Chennai: The flight carrying an Indian MP delegation to Moscow, led by DMK leader Kanimozhi, had to circle in the sky for some time due to a drone attack, but the aircraft later landed safely. Kanimozhi was leading the delegation of MPs deputed by the Centre as part of an international outreach post Operation Sindoor,…
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday said the crew of an IndiGo flight from the national capital to Srinagar on Wednesday had sought permission to enter the Pakistan airspace to avoid turbulence, but the request was rejected. In a detailed statement about the incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said there was…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Northeastern region is witnessing unprecedented progress and the government is determined to accelerate its growth story. Addressing the ‘Rising North East Investors Summit’ here, he also said that the diversity of the Northeast is its biggest strength and that the region is emerging as the…
Narayanpur: The 27 Naxalites, including 12 women, who were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district were dreaded cadres and carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 3.33 crore in the state, an official has said. In one of the biggest strikes on Naxalites, security forces gunned down Nambala Keshav Rao alias…
New Delhi: Delhi University on Thursday objected to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s unannounced visit to its North Campus, calling it a breach of institutional protocol and a disruption of student governance operations. “Shri Rahul Gandhi has done this for the second time… coming to the university without any intimation and information to the University of…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday conferred six Kirti Chakras, including four posthumously, to personnel of the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary valour in the line of duty. The Kirti Chakra is India’s second-highest peace-time gallantry award. Col Manpreet Singh of the Sikh Light Infantry, two other…
Lucknow: The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind on Thursday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government is forcibly closing down unrecognised madrasas in the state and said it has decided to approach the Allahabad High Court against the “unconstitutional” move, which “violates educational rights”. The decision was taken during a key meeting of the state executive committee of the…
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,…
