After Tharoor picked to lead delegation on Operation Sindoor, Cong says govt ‘playing games’

New Delhi:  The Congress on Saturday accused the government of “playing games” with a “mischievous mindset” by announcing names of heads of diplomatic outreach delegations after Operation Sindoor other than the four given by the party. The opposition party’s attack came after Shashi Tharoor, not part of the four leaders nominated by the Congress, was…

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Nine killed in lightning strikes in Odisha

Bhubaneshwar:  At least nine people, including six women, were killed and some others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes across Odisha amid thunderstorms in the state, officials said. While three persons died in Koraput district, two each died in Jajpur and Ganjam districts, and one each in Dhenkanal and Gajapati districts on Friday, they…

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66% desilting work completed in Delhi: CM

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said more than 66 per cent of desilting work has been completed and 190 pumps deployed across the city to tackle waterlogging ahead of the monsoon season. Gupta held a review meeting with the Irrigation and Flood Control Department on monsoon preparedness and directed officials that…

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‘Victory for employees’: BJP’s Amit Malviya, Suvendu Adhikari on SC directing WB govt to pay 25% DA to its employees

New Delhi/Kolkata: Amit Malviya, a BJP leader, on Friday termed the Supreme Court’s order directing the West Bengal government to pay 25% DA (Dearness Allowance) to State government employees as “a major victory” for the employees, reported PTI. “This is a major victory for West Bengal government employees and the BJP Bengal,” Malviya said in a post…

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Op Sindoor shows PM’s political will, precise intelligence, infallible fire power of forces: Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Operation Sindoor was a reflection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s firm political will, precise intelligence gathering by various agencies, and unmatched strike capability of the country’s armed forces. He said this after inaugurating an upgraded multi-agency centre in Delhi for intelligence sharing among various agencies….

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Manipur encounter: Security forces recover 12 firearms, ammunition from gunfight spot in Chandel

Imphal:  Two days after 10 militants were killed during a gunfight with security forces in Manipur’s Chandel district near the Indo-Myanmar border, efforts are currently underway to identify the deceased, a Defence PRO said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the PRO, security forces recovered 12 firearms, ammunition, and a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)…

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IMF must rethink assistance to Pakistan: Rajnath

Bhuj (Guj): India on Friday called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider its USD one billion assistance to Pakistan, suggesting that Islamabad could use it for terror funding. In an address to military personnel here, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India does not want the funding it gives to the IMF should be…

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Punjab Police busts ISI-controlled, Pak-based narco-smuggling module; one arrested

Chandigarh:  Punjab Police on Friday said it has busted a Pakistan-based and ISI-controlled narco-smuggling module and arrested its Indian operative with 85 kg of heroin. The module was being operated by a UK-based drug handler, police said. “In the biggest drug seizure of 2025, @TarnTaranPolice busts a cross-border, #ISI-controlled-# Pakistan-based narco-smuggling module operated by #UK-based…

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