The brutal findings of the YouGov poll suggesting Conservative members want leader Kemi Badenoch out and a pact with Nigel Farage confirm what the party’s gloomy MPs are telling Sky News here in Manchester. One MP, whose majority slumped from nearly 18,000 to less than 1,500 last year, said a deal with Reform UK was…
NEW DELHI: The Army used artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a big way during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan to generate a common operational picture, intelligence analysis, threat assessment, and predictive modelling and weather forecasting for long-range strikes.“AI was extensively used for multi-sensor data fusion and multi-source data fusion in real time during Operation Sindoor…Overall, 23…
Nitish Kumar (File – ANI) PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Monday transferred Rs 2,100 crore directly into the bank accounts of 21 lakh women beneficiaries under “Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana” (MMRY) to start businesses of their own choice.With this, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government has, so far, transferred Rs 12,100 crore into the bank accounts…
The Madhya Pradesh government suspended two drug inspectors and a deputy director, and transferred the state drug controller, after 14 children died in Chhindwara from a “toxic” Coldrif cough syrup. A special investigation team was formed, the syrup was banned, and stocks are being recovered. Dr Praveen Soni was arrested, and action was directed against…
NEW DELHI: Calling it the “mother of elections,” the Election Commission on Monday blew the conch for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that the elections will be conducted in two phases — November 6 and 11 — and the results will be declared on November 14.Ahead of the…
Prime ministers past and present have led tributes to Dame Jilly Cooper, a lifelong Conservative and champion of the countryside. The 88-year-old author died on Sunday morning following a fall. Asked for Sir Keir Starmer’s response to her death, a Downing Street spokesperson said: “The prime minister sends his condolences to her family.” But her…
NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind move, the highways and railway ministries have come on board to take up construction of rail-cum-road tunnels on corridors of strategic importance. The two ministries plan to build such tunnels for the Northeast Chicken Neck corridor, across the river Brahmaputra in Assam and on the Maranahally-Addahole (Shiradi Ghat) stretch in…
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Monday urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the electrical systems in all Boeing 787 aircraft operating in India, following a recent incident involving an Air India flight to Birmingham.On Friday, Air India flight AI-117, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday declared the schedule for the Bihar assembly polls, which will take place in two phases on November 6 and 11. The counting of votes will take place on November 14.While declaring the dates, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said the polling process “will be…
Former defence minister Sir Grant Shapps, whose father-in-law was caught up in the Manchester synagogue attack, has described a “worrying half an hour” where his family did not know where he was. Speaking to Sky News, Sir Grant told how his wife’s father was one of the members of the congregation who tried to prevent…
