SRINAGAR: In a series of vibrant events, Government College of Education (GCOE), M.A. Road, Srinagar celebrated the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, marked as Gandhi Jayanti with a grand Declamation Contest, an On-Spot Painting Competition, and Quiz Competition. Organized by the Nodal Principal for Kashmir Division Colleges, these activities honored Gandhi’s legacy and explored […]
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said cyberattacks have emerged as a major threat to national security, and dealing with and countering them requires high-end technological intervention, robust digital infrastructure, and a well-trained and specialised human resource. “This is one of the areas where civil services and the armed forces must join hands to […]
‘I am free today after years of incarceration because I pleaded guilty to journalism’ STRASBOURG: Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower media group WikiLeaks, told European lawmakers on Tuesday his guilty plea to U.S. espionage accusations was necessary because legal and political efforts to protect his freedom were not sufficient. “I eventually chose freedom over […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will lay down guidelines for all citizens on the issue of demolition of properties and reserved its verdict on pleas which have alleged that properties, including of those accused of crime, were being demolished in several states. Observing that its directions will be applicable pan-India, the […]
BEIRUT: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation inside southern Lebanon, intensifying the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah. The Israeli troops Monday night entered Lebanon to neutralise what the IDF described as “immediate threats” to Israeli communities along the northern border. Days after killing Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and […]
MUMBAI: A court in Maharashtra’s Nashik district has summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nashik, Deepali Parimal Kaduskar, issued a process (summons/notice) to Gandhi on September 27, noting that the “statement made against a […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, stressing the need to avoid regional escalation two days after the Hezbollah confirmed that its secretary general Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in an Israeli bombing in Beirut. “Spoke to Prime Minister @netanyahu about recent developments in West Asia. Terrorism […]
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon in what it described as a limited incursion against the Hezbollah militant group. The evacuation order, posted by the Israeli military’s Arabic spokesman on the social media […]
NEW DELHI: In a first for the country, Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin has become the first woman officer to be appointed at the Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS), the branch directly responsible to the Ministry of Defence for overall medical policy matters which relate to the Armed Forces. The Flag officer assumed […]
39.18L Voters Eligible To Decide Fate Of 415 Candidates Srinagar: With the stage set for 3rd and final phase of General Elections to Legislative Assembly, scheduled for Tuesday, the fate of 415 candidates will be determined by over 39.18 lakh voters. The third phase of the Legislative Assembly Elections 2024 will cover 40 Assembly Constituencies […]