Pakistan is advancing its nuclear arsenal and related capabilities to offset India’s conventional military advantage, according to a US intelligence report. The report warns that Islamabad’s efforts to modernise its battlefield nuclear weapons remain a top priority alongside counterterrorism operations and cross-border skirmishes with regional neighbours.

A massive fire broke out at a factory in Sector 2 of the DSIDC Industrial Area in Bawana on Saturday.

No casualties have been reported in the incident.

17 fire tenders were sent, and no injuries have been reported, said Fire Department while adding that building collapsed due to some blasts.

With over two years still to go, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has shifted into mission mode for the 2027 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, setting its sights on forming a huge majority in the civic body, a press release from Aam Aadmi Party said.

In a high-level strategy meeting held on Friday, senior AAP leader and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Delhi state president Saurabh Bharadwaj, and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the MCD House Ankush Narang, met with all party councillors to start the preparations.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Goa, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall till Sunday, with the state government advising people against venturing into rivers and waterfalls.

Heavy showers lashed parts of the coastal state in the last 24 hours.

YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has alleged that an "undeclared emergency" is unfolding in Andhra Pradesh, citing the alleged custodial toruture of a party leader's son by the state police in Palnadu district.

Reddy on Friday claimed that Harikrishna, son of party leader Yellaiah, was subjected to torture by the Dachepalli police in Tangada village.

Only seven out of 36 districts in Maharashtra contribute 54 per cent of the gross state domestic product (GSDP), which stood at Rs 45 lakh crore in 2024, a government report has said, indicating a stark regional imbalance.

These seven districts, where economic activities are largely concentrated in the state, which is considered an economic powerhouse in the country, include two districts of Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.

In a fresh salvo against Apple Inc, US President Donald Trump on Friday told the Cupertino-headquartered company it could face a tariff of 25 per cent if it manufactured iPhones in “India or any place else” for sale in the United States (US).

Trump’s message on Truth Social indicated that he’s already conveyed it to Apple CEO Tim Cook that all iPhones to be sold in the US must be manufactured there.

Targeting Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday said the "boring and tiresome duo" has turned the grand old party into a "laughing stock".

In a post on X, Maurya said, "The boring and tiresome duo of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the party's 'permanent' president Rahul Gandhi has turned the ageing party into a laughing stock.

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President YS Sharmila has criticised the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led Andhra Pradesh government for allegedly making decisions to "privatise" the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP).

The APCC Chief said that Congress condemned the decision of the Centre, asserting that the party would "fight to the death" if it came to saving the Visakha steel.

Apple’s top supplier, Foxconn, is moving forward with a $1.5 billion investment in a new component factory near Chennai, despite mounting political pressure from US President Donald Trump to shift production back to the United States.

Two Indian government officials confirmed with the Financial Times that the Taiwanese electronics giant is setting up the new plant in Tamil Nadu’s Oragadam industrial hub, next to its existing iPhone assembly unit.

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