NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a vibrant welcome from the Indian community upon his arrival in Brazil, with on of the highlights being a cultural dance inspired by Operation Sindoor. The room in Rio de Janeiro came alive with the traditional Indian dance and folk music as members of the Indian diaspora celebrated…
NEW DELHI: The Indian defence establishment has finalised a comprehensive stringent framework to ensure that drones being acquired from domestic private sector companies do not have Chinese components and electronics in them.The mechanism, with the requisite technical verification and evaluation methodologies, will be implemented in a couple of months to further strengthen the level of…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission’s special intensive revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls just months before assembly polls has been challenged in Supreme Court with Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) telling the court that the decision has been taken arbitrarily with an impractical timeline and that it would disenfranchise lakhs of people, particularly from marginalised communities….
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC dismissed 300 petitions filed by defence ministry challenging Armed Forces Tribunal’s order that had granted disability pensions to soldiers even when they were not posted on front lines, observing that disability pensions to armed forces personnel acknowledge their sacrifice to the nation.“It is not an act of generosity, but a rightful…
PATIALA: A misunderstanding between a couple led to double suicide in a family in Pooniwal village in Punjab’s Patiala district.Gurmeet Singh, 42, took his own life, unaware that his wife, Manpreet Kaur, had died by suicide days earlier. Their three children are now orphaned.The couple had marital troubles and the wife walked out with their…
NEW DELHI: In a landmark agreement in defence cooperation, India and Australia have initiated a research project to enhance undersea surveillance capabilities, focusing on early detection and tracking of submarines and autonomous underwater vehicles.As per Australia’s Department of Defence, the agreement outlines a three-year joint project between Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG’s) Information…
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: At least 36 Amarnath pilgrims suffered minor injuries Saturday after a bus hit another in a Pahalgam-bound convoy that had stopped at Chanderkote in J&K’s Ramban district for breakfast, triggering a chain collision among four buses.The accident occurred around 7.15am after the driver of the first bus reportedly lost control due to brake failure….
SRINAGAR: J&K high court recently acquitted a man sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly murdering his wife in 2012, citing major flaws in the investigation and granting him benefit of the doubt.The division bench overturned the 2015 conviction by principal sessions judge of Udhampur, ruling that the prosecution’s case was riddled with inconsistencies, unreliable evidence,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared his condolences for the people affected by the deadly floods in Texas, USA.In a post on X, he wrote, “Deeply saddened to learn about loss of lives, especially children in the devastating floods in Texas. Our condolences to the US Government and the bereaved families.“At least…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday denied media reports suggesting that its team conducted a raid in McLeodganj, Himachal Pradesh in connection with the security of Dalai Lama or any Khalistani terror financing case on Friday.In a sharp clarification, the NIA said the search…
