New Delhi: Politically motivated violent extremism threat in Canada since mid-1980s has manifested through Khalistani extremists seeking to use violent means to create an independent nation state called Khalistan within India’s Punjab, a report by Ottawa’s intelligence agency has said. It said a small group of Khalistani extremists are continuing to use Canada as a…
New Delhi: Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday said he reached out to the family of late Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi as soon as he got to know that the India-England Test series trophy was being renamed and tried to ensure that the former captain’s association with the marquee showdown remained intact. The Pataudi…
Patna: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted multi-state searches in connection with a money laundering investigation into an alleged scam in the recruitment of police constables in Bihar during 2023, official sources said. At least a dozen locations of private entities like agents, exam paper leak syndicate members and their associates in Patna and Nalanda…
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that he has differences of opinion with some in the party leadership, but he is not going to talk about them given the bypoll in Nilambur constituency. Speaking to reporters here, Tharoor said that Congress, its values, and its workers were very dear to…
New Delhi: Moderate turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling across five assembly constituencies across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Keral,a where bypolls are underway on Thursday. Polling commenced at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm. While the death of sitting MLAs necessitated the bypoll in one seat of Gujarat…
Raipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit a security camp and chair a meeting to review ongoing anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh during his two-day trip to the state starting from June 22, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said on Thursday. He will also lay foundation stones for a National Forensic Science University (NFSU) and…
India’s firm stand exposes the US double play After years of projecting himself as the global peacemaker, US President Donald Trump has dropped all pretenses. Following a 35-minute phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi—just before his scheduled meeting with Pakistan’s new Army Chief General Asim Munir—Trump appears to have pivoted from peacemaker to…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump said the two “very smart” leaders of India and Pakistan “decided” not to continue a war that could have turned nuclear, the first time in weeks he did not credit himself for stopping hostilities between the two neighbouring nations. Trump made the remarks while speaking to the media in…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has told his senior aides he supports plans for a potential military strike on Iran but has not yet given the final order. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump wants to wait and see if Iran will halt its nuclear programme before deciding on further action. One possible target…
New Delhi: The first flight carrying over 100 students, who were evacuated to Armenia from war-torn Iran, landed in Delhi in the early hours today (Thursday). Amid escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Indian students in Tehran were moved out of the city, 110 of them crossing the border into Armenia, through arrangements made by…
