In a big boost to Air Defence System, India has strongly demonstrated the firepower of its Akash surface-to-air (SAM) weapon system. With a single-firing unit, the Akash weapon system simultaneously engaged and destroyed 4 unmanned targets during recent Air Force Exercise Astrashakti 2023. As per officials, 4 targets coming from same direction in close formation were split to attack their defence assets from multiple directions simultaneously. With this, India has become 1st to demonstrate capability of engaging 4 targets simultaneously at such ranges by command guidance using single firing unit. Notably, Akash has been deployed by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army at key locations to counter threats. The current firing was done from the system, which was ordered in September 2019 as a repeat order from the IAF. The Akash weapon system is also one of the indigenous defence systems that have bagged orders from international customers. Notably, it is also being constantly upgraded by DRDO scientists involved in it and they may get more orders from Southeast Asia and Middle East.
18 December,2023 11:34 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 15 spent some time with children in Ranchi. On his official YouTube handle, PM Modi shared a video of his candid moments with children. PM was at the Governor House in Ranchi, when his young fans came to meet him. The Prime minister was seen having a playful time with children as he broke into a game with them. PM Modi was in Ranchi on November 15 on the occasion of Jharkhand Foundation Day, and also Birsa Munda Jayanti. PM Modi in Ramchi also paid a floral tribute to the statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda and visited Bhagwan Birsa Munda Memorial Park cum Freedom Fighter Museum in Ranchi.
16 November,2023 02:38 PM IST
After playing Lord Krishna in the first installment of OMG: Oh My God!, the actor will now be seen playing Lord Shiva. Unlike the 2012 outing where he comes to the rescue of an atheist, this time he comes to help his devotee. The first film starred Paresh Rawal alongside Akshay Kumar with the brilliant Mithun Chakraborty as a God Man. The teaser begins with a brief recap of part 1 where Paresh Rawal aka Kanjilal, an atheist, witnesses divine intervention when Lord Krishna comes to aide. He files a case against God after he loses his shop in a natural disaster. However, for the sequel, Akshay Kumar as Lord Shiva comes to the aide of his devotee Pankaj Tripathi. The character is portrayed as a believer who regularly worships Lord Shiva. While not much is revealed about the problem faced by Tripathi's character, he gets the help of the Lord himself in his battle on earth.
11 July,2023 01:12 PM IST
Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome starrer 'The Night Manager: Part 2' releases on June 30 and director Sandeep Modi got into an exclusive conversation with mid-day.com. Sandeep promises 4 times the thrill, 8 times the fun and 16 times the tension in the upcoming season. He also opens up on the confrontation scene between Anil Kapoor and Tillotama Shome's characters. The series will air on Disney+ Hotstar.
09 June,2023 06:21 PM IST | Mumbai
Popular television actress Shivangi Joshi joins mid-day.com and spills the beans on her character in Bekaboo. Don't miss her playing a fun team pari v/s asur game
12 March,2023 02:32 PM IST
Bihar’s Forest and Environment Minister & Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son Tej Pratap Yadav was seen celebrating holi dressed as Krishna. The minister was seen enjoying Lathmar holi and playing the flute.
08 March,2023 08:22 PM IST | Mumbai
A Sikh-American writer-performer, Sundeep Morrison's solo show, born out of an incident of racial violence, probes the precarity inherent in the dual identities, cultures and experiences of immigrants
23 October,2022 03:11 PM IST
Tisca Chopra is currently seen in the new Disney+ Hotstar show Dahan. The supernatural thriller sees her in the role of an IAS officer with a scientific mindset, caught amidst situations she can’t explain or understand. In an exclusive chat with midday.com watch the actor talk about supernatural experiences, the kind of response she is getting for Dahan, her upcoming projects and much more.
29 September,2022 06:32 PM IST | Mumbai
Shelf Life With Mid-Day
In a new segment of 'Shelf Life', a series that explores the reading culture in Mumbai, Mid-Day takes a tour of actor, poet and storyteller Danish Husain’s personal library to know about his reading habits, earliest engagements with books and the manner in which literature has shaped the actor’s art and creativity.
07 July,2022 06:55 PM IST | Mumbai
As the fans weep for the Nightingale of India, an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer played a heart-melting tune to pay #tributetoLataMangeshkar. The official Twitter handle of ITBP shared a video of constable playing the tune of 3AeMereWatanKeLogo.
06 February,2022 05:19 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
