 180 acre, separately, for ICICI. The group had appointed real estate consultant CBRE to help in land identification process. JIL had around 6,250 acre of land in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas. In its resolution plan, which was approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in March last year, Suraksha Group has offered bankers more than 2,500 acre of land to partly settle their dues.

Shares of Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(up 1.24 per cent), Punjab National Bank(up 0.68 per cent), State Bank of India(up 0.64 per cent), Axis Bank Ltd.(up 0.39 per cent) and Federal Bank Ltd.(up 0.19 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Sri Lanka's Debt Sustainability Agreement, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said resuming negotiations with the IMF could jeopardise its next tranche due in December and subsequent disbursements from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. The conditions for the Debt Sustainability Agreement (DSA) have now become part of the law and cannot be easily altered, Sabry said. He emphasised that renegotiating the deal could lead to further economic instability in the island nation, which is recovering from the worst-ever economic turmoil it suffered in 2022. Sri Lanka declared its first-ever sovereign default in mid-April 2022, having run out of its foreign exchange reserves. The halt to the debt services meant that the multilateral creditor nations and commercial lenders could not extend fresh financing to the country.

On the BSE, Shashijit Infraprojects(down 19.92 per cent), Disha Resources (down 19.66 per cent), Chandra Prabhu(down 11.52 per cent), Suditi Ind(down 10.46 per cent) and Sterling Green(down 9.99 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.