Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated the redeveloped Haibargaon railway station, a 138-year-old British-era facility built to facilitate tea cultivation in Assam. The small railway station in Nagaon district has been given a complete facelift for Rs 15.85 crore and was a part of 103 Amrit Bharat stations across the country, virtually…
New Delhi: India on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserting that those responsible must be brought to justice. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were shot dead outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC on Wednesday evening, allegedly by a man, according…
New Delhi: India and Pakistan directly negotiated the cessation of cross-border firing. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, adding that New Delhi made it clear to every nation, including the US, that Islamabad had to initiate the call to halt the firing. Jaishankar made the remarks in an interview with Dutch broadcaster NOS,…
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Congress president Y S Sharmila’s indefinite hunger strike in support of dismissed Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) contract workers was foiled on Wednesday by police, hours after commencement, a party source said. Sharmila protested, demanding the reinstatement of 2,000 contract workers. “Police came and foiled Sharmila’s hunger strike around 9 PM,” a Congress source…
Chennai: The Supreme Court staying the ED probe against state-run TASMAC in Tamil Nadu is a “big blow” to the BJP’s efforts to malign the party-led government in the state, and the central probe agency was a “blackmailing organisation,” senior DMK leader R S Bharathi said on Thursday. Responding to the apex court staying the…
Bikaner (Raj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the country’s enemies have learnt what happens when ‘sindoor’ becomes gunpowder and lauded India’s armed forces for creating such a trap that Pakistan was forced to go down on its knees. In his first public address in Rajasthan after Operation Sindoor, which was launched in…
Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the official custodian of the famous Venkateswara temple here, is exploring the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and facial recognition technology to enhance the pilgrimage experience, said an official on Thursday. TTD executive officer (EO) J Syamala Rao said the temple body will employ these technologies to authenticate genuine…
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Thursday announced the expulsion of a staffer of the Indian High Commission. India on Wednesday expelled a Pakistani official working at the Pakistan High Commission on charges of involvement in espionage, in the second such expulsion in a week, people familiar with the matter said. The Ministry of External Affairs…
United Nations: The aromas and flavors of popular Indian teas permeated the halls of the United Nations headquarters as India hosted a special event to commemorate International Tea Day to highlight the beverage’s contribution in empowering communities and fostering inclusive economic growth. The Permanent Mission of India to the UN hosted a high-level event on…
Jammu: Security forces on Thursday launched a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district after an exchange of fire with suspected terrorists, officials said. The firefight took place between the security forces and the suspected terrorists during a search operation following a tip-off about their presence in the Shingpora area of Chhatru,…
