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A successful flight-test of power take off (PTO) shaft was conducted on the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. The PTO is a critical equipment that transmits power from aircraft engine to gearbox. The ministry said the maiden successful flight-test of PTO shaft was conducted on LCA Tejas Limited Series Production (LSP)-3 aircraft. "With this successful test, the DRDO has achieved a greater technological feat by realisation of complex high-speed rotor technology which only few countries have achieved," it said. The PTO shaft is indigenously designed and developed by Chennai-based Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). "The PTO shaft, which is a critical component in the aircraft, will support the requirements of future fighter aircraft and their variants and offers competitive cost and reduced time of availability," the defence ministry said in a...

Some forces in the world are not accepting "Bharatiya" resurgence and are opposing “Hindutva thought” within and outside the country, devising “new conspiracies” for creating mutual distrust and anarchy in society, and there is a need to defeat their designs, the RSS' top decision making body said on Monday. Passing a resolution at its meeting here, the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) urged the people to be vigilant against the forces that are instigating divisiveness. “The ABPS wishes to underscore the fact that while many countries have respect and goodwill for Bharat, some forces in the world are not accepting this Bharatiya resurgence based on its 'Swa' or selfhood,” the resolution passed at the annual meeting read. “These forces opposing Hindutva thought within and outside the country are devising new conspiracies for creating mutual distrust in society, systemic alienation and anarchy by instigating selfish...

India's engagement with China is "complex" and Chinese attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh starting from April-May 2020 seriously disturbed the peace and tranquility in border areas and impacted overall ties, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a report on Monday. It said the Chinese attempts were invariably met with an "appropriate response" from Indian armed forces. In its annual report for 2022, the MEA said the External Affairs Minister conveyed to his Chinese counterpart that the restoration of normalcy in ties will require the restoration of peace and tranquility along the frontier. "India's engagement with China is complex. The two sides have agreed that pending the final settlement of the boundary question, maintenance of peace and tranquility in the border areas is an essential basis for the overall development of the bilateral relationship," the MEA's ann...

पाकिस्तान के पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान के नेतृत्व में सोमवार को उनके हजारों समर्थकों ने मार्च निकाला. वहीं, खान के खिलाफ दो गैर-जमानती गिरफ्तारी वारंट जारी होने के बाद उन्हें गिरफ्तार करने के लिए इस्लामाबाद पुलिस यहां पहुंची. खान के समर्थकों ने उन्हें दाता दरबार ले जा रहे काफिले पर गुलाब की पंखुड़ियां फेंकी, जहां वह अपनी पाकिस्तान तहरीक-ए-इंसाफ (पीटीआई) पार्टी के समर्थकों को संबोधित कर सकते हैं. तोशाखाना मामले में अदालत में पेश होने में विफल रहने और पिछले साल यहां एक जनसभा को संबोधित करते हुए एक महिला न्यायाधीश को कथित तौर पर धमकी देने के मामले में खान के खिलाफ गिरफ्तारी वारंट जारी किए गए हैं. ‘एक्सप्रेस ट्रिब्यून' की खबर के मुताबिक, खान के खिलाफ दो गैर-जमानती गिरफ्तारी वारंट जारी होने के बाद इस्लामाबाद पुलिस पीटीआई प्रमुख को गिरफ्तार करने के लिए एक विशेष हेलीकॉप्टर से लाहौर पहुंची, जिसके बाद खान अपने जमां पार्क निवास से मार्च की अगुवाई के लिए रवाना हुए. इससे पहले, लाहौर जिला प्रशासन ने मार्च, उसके मार्ग और सुरक्षा व्यवस्था पर चर्चा करने के लिए पार्टी नेतृत्व से मुलाकात की. ...

A mini-hydel plant developed by a 34-year-old man using bamboos has drawn the attention of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Hailing from Bayang village in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, Kedar Prasad Mahto claimed to have developed the 5 KVA mini-hydel plant last year on a small village river. The power is being used to illuminate a village temple and streets at no cost, he said. A team of officials from NABARD recently visited the mini hydel power plant developed by the village youth to study the feasibility of its replication. Upendra Kumar, Deputy Development Manager of NBARD, said, "We are studying the feasibility of such micro hydel plant. We are evaluating if this micro hydel plant would be viable in providing power to village farmers for cultivation. Both technical and financial aspects of it are being reviewed." During the visit of NABARD team, officials were informed that Mahto could set up a 2MW capacity hydel plant at an estimated...

The Supreme Court on Monday said the Ministry of Defence cannot take law in its own hands by issuing a communication "unilaterally" that One Rank-One Pension (OROP) arrears to pensioners of the armed forces will be paid in four installments and sought a payment plan by March 20. Noting that over four lakh pensioners have died since the OROP litigation started in 2016, the court also asked the defence ministry to immediately withdraw its communication and told Attorney General R Venkataramani to prepare a note giving details of the quantum of payment to be paid, the modalities to be adopted and what's the priority segment. The January 20, 2023 communication had said the OROP arrears will be paid in four equal installments to ex-servicemen. The court observed that the defence ministry's January 20 communication was "directly contrary" to its verdict on March 16, 2022 that had directed payment of complete arrears within three months and it cannot unilaterally...

भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) के वरिष्ठ नेता एवं केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री अमित शाह ने केरल में 2024 के लोकसभा चुनाव के लिए चुनावी बिगुल फूंकते हुए रविवार को राज्य की पिनराई विजयन नीत वामपंथी सरकार पर निशाना साधा और वाम नेताओं से कथित ‘जीवन मिशन' घोटाले पर चुप्पी तोड़ने का आग्रह किया. शाह ने यहां भाजपा की एक रैली को संबोधित करते हुए केरल के लोगों से प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी को एक मौका देने की अपील की. शाह ने कहा, ‘‘हम भारत और केरल को सुरक्षित और विकसित बनाएंगे.' केन्द्रीय मंत्री ने विजयन से कथित ‘लाइफ मिशन' घोटाले पर चुप्पी तोड़ने का आग्रह किया और दावा किया कि केरल के लोग वामपंथियों को लोकसभा चुनावों में सोने की तस्करी घोटाले के बारे में जवाब देने के लिए मजबूर करेंगे. शाह ने कहा, ‘‘वामपंथी ‘लाइफ मिशन' भ्रष्टाचार में डूबे हुए हैं. मुख्यमंत्री के पूर्व प्रधान सचिव एम शिवशंकर को इस मामले में गिरफ्तार किया गया. मैं मुख्यमंत्री से इस मामले पर लोगों को जवाब देने का आग्रह करता हूं.'' पॉपुलर फ्रंट ऑफ इंडिया (पीएफआई) के खिलाफ सरकार की कार्रवाई का उल्लेख करते हुए केंद्रीय गृह म...