New Delhi: Border Security Force on Sunday said that Pak-backed terrorist launching pads are active across the LoC even after the security forces destroyed several of them in PoK during Operation Sindoor. “Several terrorist launching pads across the LoC were destroyed during Operation Sindoor, but some launching pads are still active where there is the…
Chennai: Cyclone Ditwah is expected to weaken into a deep depression and the weather system would be centred over the southwest Bay of Bengal within a minimum distance of 30 km from the coasts of North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by midnight of Sunday, the Regional Meteorological Centre said. In an update about Cyclone Ditwah,…
Sri Vijaya Puram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that ‘Samudrika Naval Marine Museum’ in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is one of the places that attract people interested in Navy-related tourism. In the 128th episode of his programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi also highlighted key institutions that showcase India’s maritime heritage. “For those interested…
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday extended by one week the entire schedule of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and three Union Territories amid allegations by opposition parties that the “tight timelines” were creating problems for people and ground-level poll officials. In a statement, the poll authority…
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan paid his tribute to late Bollywood legend Dharmendra and said his death has been a “massive shock” for the entire nation. The “Sholay” actor breathed his last on Monday, aged 89. His acting career spanned over six decades. Salman spoke of the late actor during the episode of his…
New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party on Sunday said it would not allow Parliament to function if a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is not held during the Winter Session. After an all-party meeting convened by the government a day before the Winter Session of Parliament, SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav asserted that…
Patna: A blame-game is on in Bihar’s opposition camp, Mahagathbandhan, which faced a humiliating defeat in the recently held assembly polls that saw the ruling NDA retain power by winning more than 200 seats in the 243-strong House. Cat was set among the pigeons earlier this week when leaders of the Congress, who were in…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Winter session of Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said the House should be allowed to function smoothly and that the government will keep on holding discussions with all parties to ensure smooth proceedings. Asked whether the demand by the opposition for a discussion on Special Intensive Revision…
Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma has smashed a 12-ball half-century, playing for Punjab against Bengal in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match in here on Sunday. It is the joint-third fastest fifty and joint-second-fastest by an Indian in men’s T20 cricket. Opening the batting with Prabhsimran Singh, Abhishek took apart a bowling attack headlined by Mohammed Shami…
Our Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has once again slipped into media headlines—not for a giant-killing Ranji triumph, not for unearthing the next VVS Laxman, but for something depressingly routine: allegations of corruption. This time, the storm has been kicked up by a familiar constituency—parents of youngsters who couldn’t cut, wondering aloud how…
