TRAI tightens rules against call, SMS spam

Legitimate business messages will now have further disclosure requirements. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) notified tighter rules for spam calls and SMS messages over telecom networks. Under the fresh amendment to the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), 2018, telcos are required … Read more

India may revive plan to procure six more P-8I maritime patrol aircraft from U.S.

P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft. File Photo: Bhagya Prakash K./THE HINDU “India is looking to revive the proposal to procure six more P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft from the U.S. and the issue is expected to figure in the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump,” sources in the know said. … Read more

Samay Raina removes all ‘India’s Got Latent’ episodes, says will cooperate with agencies

Ranveer Allahabadia, known as BeerBiceps, has already apologised for his “lapse in judgement” but the issue has refused to die down. File Photo: Arrangement Comedian Samay Raina on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) said he has removed all episodes of “India’s Got Latent” from his YouTube channel in the wake of the controversy over influencer Ranveer Allahbadia’s … Read more

All that I’ve earned, I owe it to my intellect: Prashant Kishor

Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor addresses ‘Yuva Samvad’ event, in Patna | Photo Credit: PTI Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, hit back on questions raised over the funding sources of his party on Wednesday (February 12, 2025), saying he owed his earnings “to his intellect”. Mr. Kishor also took dig … Read more

Say ‘yes or no’ on whether you intend to continue as Minister: SC asks Senthilbalaji

DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthilbalaji. File. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) asked Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji to give a straight-forward answer in “yes or no” whether he intends to continue as a government Minister while facing trial … Read more

BEL, Safran announce joint venture for making HAMMER precision guided weapon

Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Reuters Defence public sector undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Safran Electronics & Defense of France announced a partnership to create a joint venture for the manufacturing, customisation, sale and maintenance of HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) Smart precision guided Air-to-Ground weapon in India. The … Read more

PM Modi departs for U.S. after wrapping up France visit

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the latter emplanes for Washington | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) departed for the U.S. to meet President Donald Trump after wrapping his two-day visit to France where he co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action … Read more

ED attaches moveable property in alleged disproportionate assets case against former U.P. Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati

Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached ₹60 lakh in moveable property belonging to Anil Kumar Prajapati, son of former Uttar Pradesh Mining Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case. The attached sum was in the form of a … Read more

Aero India 2025: Aligning technologies with future warfare is not the only answer, says CDS Gen. Anil Chauhan

Chief of Defence Staff  General Anil Chauhan during AERO INDIA 2025 at IAF Yelahanka Airforce Station, in Bengaluru on February 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday (February 13, 2025) said that aligning technologies with future warfare is not the sole solution to achieving victory in … Read more