NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh on Friday hailed said Operation Sindoor saying that will be remembered as a conflict that achieved its objectives with speed and precision, and brought Pakistan “to its knees”. Singh said that India struck multiple targets in Pakistan and also destroyed 4-5 Pakistani fighter jets.Speaking at a…
NEW DELHI: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Friday shared a copy of singer Zubeen Garg‘s autopsy report and preliminary findings with the Indian High Commission, following the artist’s death in Singapore last month.The handover was made at the request of Indian authorities, and police investigations into the case are ongoing, the officials said in…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Mahatma Gandhi called RSS a “communal body with totalitarian outlook”, Congress said Thursday, even as it underlined that on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, BJP paid tr-ibute to the organisation closely linked to his killers. Cong-ress netas Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to Gandhi.Citing the…
NEW DELHI: The year 1984 is a defining moment in Sikh history but could events have taken a different course? A new book suggests there were windows of opportunity to control militant preacher Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, but these were squandered because “politics and politicians came in the way of conflict resolution”. In the months leading…
NEW DELHI: Gitanjali Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking his release.This comes two days after she reached out to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday to seek her intervention for the release of the climate activist, who has been lodged in Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan since being taken…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh NEW DELHI: Warning Pakistan about its recent military infrastructure build-up near the sensitive Sir Creek region, defence minister Rajnath Singh Thursday said this shows its “true intentions”. Any misadventure by the neighbour would result in a response “so strong it will change both history and geography” of the area, he warned.“In…
MEERUT/BAREILLY: Internet services, including mobile data, broadband and SMS services, were suspended across Bareilly on Thursday afternoon amid fears of unrest on Friday when people will gather to offer juma namaz. According to a govt notification, internet services will remain suspended in Bareilly from 3 pm on Oct 2 to 3 pm on Oct 4.Security…
INDORE: Vijayadashami celebrations ended in a tragedy as 11 people, mostly teenagers, drowned on Thursday evening when a tractor-trolley carrying devotees who had gone for Durga idol immersion overturned in a pond in Ardala village of MP’s Khandwa district. The accident took place when the tractor-trolley, carrying about 20-25 people, lost balance and toppled into…
Vocalist Pandit Chhannulal Mishra during a performance (PTI photo) VARANASI: Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, a doyen of Hindustani classical music and Padma Vibhushan recipient, passed away at the Mirzapur home of his daughter Namrata Mishra following a prolonged illness on Thursday morning. He was 89.“He was in hospital recently for 17-18 days with age-related issues. He…
One Person Rescued, Hunt On For Others AGRA: Three men died and five went missing after being swept away by strong currents during Durga idol immersion at an undesignated spot on the bank of Utangan river in Agra’s Dungarwala village on Thursday. One person was rescued, and a search is underway with SDRF teams deployed.Gagan…
