Ukraine reportedly developed an ambitious plan to launch up to 1,000 AI‑guided drones per night at Moscow’s major airports, aiming to overwhelm Russian air‑defence systems and disrupt aviation across the capital. The operation, codenamed “M&Ms”, was conceived under former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as Russia intensified long‑range strikes that killed at least 16 people in […]
DA Editorial Desk August 21, 2026 A year on from Narendra Modi’s Tianjin trip — his first visit to China in seven years, undertaken to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit — it is worth asking what the handshake with Xi Jinping actually purchased. At the time, both leaders spoke the language of reconciliation: partners,
DA Editorial Desk (Sara Debbarma) August 21, 2026 On the evening of August 13, a wall of water and debris tore into a tunnel at the THDC hydropower site near Pipalkoti in Chamoli, catching an entire shift of workers inside. By the time rescue teams from the SDRF, NDRF, the Army and ITBP had finished
August 21, 2026 When the Bharatiya Janata Party announced this week that Amit Malviya — the man who had run its social media operation since 2015 — was being replaced by a little-known party functionary named Deepak Mhaskey, the language of the press release was almost aggressively bland. It called the move part of an
Agartala: Personnel of Agartala Government Railway Police Station (GRPS), led by SI Pankaj Biswas, arrested a man with 4.155 kg of suspected ganja at Platform No. 1 of Agartala Railway Station on Friday. The accused was apprehended near the parking area between the RPF Post and the Pay and Use Toilet on the platform. He
Agartala: The closing ceremony of the induction training programme for the Tripura Civil Service (TCS) 2026 batch was held at Pragya Bhavan here on Friday, organised by the State Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (SIPARD), Agartala. The training, conducted from March 10 to August 21, 2026, was held with the cooperation of the
Belonia: A South District-level DISHA meeting was held at Belonia Circuit House on Friday, chaired by East Tripura MP Kriti Singh Debbarma, to review the implementation of central and state government schemes across the district. The meeting brought together officials from key departments including Education, Health, PWD, Water Resources, Animal Resources Development, Police, and Fisheries,
Agartala: A solidarity meeting was held at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan here to mark the birth centenary of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, remembered as one of the foremost figures in the global struggle against imperialist aggression and hegemony. The event was attended by the Cuban Ambassador, Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chowdhury, former Chief Minister
Udaipur: Tripura Police’s Acting DGP G.S. Rao on Friday inspected RK Pur Police Station and the Women’s Police Station in Udaipur sub-division to review the local law and order situation. The 1999-batch IPS officer was formally welcomed by police personnel upon arrival. During the visit, Rao toured various sections of both stations and took stock
Agartala: A theft at a temple in the Khushbagan area of Hawkers Corner, barely 100 metres from West Police Station, has caused a stir in the locality. Miscreants reportedly broke into the temple under cover of darkness, smashed open the donation box, and fled with cash and other valuables. According to local sources, the temple
