Udaan’s pre-IPO top-up; Tata’s Assam chip hub test runHappy Monday! Udaan is in talks to raise fresh funds amid IPO talks. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
25 May, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
‘Was this an election or mockery?’: Mamata Banerjee alleges rigging in Bengal polls, says TMC would have crossed 200 seatsFormer West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has called the recent assembly elections a "mockery of democracy," alleging widespread rigging and th...
24 May, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
Woman Youtuber films video with gun in hand. Uttar Pradesh Police reactsSimran Yadav's controversial highway dance with a gun prompts investigation and criticism from social media and authorities. The incident r...
11 May, 2024, 05.14 PM IST
India too needs to tighten laws on acquisition of firearms: P Chidambaram after Texas shootingIn one of the worst school shootings in the US, an 18-year-old gunman in body armour massacred at least 21 people, including 19 children an...
26 May, 2022, 11.14 AM IST
AFSPA likely to be extended in Arunachal PradeshOfficials said while incidents of violence have come down, insurgents groups are still active in various parts of the Northeast.
30 Mar, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
Government moves further changes to Arms (Amendment) BillThe Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha on November 29. The Bill seeks to enhance punishment for illegally possessing and making prohibited arms b...
09 Dec, 2019, 03.37 PM IST
Govt mulling special zones for defence manufacturing: Manohar ParrikarStating that a proposal in this regard is under consideration, the minister said he hopes that a policy would be finalised soon.
11 Jul, 2018, 12.26 PM IST
Rubber bullets may replace pellet guns in KashmirSC gave two weeks to the J&K Bar Associations to contest the Central govt's stand that military forces had no option but to use pellet guns...
11 Apr, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
Apply mind before using pellet guns: Supreme CourtA bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur issued notices to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government while seeking their replies on...
15 Dec, 2016, 01.32 AM IST
Reform, don’t kill locals caught in militancy: Mehbooba MuftiThe situation in Kashmir continues to remain tense as restrictions and shutdown since the killing of Burhan Wani entered 105th day.
22 Oct, 2016, 12.44 AM IST
Opposition in Rajya Sabha demands start of political process in KashmirThe Opposition parties also demanded stopping the use of pellet guns on protesters, even as one member demanded withdrawal of AFPSA from th...
08 Aug, 2016, 01.12 PM IST
With rising crime, banks emerge as biggest buyers of civilian firearmsPvt banks are managing with a mix of 'on-the-roll' security and 'on contract' guards, and PSU banks are hiring ex-servicemen or trained arm...
08 Aug, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
Will new norms liberalise access of guns to those in power, but ignore security of the common man?Liberalising gun norms may rein in the illicit industry, but there’s also the risk of trigger-happy Indians turning the countryside into th...
24 May, 2015, 06.48 AM IST
Government likely to introduce safety measures while liberalising Arms Act RulesChanges proposed to the Arms Act Rules,1962, forbid one to point a firearm at anyone without “good reason.”
02 May, 2015, 09.40 AM IST
How the market for illegal weapons is booming in IndiaThe wanton display of firepower in the Ponty Chadha case startled many. Who does the booming market for killer toys cater to?
25 Nov, 2012, 06.41 AM IST
- Bofors case: BJP targets Congress
Training its guns on the Congress, BJP said it will raise the Bofors pay-offs issue in Parliament.
25 Apr, 2012, 05.02 PM IST
- Digvijay meets PM, opposes Chidambaram’s plan to change gun laws
A group of influential politicians led by Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Wednesday unleashed an offensive against home minist...
19 Aug, 2010, 03.53 AM IST