Panaji: The recent UK-India free trade agreement is a once-in-a-generation deal and a landmark moment for Scotch whisky to the world’s largest whisky market. The reduction from 150% to 75% tariff on Scotch whisky will be transformational for the industry. The deal has the potential to increase Scotch whisky exports to India by £1bn over…
Hyderabad: The Hare Krishna Golden Temple in Banjara Hills will host grand celebrations on May 11 to mark Sri Narasimha Jayanthi, commemorating the divine appearance of Lord Narasimha, the half-man, half-lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The temple, home to the ancient self-manifested deity Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, has been a site of worship since the…
New Delhi: The central government has empowered the Army Chief to call out “every officer and every enrolled person” of the Territorial Army (TA) to provide for essential guard or to be embodied to support or supplement the regular Army. The move comes in the wake of the ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan….
New York: India is at war with the terrorists and will bring justice to victims of the Pahalgam attack by holding the “lowlifes, subhuman monsters” accountable, Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra has said, underscoring that in no world would these terrorists be allowed a free pass. “The frame and the template in which…
New Delhi/Jammu: The Border Security Force on Friday said it has killed seven terrorists who were trying to infiltrate from across the India-Pakistan International Border in Jammu, and also destroyed a Rangers post. The incident took place in the Samba sector on the intervening night of May 8-9 after a “big group” of terrorists was…
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) was on Friday suspended indefinitely due to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the future of the ongoing edition since the cancellation of Thursday’s match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala, midway following air raid alerts in neighbouring…
New Delhi: Top Indian sports personalities like Olympic hero Neeraj Chopra, Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan have expressed their support for the country’s military action against terror infrastructure in Pakistan. A cloud of uncertainty looms over the future of the ongoing Indian Premier League amid fears of a larger military conflict between the two nuclear-armed…
Chandigarh: People in several districts of Punjab, including the key border areas of Amritsar, Pathankot and Ferozepur, spent an anxious night as authorities enforced a complete blackout amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan. Blackouts were also enforced in districts such as Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, and Hoshiarpur. The authorities also snapped power in Chandigarh, the common…
Chandigarh/Jaipur: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, many states have announced the closure of schools, blackouts in border districts, and the cancellation of leave of police personnel and administration officials. The stringent measures were taken by Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, West Bengal, and Bihar after India struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied…
New Delhi: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan participated in an event to celebrate the 77th independence day of Israel here on Thursday. In a post on X, the agriculture and rural development minister shared some visuals from the event held at Israel Embassy, and said both the nations should further strengthen their strategic partnership. “Participated in…
