Aero show starts today: Focus on joint development and exports, says Govt
India will discuss both export opportunities and joint development of defence equipment at the defence ministers’ conclave on February 14 which is scheduled as part of Aero India 2023, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Sunday.
Singh was addressing the media ahead of the 14th edition of Aero India to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The biennial event will be held from February 13 to 17 and will see participation from 98 countries.
The defence ministers of 32 countries, air chiefs of 29 countries and 73 CEOs of global and Indian OEMs are expected to attend the event where 809 defence companies, including MSMEs and start-ups, will showcase niche technologies and the growth in the aerospace and defence sector.
India, US working on new defence innovation roadmap, says American delegation ahead of Aero India 2023
India and the United States of America are working on a new defence innovation roadmap along with a new start-up relationship in the defence industrial sector, said Jedidiah P Royal, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, on Sunday.
Responding to queries at a media briefing of the US delegation ahead of the fourteenth edition of Aero India which will begin in Bengaluru on Monday, Royal said the recent meeting between India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart set forth a “very ambitious agenda”. There is a new defence innovation roadmap with a couple of proposals from the US. These deal with artillery and mobility, he said. The US is also looking at a new start-up relationship in the defence industrial sector, Royal added.
On the US aircraft displayed at the biennial Aero India show, Rear Admiral Michael Baker, Senior Defence Official of the US Embassy, said they will be displaying two F-18 hornets and two F-16 vipers. To a question on whether F-35, a stealth multirole combat aircraft, will participate in the show, Baker said that “if it were to come to the airshow” it would be the most advanced aircraft (at Aero India).
Aero India 2023: HAL to display scale model of HLFT-42, full spectrum of training capabilities
As part of Aero India 2023, beginning on February 13 at the Air Force Station Yelahanka, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Friday announced it will showcase its full spectrum of training capabilities and display for the first time the scale model of Hindustan Lead in Fighter Trainer (HLFT)-42.
HLFT-42 is a ‘Next Gen Supersonic Trainer’ that will play a critical role in modern combat aircraft training, equipped with the state-of-the-art avionics like Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite, Infrared Search and Track (IRST) with Fly by Wire control (FBW) system.
Days aren't far away when India can build its own aircraft in Bengaluru: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said days are not far away when India can manufacture its own aircraft, particularly in Bengaluru. The Chief Minister also said he is in talks with the people involved in the business across the globe to make it happen.
"Bengaluru manufactures all parts required for an aircraft. My ambitious dream is that the day should not be far away where we can build own aircraft in our country that too in Bengaluru," Bommai said during the curtain raiser event here for the Aero India show. The 14th edition of India's largest aerospace and defence exhibition, Aero India, takes off here on Monday.
"I am trying very hard and talking to the people concerned internationally. That day is not far away where India can build its own aircraft," the Chief Minister said. Hailing Bengaluru, Bommai said the city is a hub and future for aerospace industry and thus it is the best place to host the Aero India show.
"We can showcase the capabilities of our Indian aerospace technologies, manufacturing units both in commercial and defence aircraft building in the show," the Chief Minister added. Bommai gave credit to those who had invested their intelligence in Bengaluru to build an Aero Space ecosystem.
He lauded the Centre, which successfully conducted the Aero India show during the COVID time when the Paris Aero Show was cancelled due to the pandemic. "Hosting Aero Show during Covid speaks the capabilities of our defence and aerospace industry. It has increased our confidence," the Chief Minister said.
Aero India show this time has become the biggest event in terms of exhibits, presence of a large contingent of the foreign defence industry, number of CEOs attending and a large number of displays which had never happened in the past, he said. According to Bommai, the curtain raiser is important and significant because it shows that the right things are being done at the right place for the future of the country.
Early on Tuesday afternoon, a group of concerned citizens arrived at Bengaluru’s General Post Office, with postcards in hand. They were members of the Reclaim Constitution project, an initiative aimed at taking constitution to the masses.
They were sending postcards to Justice Victoria Gowri, who was recently appointed as an additional judge in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. Read More
Dr Meghana Pemmaiah, a veterinarian who recently saved a leopard that had fallen inside a well in Karnataka, said: “I have been part of many rescue operations but this is the first time, I had to get down into a well sitting inside a cage to rescue a leopard. If I look back, sometimes I fear what could have happened if something had gone wrong.” Read More
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Defence minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said it is high time India should manufacture aero engines to boost the aerospace sector and achieve complete self-reliance.
Singh said that after 75 years of independence, it is time to ensure that Indian aircraft fly with indigenously-made engines. Read More
The Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC), and the British Council, signed an Operational Alliance Agreement (OAA) on Tuesday aimed to achieve progressive and positive outcomes in higher education. As per the agreement, British Council will provide seed funding towards capacity building and faculty development in consultation with KSHEC.
The agreement was signed in presence of CN Ashwath Narayan, Minister for Higher Education at the KSHEC.
Nippani rural police station has been awarded as the best police station of Karnataka in the annual ranking of police stations for 2022 by Ministry of Home Affairs.
A sessions court in Karnataka’s Tumkur district has rejected an anticipatory bail plea filed by a secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) over an alleged hate speech delivered in Tumkur town last month. Read More
Two tigers were captured in Nagarhole and shifted to Koorgalli rehabilitation centre by the Karnataka Forest Department on Tuesday.
The tiger which had killed two people in Kutta, Kodagu, earlier in the week was successfully tranquilized and captured. The Kabini backwater female which killed a youth in Balle a fortnight ago had sustained injuries.
"The tigress had injuries. It was not prudent to treat it and release it back into the forest," said additional principal chief conservator of forest Kumar Pushkar.
According to Pushkar the cubs had settled down well with the siblings of an earlier litter of the famous backwater female.
Thales and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Government of India enterprise, will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding for setting up manufacturing facilities in India for precision-strike 70mm laser guided rockets (FZ275 LGR).
Through the agreement, BDL will become a part of the FZ275 LGR global supply chain, providing the opportunity for export of Indian manufactured components to existing and future 70mm laser guided rockets customers.
This agreement will also provide the opportunity for BDL to offer a ‘Make in India’ 70mm laser guided rocket solution for existing helicopter fleet of Advanced Light Helicopters (WSI) and Light Combat Helicopters of the Indian Government.
There are nations which are richer, militarily or technologically more advanced than others, but it does not give them the right to dictate their solutions to the nations in need of support, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday while addressing Defence & Deputy Defence Ministers of 27 countries at the Defence Ministers’ Conclave held on the sidelines of Aero India 2023. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the actors of hit movies Kantara and KGF-2, along with social media influencers and businessmen, during his visit to Karnataka to inaugurate Aero India 2023. Read More
Bangalore University students association on Tuesday staged a protest at the Jnana Bharathi campus against Jain University CMS for an offensive skit against BR Ambedkar and Dalit community. The students who called on a self imposed bandh demanded serious action against University authorities and cancelling University status to the Jain institutions.
They also demanded the installation of an Ambedkar statue at Jain University's premises. On Monday, the Bengaluru police arrested seven students, a principal and a programme organiser for the controversial skit. Meanwhile, Jain University CMS has announced online classes for some days in view of the controversy.
Former acting Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka and former Chief Justice of Madras High Court Justice K A Swami passed away at his residence here on Tuesday. The 88-year-old died due to age related ailments, official sources said. Justice Swami leaves behind his wife, two daughters and two sons. (PTI)
Nine people including principal Dr Dinesh Nilkant, students and the youth festival organiser of Jain University’s Centre for Management Studies (CMS) in Bengaluru were arrested Monday over a skit that allegedly defamed Dr B R Ambedkar and Dalits. Read More
A 34-year-old private school teacher in Bengaluru was murdered in her home near the Nanjappa Circle in Central Bengaluru Monday. The deceased has been identified as Kousar Mubeena, according to the police.
A police official said the person who committed the murder was known to her. Mubeena was stabbed three times in the neck and was found dead in a pool of blood near the main entrance of her house. Mubeena, who was divorced, was living with her daughter a student of Class 7 at a private school. Read more
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that India sees all nations as equal partners and the country does not believe in imposing external solutions to country's internal problems.
As part of the ongoing 'Aero India' event, India's biennial aerospace exhibition, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hosted a Defence Ministers' Conclave, 'SPEED', at Taj Westend in Bengaluru Tuesday morning.
Speaking on occasion, Singh said, "India has always stood for a rules-based international order, in which the primordial instinct of the "might being right" is replaced by the civilisational concept of fairness, cooperation, respect and equality amongst all sovereign nations."
Highlighting the need for cooperation between nations, Rajnath Singh said, "We wish to create symbiotic relationships where we can learn from each other." He also pointed out terrorism illegal arms trade and drug smuggling as a security threat to the world. (ANI)
A special court for cases against elected representatives in Karnataka convicted BJP MLA Nehru Olekar, his two sons and six associates on charges of corruption, and sentenced them to two years of simple imprisonment on Monday.
The case pertains to the 2009-2011 period when the previous BJP government was in power in the state and Olekar, the MLA from Haveri city in north Karnataka, used his position to get civil contracts granted to his sons for utilisation of the Rs 1 crore MLA funds available to him. Read more
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has removed the picture of Lord Hanuman from the tail of the HLFT-42 aircraft model displayed at the Aero India airshow. (ANI)
Karnataka will make a big contribution to making India a global leader, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday.
Speaking at Aero India Show-2023 launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday, he said to achieve this, as wished by the Prime Minister, the State will make contributions in its way towards the economy, social system, and defense sector.
"The ongoing airshow has been the biggest event at the international level due to its size, exhibition, and working style. Through this, India has displayed its strength in the defence sector. During the Covid pandemic, when the airshow in Paris did not hold, it was held on a grand scale in Bengaluru. This time, the area and the number of exhibitors are more," he said.
The Chief Minister said that the HAL was established in Karnataka in 1940, BHEL, BEL, and DRDO in 1950, and ISRO in 1960. (ANI)
As part of the ongoing ‘Aero India’ event, India’s biennial aerospace exhibition, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hosted a Defence Ministers’ Conclave, ‘SPEED’, at Taj Westend in Bengaluru Tuesday morning. Speaking on the occasion, he said: “India sees all nations as equal partners. We don’t believe in imposing external solutions to a country’s internal problems.”
"Terrorism, illegal arms trade and drug smuggling pose a significant security threat to the whole world. To counter security threats, there is a need to devise new strategies for our current reality. India does not believe in dealing with security challenges in old paternalistic or neo-colonial paradigms."
"India doesn't believe in giving sermons or cut-and-dried solutions that don't respect the national values of countries needing aid. We wish to create symbiotic relationships where we can learn from each other. When we export defence equipment to friendly nations, we offer our full support towards capability development," he added. (PTI)
The Karnataka Police in Mysuru Sunday registered a rape case against Bollywood actress Rakhi Sawant’s husband Adil Durrani based on a 30-year-old Iranian woman’s complaint.
The woman claimed she came to India five years ago and was studying for a Doctor of Pharmacy in Mysuru. She said she met Durrani at his Desert Lab Food Adda, and they became friends in 2018. Read more
An adult tiger has been found dead at Gubbi taluk in Tumakuru district.
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A 34-year-old schoolteacher has allegedly been murdered at her home near Nanjappa circle in central Bengaluru on Monday.
The deceased person has been identified as Kousar Mubeen, who worked at a private school. She was a divorcee and lived with her daughter, a Class 7 student.
A police officer said that the person who committed the murder was someone known to her. Though she screamed while being stabbed, the accused fled the spot by the time the neighbours responded. Ashoknagar police have registered a case and a probe is underway.
A 39-year-old First Division Assistant (revenue inspector) has been found dead in his brother's residence in Belagavi on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Zafar Firzadeh, a resident of Belagavi who worked in the district. He is the husband of KAS officer Reshma Thalikoti who is presently working as special land acquisition officer Hidkal Dam irrigation project.
To the prima facie, the police suspect it is a suicide, "but are yet to arrive at a conclusion."
Belagavi APMC police have registered a case and a probe is underway.
East Central Railway has notified to run a Weekly Express train for three trips between Muzaffarpur and Yesvantpur as per demand to clear extra rush of passengers as per details mentioned below: -
Train No. 05271/05272 Muzaffarpur – Yesvantpur – Muzaffarpur Weekly Express (03 - Trips): -
Train No. 05271 Muzaffarpur – Yesvantpur Weekly Express will leave from Muzaffarpur on 10.03.2023, 17.03.2023 & 24.03.2023 (Friday) at 03:30 PM and reach Yesvantpur at 04:30 PM on respective Sunday.
In the return direction Train No. 05272 Yesvantpur – Muzaffarpur Weekly Express will leave from Yesvantpur on 13.03.2023, 20.03.2023 & 27.03.2023 (Monday) at 07:30 AM and reach Muzaffarpur at 12:00 PM on respective Wednesday.
En route the train will have stoppages at Hajipur, Patliputra, Ara, Buxar, PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Prayagraj Chheoki, Manikpur, Satna, Katni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Pipariya, Itarsi, Jujharpur, Nagpur, Balharshah, Sirpur Kaghaznagar, Ramagundam, Kazipet, Jangaon, Kacheguda, Shadnagar, Jadcherla, Mahbubnagar, Gadwal, Kurnool City, Dhone, Gooty, Anantpur and Dharmavaram in both directions.
The composition of above-mentioned train is 1 - AC Three tier, 13 – Second Class Sleeper, 5 - General Second Class and 2 - Second Class Luggage cum Brake-Vans.
Passengers are requested to use the upcoming service of this train.
In a major development, Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has announced Shafi Bellare, one of the accused in BJP worker Praveen Nettaru's murder case. Riyaz Kadambu the SDPI state committee member confirmed to Indian Express that Shafi Bellare will be contesting from the Puttur constituency.
We consulted our local workers in Puttur who said that Shafi Bellare would be the right candidate. "Shafi has been framed in the murder case as he was emerging as a leader in the region. Even if he is in prison, he will contest from there. We also went to send a message to SDPI workers that we will stand with them even if authorities conspire against the workers."
Shafi Bellare was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Praveen Nettaru murder case and is presently in judicial custody.
With public demanding the government to extend 50 percent discount on traffic fines, Karnataka Legal Service Authority executive chairman B Veerappa said that they will decide about it on Tuesday.
Bengaluru traffic police collect Rs 120-crore pending fines in 9 days under a 50% rebate and the time ended on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with Kannada actors Yash and Rishab Shetty, and former cricketers Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad, along with some other noted personalities from various fields, including start-ups, here.
According to sources, the meeting took place over dinner hosted at the Raj Bhavan here on Sunday after Modi arrived in the evening to participate in the inauguration of 14th edition of Aero India. PTI
The Karnataka government is keen on providing more eggs to schoolchildren as part of the midday meals programme, School Education and Literacy Minister B C Nagesh said Monday.
While eggs are provided to school children studying till Class 8 for 46 days per academic year, “the government is considering (a proposal) to give them on more days,” Nagesh told the Legislative Council in response to a question from JD(S) legislator KA Thippeswamy. Eggs are given to children between the ages of six and 15, or for students of classes 1 to 8 Read more.
India's military might on display at the Aero India Show. See more pictures here.
Two American F-35 fighter aircraft were showcased at the Aero India for the first time. The American contingent also includes the F-16 and F-18 fighter jets which have been offered to Indian armed forces for different requirements, reported ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sunday members of the Kannada film industry, including Vijay Kiragandur, the producer of KGF and Kantara, actor Yash, director-turned-actor Rishab Shetty, late actor Puneeth Rajkumar's wife Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar and comedian Shraddha.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday held bilateral meetings with Security Advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister, Maj Gen Tarique Ahmed Siddique, Defence Minister of Nepal, Hari Prasad Uprety, and Sri Lanka's State Min of Defence, Premitha Bandara Tennakoon on the sidelines of Aero India-2023 event, in Bengaluru. (ANI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday planted a sandalwood sapling at the Karnataka Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru. He was in the city for inaugurating India’s biennial aerospace exhibition – Aero India.
Comedian Shraddha on Monday shared a couple of pictures from her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to Instagram, Shraddha treated fans to a glimpse of her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In the first picture, Shraddha was seen posing with PM Modi. In the second group picture, actor Yash and Kantara star Rishabh Shetty were also spotted.
Sharing the pictures, she wrote, "Namashkar, yes, I met the Honorable Prime Minister of our Country. His first word to me was 'Aiyyo!'. I am not blinking, that's my 'O My Jod, he really said that, this is really happening!!!!' look. Thank you @narendramodi ji!" As soon as the pictures were uploaded, the comedian's fans dropped in their comments.
One of the users wrote, "Aiyoooooo." Actor Gayatri Bhargavi wrote, "Hearty congratulations! u have earned it." A well-known comedian, Indian actress, radio jockey and television host, Aiyyo Shraddha has primarily worked in the Kannada film industry. She publishes videos in five languages, including Tulu, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, and English. (ANI)
A 40-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly giving triple talaq, a punishable offence, to his wife, officials said. The man was arrested from Bengaluru airport while he was scheduled to leave for Britain on Monday morning, they added.
"The incident took place on October 2022, but came to light earlier this month after his wife, aged 36, filed a police complaint in east Delhi's Kalyanpuri," a police officer said.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019, which the Parliament passed in July 2019, makes the practice of instant divorce through the 'triple talaq' among Muslims a punishable offence.
Triple talaq (instant divorce) and talaq-e-mughallazah (irrevocable divorce) are now banned instruments of divorce previously available to Muslims in the country, especially adherents of Hanafi Sunni Islamic schools of jurisprudence. (ANI)
The Karnataka government is planning to hold a 'Vishwa Yakshagana Sammelana' and discussions on the proposal are in the initial stages, Minister for Kannada and Culture V Sunil Kumar has said.
Yakshagana is a traditional folk dance form popular in coastal Karnataka. It is an elaborate dance-drama performance that combines dance, music, song, scholarly dialogues and colourful costumes. Hence, the name Yaksha (celestial) Gana (music).
Addressing the valedictory of the first state-level Yakshagana Sammelana in Udupi on Sunday night, he said a data bank of Yakshagana artistes will be created by the culture department.
The data bank will collect information on different schools of Yakshagana and its artistes, he said. Kumar added that the government had allocated Rs 2 crore for the state-level Yakshagana Sammelana this year. (PTI)
Speaking on the occasion, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said: "This edition of the aeroshow is really special in terms of size, performance and exhibits. This is one of the largest airshows internationally. India has once again proved its capability in the defence sector. To make India the greatest global power in the future, Karnataka will be one of the greatest contributors in terms of economy, social order and defence." (ANI)
"Today, India is not just a market for defence companies in the world. India is a potential defence partner. This partnership is even with those nations that are much ahead in the defence sector, nations that are looking for a dependable partner for their defence requirements. AeroIndia reflects the new approach of New India. There was a time when it was considered just a show. In past few years, the nation has changed this perception. Today, it's not just a show but also India's strength. It focuses on the scope of Indian defence industry and self-confidence," the Prime Minister said. (ANI)
While addressing the gathering during the inaugural ceremony of Aero India-2023, Prime minster Narendra Modi said: "The skies of Bengaluru is a testimony to a growing India. Participation of countries in large numbers shows the world's trust in India. At the Aero India show, defence ministers' conclave and CEOs' roundtable have been organised, which will increase India's global potential. There was a time when Aero India was limited to being a show... today it has become India's strength. Today we are exporting defence equipment to 75 countries. From being a large defence importer, we have become a defence exporter. Now, the private sector should come forward and invest in the defence sector."
"The sky of Bengaluru is becoming a witness to the capability of New India. Bengaluru's sky is giving a testimony that the new height is the truth of New India. Today, the nation is touching new heights and even crossing it," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during the inaugural ceremony of Aero India-2023. (ANI)
While addressing the gathering during the inaugural ceremony of Aero India-2023, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said: "In the global sky, India has emerged as a star which is not only shining but also illuminating others with its glow." (ANI)
"Aero India is a showcase of aerospace that has 2 important characteristics - height and speed. These two qualities define the working and personality of the PM. Height of integrity and commitment for India, speed of decision making and delivering results," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said during the inaugural ceremony of Aero India-2023.
"Our expectation is to deepen and broaden UK-India partnership. We are already doing this in trade, we are negotiating FTA, we are doing it on students' numbers. Now we want to do it in the defence area," British High Commissioner Alex Ellis said Monday. (ANI)