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, […]
NEW DELHI: Atishi on Monday formally took charge as the Delhi Chief Minister, replacing Arvind Kejriwal, who resigned earlier this month amid allegations of corruption in the liquor policy, which is scrapped now. Drawing a parallel with Bharat’s role during Lord Rama’s exile, she pledged to lead the government for the next four months while […]
Directs courts to refrain from using it NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that even storing child pornographic material without deletion and reporting indicates intention to transmit and constitutes an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice […]
NEW DELHI: India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission continues to make groundbreaking discoveries after its successful mission ended on the Moon in 2023. The data beamed back by the Pragyan rover from the Moon’s south polar region has now led to the discovery of an ancient crater. The Pragyan rover has discovered an ancient, 160-kilometre-wide buried crater near […]
Srinagar: The ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are for the first time being held without any fear as electioneering is much more enthusiastic and the voter turnout higher than previous years, Director General of Police R R Swain said on Monday. Swain said while there were no parameters to compare the situation on […]
Srinagar: Director General of Police R R Swain said on Monday that proceeds of the narcotics trade are being used by terrorist handlers in Pakistan to replenish their depleting funds, caused by a crackdown on “hawala” channels, to fuel terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. “Narcotics are turning out to be a main source of funding […]
Nowshera: There will be no talks with Pakistan till terrorism is eliminated, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday, asserting it is imperative that the BJP comes to power in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure peace and teach the neighbouring country a lesson. Addressing an election rally here, Shah also slammed the Gandhi and Abdullah […]
Jammu: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday reaffirmed the party’s commitment to protecting the constitutional rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Kharge said that the Congress’ seven guarantees for Jammu and Kashmir aim to usher in a brighter future for the region. “The Indian National Congress pledges to safeguard the constitutional rights of […]