Maha: State council passes MSPS Bill, opposition walks out

IANS | July 11, 2025 10:33 PM

Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The Maharashtra Special Public Security (MSPS) Bill, 2024 was on Friday passed by voice vote in the state council while the opposition walked out of the house, saying that the bill is against the communist ideology.

DRDO and IAF successfully test indigenous missile Astra off Odisha coast

IANS | July 11, 2025 9:48 PM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) In a significant boost to India's self-reliance in defence technology, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF), on Friday, successfully conducted a flight test of ASTRA, Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), equipped with an indigenous radio frequency seeker, from a Sukhoi-30 Mk-I fighter aircraft off the coast of Odisha, Ministry of Defence officials said.

Kejriwal responsible for extortions, targeted killings in Punjab: Sukhbir Badal

IANS | July 11, 2025 9:35 PM

Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday appealed to Punjabis to unite to stop the loot of Punjab and its resources allegedly by AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal even as he held him responsible for the collapse of the law and order situation as well as the steep increase in extortions and targeted killings.

MoS Margherita meets US Secretary of State in Malaysia

IANS | July 11, 2025 6:14 PM

Kuala Lumpur, July 11 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Friday met the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) in Malaysia.

‘Curbing urban Naxalism’: Maha CM defends Public Security Bill

IANS | July 11, 2025 6:07 PM

Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday defended the passage of the Public Security Bill, stating that the legislation has been brought in specifically to curb the spread of urban Naxalism and the activities of banned Maoist-affiliated groups in the state.