India successfully tests multi-layered air defence system
New Delhi: India has successfully conducted trials of a multi-layered air defence system, significantly enhancing the country’s aerial security framework in the wake of Operation Sindoor, India Today reported.
The Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), comprises the indigenously designed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM), Advanced Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missiles, and a high-power laser-based Directed Energy Weapon (DEW).
The tests were carried out on Saturday off the Odisha coast. Congratulating the teams involved, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, “This unique flight test has established the multi-layered air-defence capability of our country and will strengthen the protection of critical facilities against aerial threats.”
The development follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement of a missile defence system named ‘Sudarshan Chakra,’ envisioned to be fully researched, developed, and manufactured in India by 2035.
The IADWS incorporates advanced surveillance, cybersecurity measures, and physical safeguards, aiming to protect both citizens and critical infrastructure. The successful trial underscores India’s progress in building a robust, indigenous multi-layered air defence shield.
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BJP's Pravesh Wahi elected MCD mayor
New Delhi (PTI): BJP councillor from Rohini East, Pravesh Wahi, was elected mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday.
Wahi secured 156 votes, with 14 councillors of the Indraprastha Vikas Party backing him. Congress candidate Hazi Zaraf received nine votes.
BJP councillor from Anand Vihar, Monika Pant, was elected deputy mayor with 156 votes.
Jai Bhagwan Yadav from Begumpur and Manish Chadha from Paharganj were elected to the standing committee from the BJP, while AAP councillor Jalaj Chaudhary from Shalimar Bagh was also elected to the MCD panel.
On being elected mayor, Wahi thanked Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the BJP leadership, saying, "We will clean Delhi in the coming months. We will work for the development of Delhi."
The electoral college for this year's mayoral election comprised 273 votes, including 249 councillors, 14 MLAs nominated by the Delhi Assembly, seven Lok Sabha MPs and three Rajya Sabha members from Delhi. A candidate required 137 votes to win.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) abstained from the mayoral polls. Earlier, the party's Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj said in a statement that the move would allow the BJP to take charge of the civic body and help AAP "expose" the ruling party on governance.
"Despite having power at all levels, the BJP has failed to bring about any change in Delhi. The BJP does not know how to perform. Only AAP knows how to work," Bharadwaj said.
Earlier, AAP controlled the mayoral post, with Mahesh Kumar Khinchi winning the election in November 2024 by just three votes.
The three civic bodies -- East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) -- were reunified into a single entity on May 22, 2022, as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
