As India aspires to become a global power and make its defence sector completely ‘atmanirbhar’ (self-reliant), the country has set an ambitious target for itself — to emerge as the world’s largest arms exporter in the next 25 to 30 years. However, former Indian Navy chief (retired) Admiral Karambir Singh argues that this ambition will largely depend on building a robust research and development ecosystem in India.
At least 15 coal-laden wagons of a goods train derailed in Jharkhand’s Palamu district on Thursday, leading to disruption of train services between Daltonganj and Garhwa Road Junction, a railway official said. However, no casualties were reported, the official said. The incident was reported near Rajhara station under the Dhanbad division of East Central Railway (ECR) when the goods train was diverting to an upline, he said.
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Muslim religious leaders and ulema in Karnataka have demanded greater representation for the community in the state cabinet, urging the Congress government to induct five Muslim leaders as ministers. They argued that Congress came to power with the support of Muslim voters and that the community deserves adequate representation in the government.
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