Jerusalem: The United States said it was discussing a joint response after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, warning Tehran of “severe consequences”. Israel vowed it would make Iran “pay” after the attack late Tuesday, with most of the missiles intercepted, and pledged to immediately strike “the Middle East powerfully”. Tehran, in turn,…
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has made one of the biggest drug busts ever seen in the city, seizing over 560 kilograms of cocaine estimated to be worth around Rs 2,000 crore, officials said here. A Delhi Police Special Cell team nabbed four people from South Delhi’s Mehrauli and confiscated the consignment weighing over 565…
Chandigarh: Launching a scathing attack on the BJP for failing to fulfil the promises made to people, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an expert in telling lies. “It is Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversaries today. Mahatma Gandhi taught us truth and non-violence. I don’t want…
Hazaribagh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled development projects worth over Rs 83,700 crore in Jharkhand, reaffirming his government’s commitment to the state’s progress. He emphasised the importance of tribal development, stating that Mahatma Gandhi’s vision for this demographic is “our asset.” Modi launched the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, which will be…
Pune: Two pilots and an engineer were killed after a helicopter belonging to a private aviation company crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said. Lok Sabha member and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state president Sunil Tatkare told PTI he was supposed to travel from Mumbai to Raigad on Wednesday…
Tel Aviv/Tehran: In a sharp escalation of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iranian-backed militias, Iran fired nearly 200 missiles into Israel on Tuesday. The attack comes after the U.S. issued warnings that an Iranian strike was imminent. Air raid sirens blared across Israel, prompting residents to seek shelter, but no immediate casualties were reported….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the most iconic figure of India’s freedom movement, on his birth anniversary. In a post on X, Modi said the revered Bapu’s life and ideals based on truth, harmony and equality would always be an inspiration for the country’s people. Gandhi, hailed…
Our Political Desk In a significant turn of events, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah returned land linked to the Mysore Urban Land Ceiling scam, following a lost legal battle to stall a Lokayukta investigation. The allegations against Siddaramaiah pertain to his alleged involvement in a land scam involving hundreds of crores, with his wife, Parvati, being…
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his US counterpart Antony Blinken met in Washington DC and discussed working together to address regional and global challenges. Jaishankar — on his first visit to the US capital since the third Modi government took office — met Blinken on Tuesday at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the…
Lahore: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) late on Tuesday announced that it has stopped all its flights from using Iranian airspace following Iran’s missile attack on Israel. The PIA issued a direction to all captains and flight operations of the airline in this regard. “The plans of all flights are being restructured to avoid using Iranian…
