Burlington voters approve $172 million bonds for water infrastructure; back gun ban reformsBurlington voters have decisively approved $172 million in bonds to modernise the city’s outdated water infrastructure. They also supported...
06 Mar, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
Delay in revoking arms licences procured by Amritpal aides from JK; CBI may be part of probeThe arms licences of both Talwinder Singh of Kot Dharam Chand Klan in Amritsar district and Varinder Singh alias Fauji, who is currently in...
02 Apr, 2023, 03.51 PM IST
US Senate advances landmark gun control bill, House to followThe $13 billion measure would toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders an...
24 Jun, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
US Senate negotiators announce a deal on guns, breaking logjamBiden said in a statement that the framework “does not do everything that I think is needed, but it reflects important steps in the right d...
13 Jun, 2022, 07.58 AM IST
Gun violence in America: The need for comprehensive gun safety reformsIn 2020 alone, there have been 43,553 deaths caused by guns in the US. Mass shootings, which are defined as incidents in which four or more...
27 May, 2022, 04.34 PM IST
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signs bill making Ohio the 23rd Constitutional Carry StateOhio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill on Monday permitting law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms without a permit. SB215 permi...
15 Mar, 2022, 08.59 PM IST
Government to make India one of the top military equipment manufacturersThe govt is looking at achieving a turnover of Rs 1,70,000 crore in military goods and services by 2025.
29 Jul, 2018, 09.04 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh finds difficulty in handling firearms, even the licensed onesUP has about 11lakh licensed arms, more than any other state in the country by a long shot. Of these, only about 2.5 lakh arms have been de...
13 Jan, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
British MP vows to fight for ex-soldiers sentenced in IndiaA lawmaker in the UK has vowed to carry on his campaign to bring home the six former British soldiers sentenced to five years in prison by ...
11 Jan, 2016, 09.51 PM IST
Top 5-star hotels Lalit, Taj, Le Meridien under CBI radar for alleged Rs 700-crore license fee violationsThe CBI has asked the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to submit records on Hotel Lalit, Hotel Taj Mahal and Hotel Le Meridien.
08 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Indra Nooyi-headed Pepsi-Co backs India's much-disputed Intellectual Property RightsIndra Nooyi-headed Pepsi-Co has backed India’s regime of intellectual property rights, it said in comments to the US Trade Representative.
03 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Army to procure artillery howitzers, 3 Indian vendors selectedArmy is planning to procure 100 self-propelled artillery howitzers and three Indian vendors, including two private companies, have been sel...
06 May, 2013, 07.06 PM IST
- Indian Army's modernization drive gathers steam
Army's futuristic programme to transform its infantry soldiers into high-tech, self-contained killing machines is gathering some steam, aft...
24 Dec, 2011, 08.33 AM IST
- Army suffers as govt delays big gun buy
Besides slothful government efforts & consistent delays in procurement, the forces are faced with a new challenge of DRDO staff strike.
17 Aug, 2010, 05.32 PM IST
- Post-attacks, city slickers go shopping for guns
The recent terror attacks in Mumbai have left a haze of fear over the city that’s taking time to dissipate.
06 Dec, 2008, 02.08 AM IST
- Bachchan effect: People queue up for gun licences
The recent terror attacks in Mumbai have left a haze of fear over the city that clearly won’t dissipate soon.
06 Dec, 2008, 12.38 AM IST
- Russia plays spoilsport in T-90S tank deal
As if the huge cost escalations and time overruns in several defence projects was not enough, Russia is now putting some roadblocks in Indi...
16 Feb, 2008, 05.45 AM IST