India on Tuesday imposed a phased ban on the import of 405 defence items, including critical components and spares for fighter jets, helicopters, warships, tanks, infantry combat vehicles and missile systems, in a fresh push to boost domestic production and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers. The items have been included in the Defence Ministry’s sixth … Read more
New Delhi: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has stepped up his attack on the Narendra Modi government over the caste census, warning that a large-scale mobilisation by the OBC community could force the government to bow to public pressure. Advertisement Speaking at an OBC department programme on Monday, Gandhi … Read more
Midland is offering AST up to $66 million in performance-based incentives over 30 years, with no property-tax abatements. AST SpaceMobile plans a 400,000-square-foot Midland facility to ramp up mass production of BlueBird satellites. The proposed factory would be nearly five times larger than AST’s original 85,000-square-foot Midland plant. AST remains on track for beta service … Read more
<p>Central pensioner unions want big 8th Pay Commission rule revisions. They dislike that the guidelines don’t specify how senior pensions will be altered and that the Old Pension Scheme is called a ‘financial burden'</p><img>Pensioner groups are strongly urging the Central Government. They want clear changes to the 8th Pay Commission’s Terms of Reference (ToR) for … Read more
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday (August 18) lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the arrest of his party leader and former Delhi minister by Delhi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Kejriwal said that Jain was arrested on the “behest” of the BJP. Notably, Jain and five others were … Read more
The Defence Ministry notified the sixth Positive Indigenisation List of 405 items to boost self-reliance in defence. With a business potential of Rs 3,070 crore, the move aims to strengthen the domestic manufacturing ecosystem and reduce imports. In a major step towards promoting self-reliance in defence manufacturing, the Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of … Read more
Coherent said Monday that its customers had begun sampling its new 300mm high-thermal-conductivity SiC substrates. COHR stock gained nearly 8% on Monday before paring some gains in the overnight session. Chipmakers and AI infrastructure players are seen to be the biggest beneficiaries of the Big Tech capex boom. Retail sentiment for COHR was ‘extremely bullish,’ … Read more
UP CM Yogi Adityanath launched a cashless medical scheme for Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD) personnel in Gorakhpur. He highlighted govt efforts to improve facilities and also announced the ‘Youth Brigade Scheme’ for young entrepreneurs. CM Yogi Launches Welfare Schemes for PRD Personnel Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended an event on Tuesday held in … Read more
Jairam Ramesh accused the Centre of sabotaging the Census 2027 caste count. He alleged a ‘U-turn’, pointing out that the government is not using a drop-down menu for castes, a method it previously recommended to the Supreme Court in 2021. Ramesh Accuses Centre of ‘Sabotaging’ Caste Census Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday renewed its … Read more
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is planning to issue high-vote shares to CEO Dario Amodei and its co-founders to maintain leadership control. Anthropic plans to grant special shares with enhanced voting privileges to CEO Dario Amodei and other co-founders. Amodei currently holds only about a 2% equity stake, making extra voting power key to maintaining managerial … Read more