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…
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…
New Delhi: With the government nominating him to lead a diplomatic outreach delegation after Operation Sindoor, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that when national interest is involved and his services are required, he will not be found wanting. Tharoor also said he is honoured by the invitation of the government to lead an…
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…
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…
Ahmedabad: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to his home state, Gujarat, from Saturday, during which he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of several projects. On Saturday, Shah will inaugurate primary health centres in Vavol and Pethapur area under Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) as well as an…
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….
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)…
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…
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…
