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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicDrone strikes

Topic: drone strikes

‘It rained bombs’ for 3 hrs in a Manipur village. Drones made sorties & dropped over 50 bombs

For the first time, drone technology was used to drop bombs on civilians & security forces in Manipur on 1 September. Officials find Myanmar links, gear up with anti-drone guns.

Iraq’s Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militant group suspends attacks against US after drone strike

The Iraqi armed group has announced its decision to halt all military operations against the US in the region, in a decision aimed at preventing 'embarrassment of the Iraqi govt'.

Ukraine says its forces in Kyiv downed more than 30 Russian missile and drones

Kyiv region authorities said two people were injured in the attack as a result of falling debris, including a child.

Hairdresser by day, drone hunter by night–this volunteer helps defend skies over Ukraine

Ukraine is becoming increasingly adept at shooting down Russian missiles & Oleksandr Shamshur is among thousands of volunteers helping against Russian attacks.

‘Double agent drone’ — this is how Ukraine is using a Soviet-era weapon to attack Russia

Ukraine has converted the Tupolev Tu-141 Strizh reconnaissance drone into a cruise missile, taking out its cameras and replacing them with warheads.

South Korea scrambles jets, fires warning shots as North Korean drones breach airspace

The drones are the first to have come from North Korea since 2017, when another one believed to be on a spy mission crashed and was found on a mountain near the border.

Kabul drone strike was ‘tragic error’, killed Afghan civilians: Top US military commander

General McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, claimed responsibility for the drone strike & admitted that 10 civilians, including children, were killed in the attack last month.

India must strike to deter, any other policy for drone attacks will play into Pakistan’s hands

When it comes to drones hovering on India-Pakistan border, political will, equipped with a broad range of innovative capabilities to inflict pain, remains the best defence.

DRDO says its anti-drone system can help Army prevent Jammu airbase-like attacks

The D-4 drone system is capable of early detection of drones and damaging their hardware, destroying micro-drones by jamming the command and control links, the DRDO said.

Day after Jammu attack, Army spots 2 drones over Ratnuchak-Kaluchak military areas

One drone was spotted at 11.45 pm Sunday night and the other at 2.40 am, the defence officials said. Both drones flew away after sentries fired at them.

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Bibek Debroy was an ‘Acharya’ in India’s intellectual history

In the centuries to come, economist Bibek Debroy's Mahabharata will attain the importance we attach to the texts of Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.