New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said friendships are “not exclusive”, particularly in a multi-polar world. In his address at a book launch here, the minister also said India is today positioning itself as a “Vishwa Mitra” and “we seek to be friends with as many as possible”. This obviously generates goodwill…
Kanpur (UP): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said compared to earlier times, the number of terrorist attacks has decreased significantly in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters here, Singh said security forces are vigilant in Jammu and Kashmir and terrorism would be completely eradicated from the region. The Union Territory is witnessing rapid development,…
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Saturday asked Chief Minister Atishi to expedite the re-appointment of 10,000 civil defence volunteers (CDVs) removed as bus marshals last year. In a letter to Atishi, Saxena said that despite his express order to immediately reappoint the CDVs, he was yet to receive a proposal from the…
Srinagar: In a huge achievement for the security forces, a top Pakistani commander of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit and two other terrorists were killed in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar and Anantnag districts on Saturday, officials said. The LeT commander, identified as Usman, was active in the valley for several years…
New Delhi: India on Saturday slammed Canada for naming it in the list of countries considered cyberthreat “adversaries”, describing the “categorization” as another example of the Canadian strategy to “attack” the country. The National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026 report issued by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Canada’s technical authority on cyber security, alleged that…
Kozhikode/Chennai: Deploring that many north Indian states lacked a film industry of their own to protect their identity and cultural ethos, as the south does, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday said if states failed to protect their own languages, then Hindi will take over and erode their identities. This was the…
Srinagar: A top Pakistani commander of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) who was active in the Valley for several years was killed and four security personnel were injured in an encounter in the Khanyar area here on Saturday, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the densely populated locality of Khanyar…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday instructed officials to immediately withdraw all notices sent to farmers concerning Waqf land issues. A decision to this effect was taken during a high-level meeting, with senior officials from the Revenue Department, the Minority Welfare Department, and the Karnataka Board of Waqfs. “Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a…
New Delhi: The AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Saturday promised to waive inflated bills for water and electricity if he comes to power again following next year’s Delhi assembly elections. Taking part in an event on the occasion of Vishwakarma Day at Transport Nagar here, he said, “I am not a politician like leaders from…
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality improved to ‘poor’ on Saturday as surface winds helped disperse pollutants. According to the Sameer app that provides hourly updates of the national Air Quality Index (AQI) published by the Central Pollution Control Board, the national capital’s AQI was at 290 compared to 362 early on Friday. An AQI between…
