LehJammu: The Ladakh administration has directed the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, founded by innovator Sonam Wangchuk, to stop activities at its Desert Flower School pending a final decision by the high court. The direction was issued through a notice dated November 1 by the tehsildar's...
New Delhi: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk has dedicated a Buddhist stupa to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, crediting his outstanding vision and commitment to friendship between India and Bhutan, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said. In a post on X, Rijiju said Bhutan made a...
New Delhi: India Tuesday condemned the attack on a commercial vessel MSV AL JUSUFI near Oman's Limah, which claimed the life of an Indian national, and reiterated its call for de-escalation of tensions. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that 14...
New Delhi: In a swift operation that lasted for over 48 hours, the Indian Navy has rescued a hijacked fishing vessel with 20 crew members off the coast of Somalia. The vessel, Azini, was hijacked by armed pirates, the Navy said Tuesday. The operation culminated...
United Nations: India and Israel have voted against a draft resolution in the UN by Pakistan and Belarus on conventional arms control at regional and subregional levels, with New Delhi saying countries' security concerns are not confined within regional boundaries. The draft resolution, titled 'General...
Kathmandu: A 47-year-old Indian national was killed and another passenger injured when two helicopters collided while landing Tuesday in Nepal's Solukhumbu district, police said. The two helicopters collided while landing at Pheriche in Ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district Tuesday,...
New Delhi: Delhi Police's Assistant Commissioner of Police Manasvi Vashistha, who joined the protest by personnel outside the Police Headquarters against the transfer of two officers, has been suspended, police sources said Tuesday. The suspension comes amid controversy over the protest, in which police personnel...
Washington: US has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official says. Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island. The official, who wasn't authorized to comment publicly and spoke Monday on condition of anonymity,...
Srinagar/New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir in a money laundering case linked to an alleged terror funding case, officials said. At least four premises in Srinagar were raided under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering...
Washington: Americans will vote Tuesday in one of the most consequential elections in recent times, widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency that has been marked by a prolonged war in Iran, rising inflation, trade wars and deep divisions in society. The polling...
More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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By Dilip Cherian The litany of extensions continues. The latest is Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, whose tenure the Modi...
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