The USS Gravely used its Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) to down the missile, the first time this automated machine gun designed for close-range intercepts has been employed since the US started intercepting Houthi missiles last year.
The move follows last week's plane crash in Russia's Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border, with Moscow accusing Kyiv of downing a military transport carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war destined for exchange.
Responding to the opposition parties' criticism of President Droupadi Murmu's address in Parliament, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday said, "The opposition should shut down their party after listening to this address."
Coming down heavily on the AAP-Congress for creating a ruckus during the election of the mayor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday alleged that the party's aggression was an attempt to subvert the election process.
After a lean and dry spell, which deepened fears of a downturn in the state's tourism prospects in peak winter, the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed.
Singapore, January 31: Leading LNG terminals and downstream infrastructure company, AG&P LNG (AG&P Terminals & Logistics Pte Ltd), a subsidiary of AG&P Group, announced today that Nebula Energy LLC, a fully integrated investment, development, and asset management company with
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lowered Pakistan's economic growth forecast to two per cent for the current fiscal year, down 0.5 percentage points from its October estimate of 2.5 per cent, Dawn newspaper reported.
Israel's National Security Minister, Otzma Yehudit Party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, threatened on Tuesday to bring down the government if it reaches a "reckless" hostage deal with Hamas.
Parineeti Chopra, with a background in classical music, is taking her singing passion to new heights, marking her official entry into the music industry. On Tuesday, she revealed how her husband and AAP MP Raghav, calmed her down before her live performance.
As the FC Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is set to step down from his role after the completion of the ongoing season, he talked about his possible replacement on Tuesday.