New York/Washington: In a significant development, the US has designated The Resistance Front, a proxy of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that was behind the Pahalgam attack, as a foreign terrorist organisation. In a statement issued by the Department of State on Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this action demonstrates the US’ commitment…
New Delhi: India has slammed comments by the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Mark Rutte, who earlier threatened secondary sanctions on New Delhi over its links to Moscow, warning the Western military alliance against following ‘double standards’. On Thursday, Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, said at a…
MUMBAI: (Jul 17) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said if a person belonging to a religion other than Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism has obtained a Scheduled Caste certificate fraudulently, it will be cancelled. Action will be taken against such a person if he or she has secured reservation benefits, such as government jobs….
New Delhi: India on Thursday successfully test-fired nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and Agni-I from an integrated test range off the Odisha coast, demonstrating its strategic deterrence capability. The test-firing of the missiles, conducted by the elite Strategic Forces Command, validated all operational and technical parameters, according to the defence ministry. On Wednesday, India successfully…
When Rules Are Bent and Justice Evaded In the murky corridors of NIPER Mohali, where academic brilliance should have reigned supreme, a quiet scandal is brewing—one that lays bare the systemic abuse of power, the manipulation of institutional processes, and a brazen disregard for merit and ethics. At the heart of this scandal is the…
In the twilight of war, when the sky was thick with sorrow and the earth quaked beneath grief’s burden, King Sugreeva and his valiant host, mighty in arms and steadfast in loyalty, stood aghast, pierced by Indrajit’s cruel sorcery. Before them lay the sons of King Dasaratha, Rama and Lakshmana, on a bed of arrows,…
Tukreswari Mata Temple, Nestled atop a sacred hill in Tukra village, near Goalpara in Assam, is a powerful and spiritually vibrant shrine dedicated to Goddess Sati. Known as one of the divine spots where a part (Tukra) of Sati’s body is believed to have fallen, this hilltop temple is revered as a Shakti Peetha by…
Our Special Correspondent Tirupati: In a significant move that has stirred both administrative circles and public discourse, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has suspended one of its senior officials for allegedly violating the institution’s religious code of conduct by following another faith. Assistant Executive Officer (AEO) A. Rajasekhar Babu, who hails from Puttur in Tirupati…
New Delhi: Miltenyi Biotec and the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) have partnered to launch India’s first hands-on training program in CAR-T cell and gene therapy manufacturing. Signed under the aegis of BIRAC, the initiative marks a major step toward building skilled manpower in the country’s cell and gene therapy (CGT) ecosystem. The…
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday said it has been in “constant touch with local authorities” in Yemen and is providing “all possible assistance” in the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Sana’a. The statement comes a day after Yemeni authorities postponed her execution following sustained…
