The defence ministry on Thursday accorded its approval to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator drones from the US to crank up the surveillance apparatus of the armed forces, especially along the frontier with China, people familiar with the development said.
Abbas was a classmate and friend of Pankaj Modi, the youngest of the Modi siblings.
Images from Day 2 of the 2023 US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.
From panthers to crocodiles, Sukanya Verma gives you a wild menu on OTT this week.
Glimpses of the continued protests in Sri Lanka against the worsening economic conditions and the Rajapaksas.
All eyes went teary as wheelchair-bound Singh had an emotional meeting with his sister Kulsoom Akhtar at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday.
She's funny, she's strong and definitely the firecracker amongst all her friends. But there's more to Seema's FABULOUS life and her Instagram feed tells us just that.
The couple was in a relationship but had a quarrel on Saturday. On Sunday, the victim planned to attend the birthday party of her friend's son but was accosted and stabbed repeatedly. She was also hit with a stone
It was family time for Saif Ali Khan and his siblings Soha and Saba as they celebrated Eid.
The transplant surgery was performed recently at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in central Delhi.
'After exiting jail, I thought some of my IIM-A classmates would contact me. None did.' 'The case indeed scared people, which perhaps was the objective of the State.'
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted over the weekend.
Sacked Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt on Wednesday withdrew his plea in the Supreme Court seeking suspension of his life sentence in a 30-year-old custodial death case.
After five months of a rigorous training, the Agniveervayus passed out of the Airmen Training School, impressing the audience with the skills they had acquired in just 22 weeks of training at the IAF base.
Saif, Kareena, Taimur, Jeh, Sara and Ibrahim are enjoying the London summer.
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Anupam Kher hosted a special screening of his new film Uunchai, also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Parineeti Chopra, Neena Gupta and Sarika.
While Shivakumar is as usual contesting from Kanakapura, Siddaramaiah is returning to his home turf of Varuna in Mysuru district, which is currently represented by his son Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah.
Gitanjali Gurbaxani remembers her teacher Lalita Lajmi, the artist and painter who passed into the ages on Monday.
'I never asked the lyricist Majrooh Sultanpurisaab nor the composer Raju (Rajesh Roshan). I just sang it the way it was given to me. How was I or anyone to know that Mungda would become such an iconic song?'
Bollywood stars celebrated Father's Day with beautiful pictures and messages on Instagram.
Bollettieri founded the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in 1978. It was bought by the International Management Group in 1987.
Everybody knows he's a master of sublime, but Mani Ratnam's brilliance in escalating drama delivers a goosebumps-inducing impact when bolstered by A R Rahman's musical gravitas,
India is sceptical that Tesla might import into the country cars made in China. Tesla executives were in India last month and appear to have proposed a factory in the country. But do not be surprised if that does not happen in a hurry.
The eligible bachelor said 'I-do' at a farm house in Delhi, in the presence of his parents Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, his eight siblings and their families
Afrid Afroz, 21, who was adjudged best cadet at the NDA's 144th course, will join the Indian Air Force and hopes to be a fighter pilot.
Serena Williams' career has been so astonishing that it could fuel umpteen movies
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After her father died last year, she supported her family and paid for her mother's dialysis by working part-time at an event management company, which also meant that she had to work late nights.
Huma Qureshi rang in her 36th birthday on July 28 with her family and friends.
'The only film comparable with Archies would be Dil Chahta Hai.'
John and Tamilarasi had their newborn stolen eight years ago, and lost all hope of ever finding him. Now they have got him back, though not fully. Not yet.
'There have been people who are the sons and the brothers of superstars, but they have not lasted more than one or two movies.'
Glimpses from perhaps the most important day in Eknath Shinde's political career so far.
If the first episode of Koffee With Karan 7 was explosive because of Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, the second episode -- featuring Janhvi Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan -- was all fun and cute, as they spoke about their unusual friendship, relationships and a lot more.
Lalu, who is in his late 70s and suffers from multiple ailments, had been awarded sentences by a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in fodder scam cases.
Former Pakistan skipper and fast bowling legend Wasim Akram has opened up on his struggle with a cocaine addiction after his cricket career ended, in his upcoming autobiography Sultan: A Memoir.
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