Canberra, July 17 (IANS) India’s Rafale fighter jets and C-17 transport aircraft have arrived in Australia to participate in the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) premier multinational air combat exercise, Pitch Black 2026, marking another step in expanding defence cooperation between the two countries.Announcing the arrival of the Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent, the High Commission of India in Canberra said in a post on X, “The High Commission of India is proud to welcome the Indian …
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New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) China’s auto company BYD has gained top spot in global electric‑vehicle market through its alleged “pirate business model”, prompting concern in Europe and North America about the implications for domestic auto industries, a new report has claimed.The report from European media house Politico claimed BYD sold about 4.6 million vehicles in 2025, including 2.26 million pure battery-electric cars, surpassing Tesla’s roughly 1.6 million deliveries.The report found tha…
New Delhi, July 16: The bombing of Air India Flight 182, popularly known as the Kanishka bombing, remains the deadliest act of aviation terrorism before 9/11. On 23 June 1985, 329 innocent people, including 24 Indian citizens, lost their lives when the aircraft exploded over the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the victims were Canadians of Indian origin. It was not merely an attack on an aircraft – it was an attack on humanity.For decades, this tragedy remained overshadowed by political debates, investi…
Ottawa, July 16 (IANS) Wildfires sweeping across northwestern Ontario, Canada, in recent days have caused severe smog and a sharp deterioration in air quality in several regions, including Ottawa, the nation’s capital, and Toronto, Canada’s largest city. On Wednesday (local time), Toronto’s air quality index ranked the worst among major global cities. According to data released by Environment Canada, Toronto’s Air Quality Health Index was classified as “very high risk.” Ottawa also issued air qu…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has told the Supreme Court that there is no legal or factual basis for constituting a parallel or court-monitored probe into the June 12, 2025, Ahmedabad Air India AI-171 crash, asserting that the ongoing investigation is being conducted under a comprehensive statutory and internationally recognised framework involving multiple countries.In a counter affidavit filed before the apex court in the batch of petitions seeking…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Emphasising the importance of freedom of navigation, overflight and lawful maritime commerce in accordance with international law, India on Tuesday reiterated that disputes in the South China Sea must be resolved peacefully under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the arbitral tribunal’s ruling on the South China Sea, d…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) In a major success for Delhi Police Crime Branch, two notorious members of the Goldy Brar-Lipin Nehra gang were apprehended on Tuesday, and a sizeable number of firearms were recovered from their possession. The recovery included six sophisticated firearms, eight live cartridges and two single-shot pistols. The accused were identified as Randeep alias Rinku (36 years) and Hitesh Kumar (23 years), both residents of Jhajjar and Rewari (Haryana), respectively.They were nab…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India’s transition to E20 fuel is part of a broader global shift towards cleaner transportation fuels, with many developed and emerging economies already adopting higher ethanol-blended petrol to reduce carbon emissions, improve energy security and lower dependence on imported crude oil.The rollout of petrol containing 20 per cent ethanol (E20) has sparked public debate in India in recent months, with concerns raised over vehicle compatibility and its broader impact. Ho…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Private equity investment inflows into the Indian real estate sector reached $3.2 billion in H1 2026, marking a 33 per cent year-on-year increase, a report said on Monday.Investment inflows stood at $2 billion in Q2 2026, marking a 25 per cent increase over the same period last year, according to the report from global real estate consulting firm Savills India. Private equity institutional investments include equity deals executed through private routes, structured debt…
Washington, July 13 (IANS) Former US Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer has warned that countries across Europe, Asia and the Middle East are reducing their dependence on the United States, arguing that President Donald Trump’s policies are weakening American partnerships and imposing economic costs at home.“The World Is Cutting Ties With America. It’s Already Costing Us,” Finer wrote in a guest essay published by The New York Times on Sunday.He said European policymakers were ex…