New Delhi: A first-of-its-kind tri-service seminar on war and warfare for military officers to share first-hand operational insights and reflections from modern battlefields is all set to kick off on Tuesday. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan will address the two-day seminar on the opening day of ‘Ran Samwad’, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh…
New Delhi: India has alerted Pakistan about a flood alert in the Tawi river on humanitarian grounds, even as the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) continues to remain in abeyance in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, sources said. The communication was made to the Ministry of External Affairs, which then reached out to Islamabad,…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday attacked the BJP on the three bills which propose the removal of ministers under arrest for 30 consecutive days, saying history is full of examples of “dictatorial” governments that framed laws to cling to power but eventually collapsed. “Around the world, dictatorial regimes have brought in…
Patna: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday alleged that the verdict given on Salwa Judum by retired Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, who is the INDIA bloc’s candidate for the vice presidential polls, reflected his “inclination towards Maoism”. Reddy, along with Justice SS Nijjar, was part of an apex court bench that…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Monday strongly rebutted allegations of “vote chori” levelled by TPCC president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud, calling them baseless, irresponsible, and a desperate attempt to mask the Congress party’s failures. State Chief Spokesperson and Media In-Charge N.V. Subash said Mr. Goud’s personal attack on Union Minister and Karimnagar MP Bandi…
Mumbai: Reflecting on some aspects of his Test career that he decided to end earlier this year, former India captain Rohit Sharma on Monday said the format is both “challenging and draining” but he learnt to cope with its demands by focusing on preparation. The 38-year-old, who averaged a decent 40.58 for his 4301 runs…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside a CIC order directing disclosure of details related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bachelor’s degree while holding it to be “personal information” and ruling out any “implicit public interest” in it. Justice Sachin Datta, who reserved the verdict on the matter on February 27, was…
Moscow: Indian companies will continue buying oil from wherever they get the “best deal”, India’s envoy to Russia Vinay Kumar has said, asserting that New Delhi will continue taking measures that protect its “national interest”. In an interview with Russia’s state-run TASS news agency published Sunday, Kumar said that New Delhi’s priority is ensuring energy…
Cairo: Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital on Sunday, days after Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had launched at it since 2023. The Iranian-backed Houthis said multiple areas across Sanaa were hit. The Houthi-run health ministry said at least two people were killed…
Ahmedabad: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday that India must strive to organise the Olympics and find itself among the top 10 sporting nations in a decade, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was speaking after inaugurating the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships here, which will see 291…
