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Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti, at the Aero Tech India 2025 event, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry in partnership with Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies. Photo: X/@ficci_india The IAF is banking on the LCA Mk2 and AMCA for the future, but since they will take time, efforts are being made to bridge the immediate capability gap, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti said on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) in Delhi.He was addressing Aero Tech India 2025, which is organised by the Federation of Indian…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks during his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station had become critical, with Russian shelling preventing efforts to restore external power lines to the plant. Zelenskyy, speaking in his nightly video address, said one of the diesel generators providing emergency power was no longer working, seven days after external power lines went down. Story continues below this ad “This is the seventh day. There has never before been such an emergency situation at the Zaporizhzhia plant. The situation is critical.…

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday constituted the Payments Regulatory Board and appointed six-members to this board led by RBI Governor as Chairman. The Board is responsible for the regulation and supervision of all payment systems including electronic and non-electronic, domestic and cross-border systems.The other members include the Deputy Governor, RBI, in charge of Payment & Settlement Systems; Executive Director, RBI, in charge of Payment & Settlement Systems; Secretary Department of Financial Services; Secretary Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Aruna Sundararajan, IAS (Retd), the RBI said in a circular.The recent amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems…

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Hindi film actors often embrace ‘method acting’ when the method involves something that’s quite doable, like actually drinking before filming an intoxicated scene. Actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Vicky Kaushal have done it in the past for films like Devdas, 3 Idiots and Dunki respectively, and recently, Varun Dhawan shared that he too, did the same for Jug Jugg Jeeyo. Varun was asked about the ‘wackiest moment’ on a film set in a recent interview, and the actor spoke about shooting a particular scene with Maniesh Paul during 2022’s Jug Jugg Jeeyo. He recalled that while filming the…

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The Congress’s long wait for appointment of a Leader of the Opposition in Haryana finally ended Monday. However, its troubles haven’t. Its decision to pick former three-time MLA and ex-minister Rao Narender Singh as the Haryana Congress chief has not only ruffled feathers within the party but also brought the alleged Cash-for-Land Use (CLU) scam back into the spotlight. Hailing from Narnaul in Mahendragarh district, the 62-year-old Singh has over two decades of political experience. He served as the Congress MLA from Ateli between 1996 and 2005 before switching to the Bhajan Lal-led Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) in 2009. Months…

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Jannik Sinner underlined his dominance on hardcourts in the Asian swing of tournaments by outlasting Australian third seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 4-6 6-2 on Tuesday to reach his third straight China Open final. In the title clash, the four-times Grand Slam winner will take on 19-year-old American Learner Tien after former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev retired from their semi-final with what looked like cramp while trailing 7-5 5-7 0-4. “I think (Medvedev) was cramping, I’ve been there and it’s not fun. All the best to him,” Tien said. “It’s not how you want to come through a match…

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Spotify founder-CEO Daniel Ek will step down to become executive chairman in January, the Swedish streaming company said on Tuesday as it named longtime executives Gustav Soderstrom and Alex Norstrom as co-CEOs. The leadership change comes as Spotify expands into podcasts and audiobooks amid questions over how it will balance growth and profitability. Its shares fell about 3.4% in premarket trading. Spotify is the world’s largest music-streaming service with more than 600 million monthly active users in 180 countries. Founded in 2006, it reported its first annual profit in 2024, benefiting from a mix of price increases and cost-cutting efforts.…

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US airlines are urging lawmakers to keep the government running, saying that in order to maintain safety, the nation’s air travel “system may need to slow down, reducing efficiency,” according to a statement from lobbying group Airlines for America, which represents the largest seven airlines in the US. “When federal employees who manage air traffic, inspect aircraft and secure our nation’s aviation system are furloughed or working without pay, the entire industry and millions of Americans feel the strain,” the statement says.How would a government shutdown impact air traffic control?Aside from snarled airport operations, a government shutdown could have a…

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View of the Hyatt Regency Hotel where South Africa’s Ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, was found dead at the foot of the building, in Porte Maillot, in Paris, France, September 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Africa’s Ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving Cabinet Minister, was found dead on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) outside a Paris hotel after the window of his room in the high-rise building was forced open, prosecutors said.Nkosinathi Emmanuel Nathi Mthethwa, 58, usually known as Nathi Mthethwa, had “reserved a room on the 22nd floor whose secured window had been forced open”, the office…

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