New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday asserted that at no stage in any conversation with the US was there any linkage of trade with Operation Sindoor, and the request for halting the military action came from the Pakistani side through the DGMO channel. Jaishankar also said the result of India’s diplomacy post-Pahalgam…
New Delhi: 45 years ago, a film was made by six National Award-winning directors, Aruna Raje, that was based on black magic. The film, written by Vijay Tendulkar, narrates the experience of a family with black magic. Released in 1980, it wasn’t a massive box office success upon its initial release, but it gained a…
New Delhi: In a historic moment, India’s Divya Deshmukh has defeated Koneru Humpy in the final of the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup. The clash between the two was forced into a tiebreaker. Deshmukh had already made history by becoming the first Indian to ever reach the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025,…
New Delhi: A Delhi court would likely pronounce its order on the aspect of cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet in the National Herald case involving Congress’s Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Special judge Vishal Gogne on July 15 reserved the order after taking into account the submissions on the aspect of cognisance from both sides….
New Delhi: In a relief to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the June 17 Calcutta High Court decision that stalled the implementation of a revised list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). “Prima facie, the high court order seems to be erroneous,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said in the Lok Sabha that Operation Sindoor was “paused” as the armed forces had achieved the desired politico-military objectives and asserted that there was “no pressure” to end it. If Pakistan indulges in a fresh misadventure, it will resume again, the minister said in his opening…
Chennai: The unique Earth observation satellite, NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) will be launched through the GSLV-S16 on July 30, said ISRO chairman V Narayanan. Weighing 2,392 kg, NISAR is a unique Earth observation satellite and the first to observe the Earth with a dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (NASA’s L-band and ISRO’s S-band), both using…
Jammu: Braving heavy rains, more than 1600 pilgrims left Jammu on Monday for the twin base camps of the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security arrangements. The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high shrine, which commenced on July 3 from the valley, has recorded darshan of the ice lingam of…
New Delhi: When Pakistan crossed the red lines drawn by India, terror camps faced the fire, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday as the Lok Sabha takes up the discussion on Operation Sindoor. “Discussion on #OperationSindoor to begin today… When Ravan crossed the Laxman Rekha, Lanka burned. When Pakistan crossed the red lines…
New Delhi: Just hours ahead of the start of the debate on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha, Congress sources on Monday claimed that it had approached Shashi Tharoor asking him to be a speaker, but the Thiruvanthapuram MP declined. Sources said Congress Lok Sabha Deputy Leader Gaurav Gogoi spoke to Tharoor on the instructions of…
