From honeytraps to hashtags: ISI eyes 300-400 influencers in India

Vicky Nanjappa | October 3, 2025 1:24 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The influencer spy network in India is deeper than one may have imagined, and the arrest of another YouTuber, Wasim Akram from Haryana, is a clear indication of that. The roping in of influencers into the ISI’s spy circle is a complete shift from the earlier methods that were used.

Work on indigenous 'Sudarshan Chakra' has begun: Air Force Chief

IANS | October 3, 2025 1:05 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) In a landmark announcement that signals a major leap in India’s defence preparedness, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh revealed that work has officially begun on 'Sudarshan Chakra', India’s indigenous version of the Iron Dome air defence system.

Democracy not in danger; your political existence is: BJP, JD(U) slam Rahul Gandhi

IANS | October 3, 2025 12:49 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) After Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, during his visit to Colombia, claimed that the biggest threat to India was an "attack on democracy", senior leaders from the BJP and Janata Dal(United) on Friday accused him of defaming the country on foreign soil. They said that it was not India’s democracy in danger, but it is about Rahul Gandhi’s political existence.