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Top BJP Donor Megha Engineering Debarred After NH-66 Slope Collapse in Kerala

By Nihal Kumar June 17, 2025 15-year maintenance BJP Chengala–Neeleshwaram Cherkkala CRRI electoral bonds expert committee Geological Survey of India GSI HAM highway construction Hybrid Annuity Mode IIT-Palakkad improper design inadequate slope protection Kasaragod kerala largest donor Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd.NH-66 NHAI one-year debarment poor drainage public scrutiny reconstruction show cause notice slope protection collapse Top BJP Donor ₹9 crore penalty

New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has debarred M/s Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd. — the largest donor to the BJP through…

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DRDO, IIT Delhi Achieve 1 km Hack-Proof Quantum Link Test

By Nihal Kumar June 17, 2025 1 km 2022 2024 absolute security AI Autonomous systems Bhaskar Kanseri cable-free communication Centres of Excellence communication accuracy cyber defence cybersecurity Defence DIA-CoEs Digital Security Dr. Samir V Kamat DRDO DRDO-funded project encryption entangled photons free-space optical link futuristic tech global race hack-proof IISc IIT Delhi iits india intercity quantum link intrusion detection military-academia collaboration national infrastructure next-generation technology photonic technologies physical cables prayagraj QBER QKD quantum bit error rate quantum communication quantum computing quantum entanglement quantum Internet quantum key distribution R&D Rajnath Singh Rangan Banerjee rapidly changing environments secure communication secure data transmission secure key rate secure transmission strategic infrastructure telecom-grade optical fibre unbreakable systems underground optical fibre Vindhyachal war zones warfare

NEW DELHI: In a giant leap for India’s defence and cybersecurity capabilities, scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and IIT Delhi have…

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“Punjab Has Suffered a Governance Deficit, Is Being Left Behind”: Hardeep Puri

By Nihal Kumar June 16, 2025 1947 Partition aap government administrative progress alienation canada centre civilisational values Cultural Diplomacy Dera Baba Nanak diaspora communities Five Ks G7 Summit governance deficit Gurdwara Sahib Guru Gobind Singh ji Hardeep Singh Puri Hindu Dharma hired elements india Infrastructure infrastructure development kartarpur corridor Kartarpur Sahib Khalsa kiraye ke tatto Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas national development national history Pakistan Prime Minister Narendra Modi pro-Khalistani protestors proud minority punjab Punjab potential rohan dua separatist sentiments Sikh community Sikh contribution Sikh ethos Sikh heritage Sikh identity Sikh issues Sikh pilgrimage Sikh sentiment state leadership Symbolism the new indian

New Delhi: Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India, said Punjab has “suffered a governance deficit” and is at risk of…

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Nation Mourns AI171 Tragedy as Government Launches Multi-Level Probe into Air India Crash

By Nihal Kumar June 15, 2025 12 crew members 230 Passengers 242 On Board 24x7 Control Room AAI AAIB Accountability Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Airport Helpline Ahmedabad Civil Hospital AI171 Crash Air India Flight AI171 Air India Helpline Aspiring Doctors Aviation Investigation Aviation Reforms Aviation Safety BCAS Black Box Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner British Nationals CISF civil aviation minister Crash Site Visit Crisis Management DGCA Documentation Support emergency measures Ex Gratia Compensation flight data recorder GO Team High-level Meeting Home minister amit shah Human Tragedy June 12 London Gatwick London-Gatwick Support Cell Media Cell Medical students Meghani Nagar minister of state Ministry of Civil Aviation MoCA MoCA Control Room Murlidhar Mohol National Loss National Media Centre New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ram Mohan Naidu relief operations safety protocols Samir Kumar Sinha transparency Travel Assistance Udaan Bhawan

New Delhi: In a sombre press conference held at Udaan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, accompanied by Minister…

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High-Level Safety Overhaul Announced Post-AI171 Crash; DGCA Orders Nationwide Aircraft Checks

By Nihal Kumar June 15, 2025 Ahmedabad AI171 Crash AIR INDIA Air Traffic Management Airworthiness Certifications Aviation Reforms Aviation Safety BCAS Boeing 787 Certification Systems civil aviation minister Consolidated Report crew training Crisis Preparedness DGCA Dreamliner Emergency Protocols Emergency Response forensic experts Genx Engines Government of Gujarat Grieving Families high level committee High-Level Safety Overhaul ICAO Ratings India Aviation Indian Air Force Intelligence Bureau June 16 Long-Term Reforms Maintenance Documentation Ministry of Civil Aviation Ministry of home affairs Multi-Agency Investigation Nationwide Aircraft Checks Operational Review Ram Mohan Naidu Regulatory Review responsible journalism State Disaster Response Authority Systemic Weaknesses technical experts transparency Union Home Secretary Verified Facts Zero Fatality Goal

New Delhi: As India reels from the tragic Air India Flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has laid out a…

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MeK Leak Triggers Israeli Strikes on Iran, Echoes Russia-NATO Intel Wars

By Nihal Kumar June 13, 2025 400kg enriched uranium Amir Ali Hajizadeh Arak Bavar-373 Benjamin Netanyahu Blue Sparrow Brent crude classified intelligence de-escalation digital intelligence digital vulnerabilities Drones F-35s Fereydoun Abbasi Fordow global powers hezbollah Hossein Salami IAEA IDF intel wars iran Iranian threat IRGC Isfahan Israeli airspace Israeli strikes June 9 Kermanshah leak May 2025 MeK Middle East missile sites Mohammad Bagheri Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi Mossad munitions Natanz NATO nuclear ambitions nuclear document leak nuclear facilities nuclear scientists oil prices Operation Rising Lion physical conflict precision strikes President Pezeshkian radar systems residential zones Revolutionary Guard Russia-NATO Russian nuclear-leak S-300 sabotage senior Iranian commanders Supreme Leader Khamenei surface-to-air missile Tabriz tehran Tehran airport Tensions U.S. assets UAE airlines Ukraine uranium enrichment

NEW DELHI: Escalation of Middle East tensions, Israel launched a large-scale military operation—dubbed Operation Rising Lion today. The strikes, described by Prime Minister Netanyahu as…

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Air India London-bound Flight Crashes Near Ahmedabad Airport

By Nihal Kumar June 12, 2025 242 passengers AAIB Ahmedabad airport AIR INDIA Aviation Minister black smoke Boeing 787 Dreamliner casualties cockpit voice recorder collision Crash developing story DGCA Emergency Response explosion Fire fire engines flight data recorder flight number AI-171 gujarat police Investigation local hospitals London-bound Mechanical Failure Meghani Nagar New Delhi passenger aircraft rescue teams residential buildings runway 23 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport wreckage

NEW DELHI: A London-bound Air India passenger aircraft crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport shortly after takeoff this morning, in a dramatic aviation incident…

India on Brink of $20 Trillion Leap, 'Guyana-Sized' Oil Discovery Likely in Andaman Sea: Hardeep Puri

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India on Brink of ‘Guyana-Sized’ Oil Discovery in Andaman Sea: India petroleum minister Hardeep Puri

By Nihal Kumar June 11, 2025 $20 trillion economy $3.7 trillion economy 000 crore 000 square kilometers 1 million square kilometers 1948 legislation 2016 reforms 250 3.5 million square kilometers 541 wells Andaman Sea capex development wells economic growth Energy Independence exploration policy exploratory drilling exploratory wells ExxonMobil FY24 green shoots Guyana Guyana wells Hardeep Singh Puri India Energy Sector industry players Krishna Godavari Basin largest bid legal clarity New Delhi newer fuels No Objection Certificates OALP OALP Round 9 oil and gas exploration oil exploration cost Oil Fields Regulation and Development Amendment Bill oil marketing companies oil reserve OMCs ONGC Open Acreage Licensing Policy Petroleum and Natural Gas petroleum leases policy shift predictability private players private sector production sharing public consultation public players regulatory clarity revenue sharing rohan dua sedimentary basin short-term profits the new indian traditional minerals transformative decade union minister ₹37

NEW DELHI: In an exclusive Interview with The New Indian, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri laid out a bold vision…

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Rs 50 Lakh from Saket to Go to Charity, Confirms Hardeep Singh Puri

By Nihal Kumar June 11, 2025 Accountability ambiguity charitable causes charity cheque civil action court directive defamation defamation case foreign property allegations Hardeep Singh Puri imprisonment justice Lakshmi Puri misinformation New Delhi payment waiver Petroleum and Natural Gas public apology public life reckless accusations responsible activism Rs 5 lakh Rs 50 lakh penalty RTI activist saket Gokhale settlement sub judice the new indian union minister

New Delhi: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, has confirmed that the Rs 50 lakh penalty imposed on RTI activist Saket…

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Germany Considers Nuclear Options Amid Warnings of Russian Threat to NATO

By Nihal Kumar June 11, 2025 2029–2030 aggressive sanctuarization Article 5 attack submarines aukus autonomous defense strategy Baltic states Belaya Berlin BND bombers Boris Pistorius Bundeswehr Cold War bunkers defense infrastructure defense posture defense spending deterrence diplomatic complexity drone strike eastern flank escalation risk European nuclear deterrent france Friedrich Merz GDP Germany Infrastructure interoperability Kyiv Mark Rutte missile defense NATO NATO benchmark NATO membership NATO offensive neutrality Norway nuclear assets nuclear capabilities nuclear sharing nuclear umbrella nuclear warheads Nuclear weapons Olenya open-source analysts Operation Spiderweb Outer Space Treaty peace efforts Poland Poland defense spending potential conflict president putin president trump rapid deployment readiness retaliation Russian aggressiveness Russian air bases Russian incursion satellite imagery Security space-based assets territorial concessions troop levels Tu-22M3 Tu-95 U.S. commitments U.S. protection UK Ukraine war

NEW DELHI: Germany is reportedly reassessing its defense posture, including discussions around nuclear capabilities, as German defense officials alert NATO allies about a potential Russian…

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Trump-Musk Feud Highlight Political, Economic Stakes

By Nihal Kumar June 6, 2025 $150 billion market value loss $2.4 trillion national debt 14% decline Bill Ackman debt increase Department of Government Efficiency DOGE economic growth economic stakes electric vehicle subsidies Elon Musk federal contracts German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Global markets global reactions House Democrat Dan Goldman international leaders Jeffrey Epstein files One Big Beautiful Bill political analyst Michael Wolff political stakes public feud Republican pollster Frank Luntz Senator Rand Paul spacex Tesla shares Trump-Musk feud U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson U.S. President Donald Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt X platform

NEW DELHI: The explosive public feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, sparked by disagreements over the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” has drawn…

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Trump-Musk Clash Over U.S. Spending Bill in Public Feud

By Nihal Kumar June 6, 2025 $2.4 trillion $288 million alliance border security campaign support ChatGPT said: Trump Congressional Budget Office Department of Government Efficiency DOGE donald trump electric vehicle tax credits Elon Musk Global markets government contracts Jeffrey Epstein files Musk national debt One Big Beautiful Bill policy disruption political analysts public feud Republican spacex tax cuts tesla U.S. Democrats U.S. Spending Bill White House press conference

NEW DELHI: A once-close alliance between U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk has unraveled in a dramatic public dispute, captivating global attention. The…

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Nihal Kumar

Top BJP Donor Megha Engineering Debarred After NH-66 Slope Collapse in Kerala

DRDO, IIT Delhi Achieve 1 km Hack-Proof Quantum Link Test

“Punjab Has Suffered a Governance Deficit, Is Being Left Behind”: Hardeep Puri

Nation Mourns AI171 Tragedy as Government Launches Multi-Level Probe into Air India Crash

High-Level Safety Overhaul Announced Post-AI171 Crash; DGCA Orders Nationwide Aircraft Checks

MeK Leak Triggers Israeli Strikes on Iran, Echoes Russia-NATO Intel Wars

Air India London-bound Flight Crashes Near Ahmedabad Airport

Rs 50 Lakh from Saket to Go to Charity, Confirms Hardeep Singh Puri

Trump-Musk Feud Highlight Political, Economic Stakes

Trump-Musk Clash Over U.S. Spending Bill in Public Feud

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