Vance leaves for Pak to attend US-Iran peace talks, no word on Iranian delegation
Islamabad: US Vice President JD Vance on Friday left for Pakistan to participate in peace talks with Iran to end their war, even as there was no official word about the arrival of the Iranian delegation in Islamabad, which has been placed under high security. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while announcing a two-week ceasefire on…
Pak handlers used solar CCTV cameras to track Indian Army, ISI-linked module busted
New Delhi: An espionage network with direct links to Pakistan has been unearthed, revealing how handlers across the border were remotely monitoring real-time movement of Indian Army personnel through a covert grid of solar-powered CCTV cameras installed at strategically sensitive locations across northern India, an official said on Friday. The surveillance network spanned key cities…
Telangana Guv Shiv Pratap Shukla calls on President, PM
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Friday paid courtesy visits to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Shukla called on the President and Prime Minister for the first time as a courtesy after taking over as Telangana Governor on March 11, a Lok Bhavan media release said. He thanked…
HCA at a Crossroads: Governance Under Scrutiny, Reform No Longer Optional
Vijay Rao The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) finds itself, yet again, at a critical inflection point—caught between the promise of reform and the persistence of governance concerns that refuse to fade. Fresh questions have emerged over the Association’s handling of conflict-of-interest norms, particularly in the run-up to its recent elections. A pre-election representation submitted by…
Crackdown on infiltrators, UCC, ₹3000 a month for every woman in BJP’s 15-point manifesto for West Bengal
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto, or Sankalp Patra, ahead of the assembly polls. Shah said the saffron party’s government in West Bengal would implement a ‘detect. delete and deport’ policy against infiltrators across the state. Shah also announced that the BJP government would implement the Uniform Civil…
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha, marking the end of his two-decade rule in the eastern state and paving the way for a new chief minister. The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber at a brief ceremony….
Election flying squad inspects TVK chief Vijay’s vehicle near Madurai
Madurai (Tamil Nadu): An election flying squad on Friday intercepted and inspected the vehicle of TVK chief Vijay near the Madurai-Sivaganga border. The check occurred while the political leader was travelling from Madurai to Sivaganga by road for his scheduled election campaign ahead of the April 23 assembly polls. According to official sources, the flying…
UP SIR: Over 84 lakh voters added in final list, total electorate rises to 13.39 crore
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s electorate grew by over 84 lakh to 13.39 crore after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to the final voter list published on Friday. Addressing a press conference at the Lok Bhawan Media Centre here, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said the SIR exercise was conducted from…
Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns From Allahabad HC After Cash Discovery Row
New Delhi: Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court has submitted his resignation to the President on Friday. He was earlier transferred from the Delhi High Court back to Allahabad following a controversy over an alleged cash discovery at his residence. His resignation letter to the President of India reportedly does not mention any…
Hockey India replaces Tushar Khandekar with Australia’s Tim White as junior women’s coach
New Delhi: Experienced Australian Tim White was on Friday named the head coach of India’s junior women’s hockey team by the national federation, replacing Tushar Khandekar, who was with the team since 2023. Hockey India did not specify the reasons for the change nor divulge the duration of White’s contract. White recently served as the…
