New Delhi/Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Indian Navy commissioned DSC A23, the fourth of the five Diving Support Craft (DSC), built indigenously, during a ceremony at Titagarh, Kolkata, led by Deepa Sivakumar, in the presence of Vice Admiral B Sivakumar, Chief of Materiel, an official said Monday. The event on Sunday was conducted with full naval traditions and ceremonial splendour, in the presence of senior officials from the Indian Navy and Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), said an official …
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Colombo, April 15 (IANS) Survivors of IRIS Dena, the Iranian naval vessel sunk in a US attack in early March, have left Sri Lanka for Iran, a senior Sri Lankan military official said. According to Aruna Jayasekara, deputy defence minister of Sri Lanka, 32 survivors were repatriated alongside more than 200 personnel on board IRIS Bushehr, another Iranian naval vessel. The personnel were said to have departed Sri Lanka on a special flight on Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency.IRIS Dena was attack…
Kochi, April 15 (IANS) Kerala’s ‘drug lady’ Rincy Mumtaz (32) has been arrested again for her alleged role in supplying narcotics to young actors and film shooting sets, officials said on Wednesday. This has uncovered disturbing details about an organised drug network operating in Kochi.Rincy was arrested along with three associates from a hotel near Nedumbassery airport while allegedly selling MDMA. The operation was carried out jointly by the Rural District DANSAF team and Nedumbassery pol…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India’s gig hiring landscape evolves from a volume‑led opportunity into a capability‑led ecosystem, with demand shifting toward enterprise‑led hiring, Tier‑2 talent hubs and high‑skill remote roles, a report said on Wednesday.The report from foundit talent platform said the broader monthly hiring market moderated in March, with the overall index down 5 per cent month‑on‑month and largely stable on YoY basis up 1 per cent.White‑collar gig jobs grew fro…
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Neha Dhupia is stepping into an entirely new space with her debut international film titled 52 Blue, as she will be seen in a de-glam avatar for the very first time on screen. The actress said that going makeup-free was never a concern for her as she found it liberating. Neha said in a statement: “52 Blue has been one of the most deeply moving and transformative experiences of my career. When I first read the script, what stayed with me was the quiet strength of the mot…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) India’s data centre market — valued at approximately $10 billion in 2025 — is expected to more than double to $22 billion by 2030, underscoring the strong growth trajectory and rising investor confidence in the sector, a report showed on Monday.India is emerging as a strategic data centre hub within the Asia-Pacific region, according to Vestian’s latest report.India’s data centre market is expected to witness sustained expansion over the next decade as digita…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) In a significant moment underscoring India’s electoral credibility, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has rolled out the red carpet for a high-powered international delegation to witness the Kerala Assembly elections under its International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP) 2026.Kerala, on Thursday at 7 a.m, started to vote to elect 140 legislators.A 43-member delegation representing 23 countries arrived in Thiruvananthapuram as part of the first pha…
Kochi, April 8 (IANS) In a development that underscores the legal limits on electoral participation for those in custody, a court in Kerala’s Ernakulam on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to filmmaker Ranjith, who is currently lodged in jail in connection with an alleged sexual assault case involving a young actress.Ranjith had approached the court seeking temporary relief to cast his vote in the polling on Thursday.His counsel argued that voting is a fundamental democratic right and requ…
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) Senior Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin campaigned in Puducherry on the same day but did not share a common stage, sparking speculation over coordination within the INDIA Bloc as the election campaign entered its final phase.Rahul Gandhi arrived in Chennai from Delhi on Monday morning along with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra aboard a special aircraft, marking a key transit halt amid intensified campaigning across poll-bound states.The leaders lan…
Kochi, April 6 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar launched a Gen Z-themed voter awareness song in Malayalam in Kochi, aimed at encouraging young voters to take an active role in the electoral process.The initiative uses a lively video format, where groups of youngsters convey the importance of voting through music and dance.This voter awareness rap song features a diverse Gen Z group, comprising young men and women appearing as professionals and students, sending out a direct messa…