2 drown, 4 missing after boat capsize off Mangaluru coast

Kanyakumari Lok Sabha MP Vijay Vasanth met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and submitted a letter seeking urgent intervention for the safety and repatriation of Indian fishermen stranded in Iran.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy jointly conducted four successful in-flight release trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container 'ADC-150' from the P8I aircraft off the coast of Goa between February 21 to March 1, at different extreme release conditions.

The event was organised as a commemorative activity marking the 50th Raising Day of the Indian Coast Guard.

A bomb threat mail, which was sent to the Meteorological Department Hyderabad on early Friday morning, claiming the implantation of 14 RDX Bombs at the Hyderabad IMD office, turned out to be a hoax.

The IMD staff immediately alerted the police, who swung into action. The employees were evacuated to a safe location, and the police, along with the bomb squad, conducted a thorough search of the premises, checking every room.

In a post on X, Singhvi said leaders openly speak about annihilating other nations and even refer to assassination attempts. He questioned why there is little discussion about the legality or validity of such actions, adding that countries seem to focus only on "success rates" rather than accountability.

The committee appointed by the government to study the criteria followed in Andhra Pradesh for declaring an additional official language has submitted its report on Wednesday, following a proposal to declare Tulu as the second official language of the state.

Speaking at a public rally in Thanjavur, Vijay referred to the controversy surrounding the release of his film Jananayagan, thanking Stalin for voicing support for the movie and noting the widespread backing it received from the public.

Air India Express announced on Tuesday that it will continue scheduled flights to and from Muscat on March 4, alongside additional services to Delhi, Kochi, and Mumbai. However, the airline confirmed that all scheduled operations to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE will remain suspended until 23:59 hrs IST on March 4, 2026.

The Ministry of Defence, on Tuesday, signed contracts worth a total of Rs 5,083 crore to acquire six Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-II (Maritime Role) for the Indian Coast Guard and Surface-to-Air Vertical Launch - Shtil missiles for the Indian Navy.