Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam (File photo) NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested two men for harbouring terrorists involved in Pahalgam terror attack. The accused — Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar from Batkote and Bashir Ahmad Jothar from Hill Park, both residents of Pahalgam -allegedly provided shelter, food, and logistical support to three armed terrorists…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister has said that India should not expect “smooth sailing” all the time when it comes to relations with neighbouring countries. Speaking in an interview on DD India, he said that New Delhi has worked to create a “collective interest” with its neighbours—so that even if governments change, the relationship stays…
AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad NEW DELHI: Jolted by the tragic crashes of Air India flight 171 and multiple helicopters in Uttrakhand within the last one month, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a “comprehensive special audit” of Indian aviation ecosystem. This covers scheduled, non-scheduled, and private airlines; maintenance, repair, and overhaul…
US President Donald Trump (left) and Justice Yashwant Varma (AP) The United States early on Sunday launched strikes on three key Iranian nuclear and military facilities, escalating the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.President Donald Trump called the operation “very successful,” confirming that the targets included Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, with Fordow identified as the…
NEW DELHI: The next phase of central assistance (seed funding) for states to take up transformative projects under the Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) will focus more on revitalising core areas of cities and fixing legacy infrastructure gaps, such as bad drainage, sanitation and polluted water bodies.Officials said the focus of this…
NEW DELHI: Amplifying his attacks on the Election Commission for not providing the voters’ lists of Maharashtra as sought by Congress, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the poll watchdog’s fresh decision to destroy videos of various stages of election process in 45 days instead of one year is another evidence that…
English is “empowering” not “shameful” and it is a tool to break the chains, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said following home minister Amit Shah‘s reported remarks on English. On Friday, Rahul on X also said, “English is not a chain – it is a tool to break the chains.” “In today’s world, English is…
AGRA: A Pocso court in Aligarh sentenced a man, in his late 30s, to life imprisonment for raping and physically assaulting an eight-year-old girl on Nov 16, 2020, near a brick kiln, where he worked and the survivor’s family lived. Court found Shailesh Manjhi, of Bihar’s Nalanda district, guilty under IPC sections 376 (rape), 323…
Indians, who were staying in Iran, evacuated safely from war torn country Iran NEW DELHI: While 827 Indian nationals were back from Iran by Saturday evening, 800 more had approached the Indian embassy in Tehran for evacuation. The number of evacuees, in fact, was expected to exceed 1,100 with 300 more scheduled to arrive in…
PUNE: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a comprehensive rainfall warning of extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall (red and orange alerts) across several states over the next week. Heavy precipitation exceeding 200mm in 24 hours has been forecast for isolated areas in Madhya Pradesh on June 23, with Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and…
