The Indian Army inducted the first batch of three state-of-the-art AH-64E Apache helicopters, which are known as one of the world’s most advanced multi-role combat choppers.

The prospects of an interim trade deal between India and the United States before Washington’s August 1 deadline have dimmed, as talks remain deadlocked over tariff cuts on key agricultural and dairy products, two Indian government sources said.

A day after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court restrained the DMK from collecting Aadhaar details and OTPs during its membership drive, the party has strongly denied the allegations in court, calling them “false and misleading.”