SOURCE: AFI

Following the Bengaluru cafe blast that injured 10 people near Whitefield, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a crucial breakthrough in identifying the suspects. A seemingly ordinary cap has emerged as a key piece of evidence, leading investigators to the potential perpetrators.

Security camera footage captured the suspects entering the cafe near Whitefield, Bengaluru. While their faces were visible, a crucial detail emerged – one of the suspects was wearing a particular baseball cap. However, this cap was missing after the blast, raising investigators’ curiosity.

SOURCE: IANS

It is now well established that China has — with the Sino-Pak axis bolstering its threat potential — emerged as the source of a lasting danger for India’s defence and security and for that reason alone that country needed to be studied in depth on a continual basis from the angles of ideology that governs it, the philosophy that guides its military growth and the advance it is striving to achieve in the sphere of technology of combat.

From what appears in the public domain by way of its proclaimed objectives, President Xi Jinping’s China has been following the strategy of gaining ‘civil-military fusion’, total supremacy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a steady push towards becoming the second superpower through the economic and technological route — apart from pursuing the path of a defence build-up.

SOURCE: IANS

India progressed further in its attempt to realise a reusable launch vehicle (RLV)/ rocket named ‘Pushpak’ by successfully test landing RLV LEX-2 on Friday at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka’s Chitradurga.

According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the RLV LEX-2 demonstrated the autonomous landing capability from off-nominal initial conditions at the release from a helicopter. The ‘Indian space shuttle’ the winged Pushpak was lifted by an Indian Air Force helicopter and was released from 4.5 km altitude.

SOURCE: PTI

The excitement around space in India is attracting talent from around the world and inspiring them to start businesses and contribute to the growth of the sector, a senior World Economic Forum (WEF) official said.

The Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), a platform of the WEF, launched the space technology programme in India last week to forge global collaborations among various stakeholders as the private space sector takes wings in the country.

SOURCE: PTI

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions. Mr Singh was earlier supposed to go to Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, but his visit was cancelled due to inclement weather. The minister was accompanied by Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande.

The defence minister applied tilak with ‘gulal’ on soldiers’ foreheads.

SOURCE: PTI

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday charged the lithium reserves in Jammu and Kashmir will be gifted to companies that will later donate a part of the “illicit proceeds” to the ruling party at the Centre.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to a news report which said the government will again auction the lithium blocks in Jammu and Kashmir “Now J&Ks lithium reserves too are being plundered & gifted to dubious companies who will then donate a part of these illicit proceeds to the ruling party as ‘party fund’,” she charged in a post on X.

SOURCE: PTI

Former Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria joined the BJP on Sunday. BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde lauded Bhadauria’s long service in the Indian Air Force (IAF) and expressed confidence that he will now contribute actively in the political field after playing an active role in the defence forces.

The BJP leader said Bhadauria spent nearly 40 years in the IAF and contributed to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

SOURCE: ANI

The displaced people from Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) on Sunday accused both the sitting Lok Sabha members of Jammu region, Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore Sharma, of being “opportunists” who sought votes from the community but failed to show commitment towards addressing their legitimate issues, either within or outside the Parliament.

Hundreds of PoJK displaced persons under the banner of SOS International, a registered frontline organisation of PoJK displaced persons, led by its chairman Rajiv Chuni, assembled at Bakshi Nagar here and staged a strong demonstration against the “discriminatory and hostile policies” pursued by the incumbent double-engine government in Jammu and Kashmir and at the Centre towards the POJK refugees’ community during the last ten years.

SOURCE: ANI

As the nation mourned the dead and struggled to come to terms with the terror attack at Crocus City Hall near Moscow, the Russian embassy in India, on Sunday, opened an online book of condolence for people who wish to offer condolences to the families of the victims.

The toll from the heinous attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue near Moscow, which the ISIS claimed credit for, stood at 133 on Sunday, state news agency TASS reported, citing the Russian Investigative Committee.

SOURCE: PTI

Amidst tight security across the international border with Tripura in the run up to the upcoming Parliamentary elections, seven Bangladesh nationals, who illegally crossed into India, were arrested at the Agartala Railway Station in Badharghat on Saturday.

The Bangladeshi nationals were held just before they were to board the Kanchenjunga Express for their destination towards Chennai.

SOURCE: AFI

The reflector dish, a key component of the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) mission, has taken an unexpected journey. Teams identified potential overheating issues with the 12-meter reflector, prompting its return to the United States for a special coating application.

The large, gold-plated mesh reflector, provided by NASA, is designed to focus radar signals for the mission. However, recent tests conducted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) indicated the reflector might experience higher-than-expected temperatures during flight. To prevent potential deployment failure due to heat, a special coating is being applied to reflect solar radiation and keep temperatures under control.