Surankote/Srinagar: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Congress wants Jammu and Kashmir to be run by locals rather than from Delhi, and promised the party would pressure the Centre to restore J-K’s statehood after the ongoing assembly polls. Addressing back-to-back rallies at Surankote and Srinagar on the last […]
Chandigarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday slammed the Congress on farmers’ issue and said not a single state ruled by the grand old party is procuring 24 crops at minimum support price like Haryana does. After addressing a poll rally in Tohana, Shah kept up the attack on Congress on various fronts at […]
Srinagar: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh today blasted former Prime Minister Pt Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah for creating problems for former J&K ruler Maharaja Hari Singh. Addressing a public gathering on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh, Chugh said there was a calculated conspiracy against Maharaja Hari Singh’s contribution to the J&K would […]
Srinagar: A 35-year-old resident of Pakistan who had inadvertently crossed over to the other side of the Line of Control near Poonch has been repatriated to Pakistan today, reports said. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that the LoC gate Chakan-Da-Bagh was opened as Indian army handed over the individual identified as Hassam Shahzad (34) […]
New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has flagged 34 major cases of non-compliance by government departments, which diluted its advice of acting against “corrupt” officials. In some cases, these “corrupt” officials were either exonerated or punishment against them were diluted by the departments concerned, according to the CVC’s annual report 2023. Of the total, […]
New Delhi: The State is a “single litigant” for the courts and it should come with a unified stand after taking on board all the departments concerned, the Supreme Court has said. The observation by a bench headed by Justice BR Gavai came while noting that there appeared to be some inter-se disputes between the […]
Residents urged to leave areas housing Hezbollah arms as heavy exchanges of fire raise fears of a broader conflict TEL AVIV: The Israeli military on Monday called on people in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where Hezbollah stores weapons and said it was carrying out “extensive strikes” against the militant group. […]
COLOMBO: In a special address following his election loss, outgoing President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka for the mandate granted during the 21st presidential election and acknowledged that, in accordance with the will of the people, the leadership of the country should now be passed on […]
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Sunday. The two leaders reviewed the unique and close bilateral relationship between India and Nepal, and expressed satisfaction at the progress made in diverse sectors including development partnership, hydropower […]
NEW DELHI: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced plans for approximately five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars within the next two years, aiming to launch during the next Earth-Mars transfer window. Musk shared this timeline on social media platform X, emphasising that the success of these uncrewed flights will dictate the schedule for future crewed missions, […]