New Delhi: The Congress asked the government on Saturday to tell the country the truth on what losses were suffered during the four-day conflict with Pakistan after Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan acknowledged aircraft losses in the hostilities. Gen Chouhan, however, dismissed as “absolutely incorrect” Islamabad’s claim of downing six Indian jets. Latching…
Jammu: Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi has awarded a BSF woman officer and praised the paramilitary force and ex-servicemen for their role during Operation Sindoor, the army said on Saturday. The chief of Army Staff (COAS) reached Jammu on a two-day visit on Thursday and attended the high-level security review meeting chaired by Home Minister…
Riga: An all-party delegation visiting here has met Latvian State Secretary Andzejs Vilumsons, who reiterated his country’s unequivocal opposition to terrorism in all its forms and termed India a significant player in the Indo-Pacific region for peace and stability. The delegation led by MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi is visiting the Latvian capital as part of India’s…
Prayagraj (UP): The Constitution has ensured that whenever the country has faced a crisis, it has remained united and strong, Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai said on Saturday. The CJI was addressing a function after the inauguration of the advocate chambers and multi-level parking at the Allahabad High Court here. “When the…
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday, accusing him of reducing the Chief Minister’s Office to a stage for photo-ops and media spectacles, rather than addressing serious issues of governance. In a sharp statement, BJP State Chief Spokesperson and Media In-Charge…
Singapore: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Saturday acknowledged losses of aircraft in recent hostilities with Pakistan but dismissed as “absolutely incorrect” Islamabad’s claim of downing six Indian jets. Chauhan, in an interview to Bloomberg TV, asserted it is more important to find out why the aircraft were lost so that the Indian…
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will implement new playing conditions from next month, with a return to the single ball rule in focus in ODIs. The new playing conditions will take effect from June in Test cricket, while they will come into effect from July in the white-ball format. Notably, the existing rules…
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took part in a ‘Mahila Sashaktikaran Maha Sammelan’ in Bhopal on the 300th birth anniversary of legendary queen Ahilyabai Holkar. During the programme at Jamboori Maidan here, he also virtually inaugurated the Super Priority Corridor of Indore Metro, Datia and Satna airports and laid the foundation stone of…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the “deal” he is most proud of is that he was able to stop “potentially a nuclear war” between India and Pakistan through trade as opposed to through “bullets”. In the last few weeks, Trump has also repeatedly claimed that he told India and Pakistan that the…
Jakarta: Former Minister of External Affairs and Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Friday (May 30) said that we (India) cannot reduce ourselves to the ‘size’ and ‘stature’ of Pakistan as we don’t want a hyphen between India and Pakistan. In an interaction with the Indian community, Khurshid said, “We are asked, why did we stop?……
