NEW DELHI: A local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was shot and injured late Thursday night in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district, triggering a political row between the ruling party and the BJP.Raju Dey, the ‘karmadhyaksha’ of the Cooch Behar Block 2 Panchayat Samity, sustained a bullet injury to his right shoulder after unidentified men opened…
NEW DELHI: The man who allegedly raped a 22-year-old data scientist in her flat in the Kondhwa area of Pune after posing as a courier delivery agent has been arrested, police confirmed on Thursday, as reported by PTI. The arrest came after a two days-long manhunt involving multiple police teams and forensic experts.The accused had…
NEW DELHI: Operation Sindoor, launched by India in the aftermath of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, was used by China as a pretext to turn Pakistan into a testing ground for it s weapons, deputy chief of army staff (Capability Development and Sustenance), Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh said on Friday. He added that India…
Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia NEW DELHI: Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia has become the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy, paving the way for a new era of women fighter pilots in the Navy.In a post on X, the Indian Navy announced that Lt Atul Kumar Dhull and Slt…
NEW DELHI: Deputy chief of army staff (capability development and sustenance), lieutenant general Rahul R Singh on Friday said that China was providing live inputs to Pakistan during India’s ‘Operation Sindoor‘.Speaking at the ‘New Age Military Technologies’ event organised by FICCI, Lt Gen Singh said, “When the DGMO level talks were going on, Pakistan was…
Bihar ki beti (Image: PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Indian roots Trinidad and Tobago counterpart Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday (Thursday in T&T) and called her “Bihar ki Beti” (daughter of Bihar), spotlighting her ancestral roots in Bihar’s Buxar district.While addressing a community event during PM Modi’s visit, Bissessar praised PM Modi and recited…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday launched a targeted attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the condition of roads in PM’s parliamentary constituency, Varanasi. “People are sharing photos of Varanasi roads on social media. Varanasi is the Lok Sabha constituency of the prime minister. However, he is unable to maintain…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recalled various achievements of his government as it completed four years in the state on Friday. CM Dhami highlighted the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the promise it made to the people.“UCC was the resolution of our election. We implemented the UCC within the state. Under…
PM Narendra Modi with T&T PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday (Thursday in T&T) for a two-day official visit, marking the second leg of his foreign tour. During his visit to the Caribbean country, he referred to his counterpart, Prime Minister Kamla…
India’s empowerment journey is at a critical inflection point. While its developmental story often showcases soaring GDP figures and rising global stature, this progress masks a more complex reality. For millions on the margins, advancement remains a distant promise. Caste, gender, disability, religion, and sexuality frequently intersect, forging layers of exclusion that persist despite legislative…
