New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Pete Hegseth have agreed to firm up a 10-year framework to further expand defence and strategic ties between India and the US. The decision on the defence framework was mentioned in a Pentagon statement that...
Rudraprayag: Amid relentless rainfall and deteriorating weather conditions in Uttarakhand, around 40 devotees returning from the Kedarnath Dham were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Thursday after being stranded near the Sonprayag landslide zone. The pilgrims were trapped following a sudden landslide that...
Accra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana', the country's national honour, for his "distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership". Modi received the award Wednesday from the Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama. "Honoured to be...
Redmond: Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday. The company declined to say how many people would be laid off but said that it will comprise less than 4% of the...
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has constituted a four-member expert committee to investigate Monday’s explosion at Sigachi Industries in Pashamylaram, which claimed the lives of 40 workers and left several others injured. The committee, to be headed by B. Venkateshwar Rao, Emeritus Scientist, CSIR-IICT, will identify...
Jammu: An encounter is underway between security forces and terrorists at Chatroo area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, an army official said Wednesday. He said that based on a specific intelligence report, a joint search operation was launched in Kanzal Mandu, Kishtwar. “Contact...
Dhaka: Bangladesh's deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was Wednesday sentenced to six months in prison in a contempt of court case by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), according to a local media report. The verdict was issued by a three-member bench of the International Crimes...
New Delhi: The Road Transport Ministry has allowed cab aggregators to charge up to two times the base fare during peak hours, as opposed to 1.5 times earlier, while for non-peak hours, the fare must be at least 50 per cent of the base fare....
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday flagged off the first batch of Yatris for this year’s Amarnath Yatra from Jammu for the Valley as the 36-day long pilgrimage begins Thursday. Amid slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, ‘Bum Bum Bhole’ and ‘Barfani...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday departed for Accra, Ghana, kicking off a landmark five-nation tour aimed at boosting India’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic ties across Africa and Latin America. The weeklong visit — covering Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia —...
Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh’s candid revelations about Operation Sindoor at a FICCI event ‘New...
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The BJP’s constitution (Article 3) says, “Integral Humanism shall be the philosophy of the party.” The party’s membership form has...
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India’s espionage architecture is quietly shifting. The appointment of Parag Jain as the new chief of RAW comes at a...
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Revolting against oppression and seeking freedom is ingrained in human nature, something that a repressive regime finds out sooner or...
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