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.

Madras HC orders urgent action to remove non-consensual private videos of woman advocate

IANS | July 9, 2025 6:43 PM

Chennai, July 9 (IANS) In a deeply emotional and strongly worded order, the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to take urgent steps to detect, remove, and block the circulation of private images and videos of a woman advocate, which were recorded without her consent and widely shared online.