‘Why have you stopped paying?’ Punjab to seek water royalty from Rajasthan; Mann claims Rs 1.44 lakh crore dues since 1960 | India News

NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said his government will seek royalty from Rajasthan for supplying it water, claiming that an unpaid amount of Rs 1.44 lakh crore has accumulated since 1960 under an old arrangement dating back to a 1920 tripartite agreement. Mann cites 1920 pact, says Rajasthan still gets 18,000…

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Tensions continue in Middle East despite US ceasefire agreement; Israel says deal limited to Iran

Ceasefire in name only? Gulf States sound sirens (AP photo) Missile alert sirens sounded in many Middle Eastern countries early Wednesday, despite Iran and the United States saying they had reached a two-week ceasefire in the war. Despite diplomatic efforts, fighting appeared to continue across multiple fronts. In Abu Dhabi, a gas processing facility was…

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India is making its ‘dumb bombs’ smart: What DRDO’s TARA glide kit means for the IAF

On May 7, 2026, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carried out the maiden flight trial of the Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off Odisha’s coast. TARA, released from a Jaguar aircraft, is India’s first indigenous glide weapon system designed to convert unguided warheads into precision-guided…

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‘On brink of making history’: PM Modi says women’s reservation bill will strengthen democracy | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India stands “on the brink of making history” as the long-pending women’s reservation in legislatures moves closer to implementation, asserting that the reform will deepen democracy and accelerate women-led development.Addressing the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Sammelan’ in Delhi, PM Modi said the proposed legislation reflects a collective…

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