In a historic milestone, indigenous LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft on March 28 completed its first flight. The aircraft airborne for 15 minutes during its first maiden flight, as per Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Currently, two squadrons of IAF, 45 Squadron and 18 Squadron, are fully operational with LCA Tejas. HAL has current capacity to build 8 LCA aircraft per year, this is being increased to 16 aircraft's every year by 2025. In coming years the capacity will be further increased to 24 aircraft every year in the next 3 years. Over Rs 9000 crore have been sanctioned for the development of LCA Mk 2, an updated and advanced version of LCA Tejas. Earlier in the 2023, Air Chief Marshal stated that the Indian Air Force aims to replace the MiG-21 fighter jets with LCA Tejas.
28 March,2024 05:18 PM IST
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate’s ‘controversial’ post - which she later said she had not made - on BJP’s Kangana Ranaut triggered a row on March 25. The post used Kangana’s image with an objectionable caption which was later deleted. Soon Kangana Ranaut hit back at the Congress leader, saying that she has played various roles in movies and every woman deserves dignity. Supriya Shrinate claimed that the post, which has since been taken down, was made by someone who had access to her FB & Insta accounts. She also said, anyone who knows her will know that she would never say that for a woman and blamed a parody account for misusing her name. The post was made a day after the BJP fielded Kangana Ranaut from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi. Meanwhile, BJP leaders slammed Supriya Shrinate over the post and demanded that she should be immediately sacked.
26 March,2024 11:43 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 22 arrived in Paro, Bhutan. The Prime Minister is on a state visit to Bhutan on March 22-23. PM Modi in Bhutan was welcomed by Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. He was accorded with “Guard of Honour” at Paro International Airport. PM Modi will meet His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan.
22 March,2024 02:48 PM IST
PM Modi on March 17 held a public meeting in AP’s Palnadu joined by TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and Janasena chief Pawan KalyanIt was the first occasion, the 3 leaders shared the stage in a rally ahead of the Lok Sabha Polls 2024 However, an unmissable incident occurred when PM Modi interrupted Pawan Kalyan’s speech Interrupting Kalyan’s speech, PM Modi asked some of his supporters to climb down lamp post. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noticed people climbing the structure on which lights were fixed and immediately interrupted Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan, who was addressing the gathering, to urge them to come down from the lamp post. Watch video.
18 March,2024 12:58 PM IST
Director Homi Adajania sits down for a quick conversation with mid-day’s Mayank Shekhar after taking him around the location of Murder Mubarak in New Delhi. Get insights into the making of the movie and behind-the-scenes stories straight from the director himself.
16 March,2024 12:00 AM IST
Himachal Pradesh's Congress senior leader Vikramaditya Singh has resigned as minister, amid the political turmoil going on in the state. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh. “Someone who was the CM of the state for 6 times, due to whom this Government was formed in the state - they could not find a small space for his statue at Mall Road. This is the respect this Government has shown to my late father. We are emotional people, we have nothing to do with posts...But this is very unfortunate...I am very hurt, not politically but emotionally" said the minister.
28 February,2024 12:09 PM IST
Ever since Mahesh Manjrekar announced his upcoming Marathi film 'Hi Anokhi Gath,' starring Shreyas Talpade and Gauri Ingawale, it has been trending and making news for all the right reasons. At the trailer launch event, Shreyas Talpade, who is in the lead role, broke down into tears as he remembered his tough time during a heart attack. He also talked about how his friends and family suhpported him during this period and shared insights about the film and much more.
13 February,2024 03:06 PM IST
Popular model and actress Poonam Pandey is said to have passed away on February 2, 2024, due to cervical cancer. A post on her Instagram handle announced that the model and actress had passed away. The news of her death came as a shock in the modelling and film industry. Poonam was last seen at an event in Mumbai on Monday. The suddenness of the news also made fans wonder if it was real or a publicity stunt. Watch the video to find out more...
02 February,2024 03:31 PM IST
The Republic Day weekend is a goldmine for film releases. Looking at the box office performances of Republic Day weekend releases in the past decade, SRK's Pathaan and Deepika Padukone's Padmaavat occupy the top two spots. While Pathaan earned Rs 57 cr, the latter got an opening of Rs 24 cr . Both films feature Deepika and were released on Jan 25 of different years. Fighter is the actress' third film to release on Jan 25. Here's looking at the clashes and box office performance of R-Day releases
25 January,2024 07:09 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a major step related to the nation’s energy sector after the Ram Temple’s inauguration. PM Modi in a meeting today decided that the government will launch 'Pradhanmantri Suryoday Yojana'. The Yojana has been initiated with a target of installing solar rooftop systems on 1 crore houses. This announcement comes just a day after the mega Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration event in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh that happened on 22nd January. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22 took part in the much-awaited consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla’s idol at Ayodhya Ram Mandir amid the chants of Vedic mantras. People across India celebrated the milestone event.
23 January,2024 12:22 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
