Jammu: Commanding a border outpost within eyeball-to-eyeball contact of a Pakistani post along the International Border, Assistant Commandant Neha Bhandari led her troops to silence three forward hostile posts across the zero line (area closest to enemy territory) by giving a befitting reply. Apart from Neha, six women constables held a gun position on a…
New Delhi: The Padma Awards ceremony realises Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to encourage people-led social transformations by honouring individuals who have quietly brought positive changes, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said. Hosting a dinner in honour of those who were conferred with the Padma Awards on Tuesday night, Shah also said that the…
Gulmarg (JK): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the April 22 Pahalgam attack has not stalled the conversation around restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and that he had raised the issue at the recent meeting of the NITI Aayog governing council. “No, not at all. If you were to take out the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Hindutva icon Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary, saying a grateful nation can never forget the saga of his indomitable courage and struggle. Lauding him as a true son of “Mother India”, Modi said even the harshest torture from the colonial British power…
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said terrorism was not a proxy war but a deliberate war strategy adopted by Pakistan, and India will respond to it accordingly. Speaking at a Gujarat government programme here, he also batted for buying Indian products to boost the country’s economy. Refusing to make any distinction between non-state…
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused Rahul Gandhi of spreading lies using an “imported toolkit” as he denounced the Congress leader’s claims that eligible candidates from SC, ST, and OBC communities were being deliberately declared ‘not found suitable’ to keep them away from education and leadership. Pradhan alleged Rahul Gandhi and…
Pahalgam: Tourism should be conflict-neutral and should not be a barometer to project normalcy, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday after a special cabinet meeting here to give a clear message that the government will not be “intimidated by cowardly acts of terror”. The chief minister, in his first press conference…
Mumbai: South Mumbai recorded extremely heavy rainfall, with over 250 mm in just 13 hours ending at 11 am on Monday, officials said. According to data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Nariman Point received the highest rainfall at 252 mm, followed by the BMC headquarters (216 mm) and Colaba pumping station (207 mm) between…
Dahod/Bhuj: On his first visit to Gujarat since Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mounted a searing attack on Pakistan, asked it citizens to raise their voices against terrorism and also highlighted India becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy. After arriving in Vadodara in the morning on a two-day visit to his home state,…
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday slammed the Congress over its “undeclared emergency” charge at Modi government, saying it is “deeply ironic” that the Gandhi family-dominated party that imposed Emergency in 1975 for “personal and political gain” is now speaking about democracy and freedom of speech. This came after the Congress took a swipe at…
