Dubai: Militants opened fire on a group of tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday, killing at least one and injuring at least 20 others. The attack—believed to have been carried out by two to three militants at Baisaran, a scenic but remote meadow near Pahalgam—has drawn nationwide outrage and sharp condemnation from top…
Jammu/Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday condemned the terror attack in the tourist resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. Terrorists struck the prime tourist location of Pahalgham on Tuesday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 20, officials said. “I strongly…
New Delhi: Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar on Tuesday reiterated the government’s commitment to inclusive growth and social equity, calling for a unified, technology-enabled approach to empower the marginalised and realise the vision of Viksit Bharat. Delivering the keynote address at the Samajik Nyaya Par Charcha – 2025, organised by the ministry…
Mumbai: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her refusal to implement the Waqf (Amendment) Act, stating that under a federal structure, a state cannot block a law passed by Parliament. Rijiju said some misguided Muslims and politicians engaged in vote bank appeasement are opposing the…
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday asserted that every word spoken by a constitutional authority is guided by supreme national interest as he hit out at his critics for questioning his remarks on a recent Supreme Court order. A top court bench had recently prescribed a three-month timeline for the president to decide…
Ramban (J-K): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday assessed the ground situation in the aftermath of the destruction caused by heavy rains coupled with cloudbursts and landslides here, and met with the affected families. This was his second visit to the affected areas in as many days. On Monday, the chief minister…
Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered against a 40-year-old IAF officer based on a counter-complaint by a call centre employee, who was previously arrested on the officer’s complaint in a road rage incident, police said on Tuesday. Indian Air Force Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose made an allegation in a video he shared that he was…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India deeply values its long and historic ties with Saudi Arabia, asserting that their relations have acquired a strategic depth and momentum in recent years. In his departure statement ahead of his two-day visit to the kingdom on the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,…
Arun Sharma Dehradun: With the registration figure of devotees reaching 17 lakh even before the start of Chardham Yatra, the Uttarakhand government on Monday decided to increase the limit of online registration to 75 per cent. More registration counters on the yatra route of each dham will also be opened, the state government said. Garhwal…
New Delhi: India and the US said Monday that they made “significant progress” in negotiations for a mutually beneficial bilateral trade pact as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice President JD Vance held wide-ranging talks focusing on boosting cooperation in areas of defence, energy and strategic technologies. The talks took place hours after Vance,…
