SRINAGAR: The Union government’s approval on Monday of 19 major road and tunnel projects worth Rs 10,637 crore, including a key tunnel on the historical Mughal Road linking Shopian, in the Kashmir Valley, with Poonch in Jammu, has caused widespread excitement across Kashmir.The proposed Peer Ki Gali tunnel, which will turn the 84-km Mughal Road…
NEW DELHI: The closure of UAE and Qatar airspace late Monday night as missiles were fired from Iran towards US bases in Qatar and Iraq threw commercial air traffic completely out of gear. Hundreds of lights to and from the region — that houses mega hubs like Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi along with multiple…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh addresses the gathering at Rashtrapati Bhavan Complex (ANI) Defence minister Rajnath Singh had said on Monday that Operation Sindoor had succeeded in “injecting fear” in the minds of terrorists and had achieved all its objectives. He was speaking at an event held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Complex. He asserted that under…
NEW DELHI: As tensions in the Middle East escalate and Qatar temporarily suspends its airspace, Indian carriers Air India Express and IndiGo have issued travel advisories, warning passengers of flight disruptions including delays, diversions, and cancellations.Air India Express confirmed that a Doha-bound flight from Kochi was diverted to Muscat, while another flight from Kannur was…
NEW DELHI: To ensure that road crash victims get medical assistance in the quickest possible time, the next-generation ambulances will have equipment such as glassbreak or window punch tool, rescue axe, bolt cutter, heavy-duty hydraulic jack and basic vehicle tool set to extricate persons trapped inside vehicles, as happens often after accidents.The Centre is finalising…
BJP MLA supporters assault passenger over window seat NEW DELHI: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Monday accused BJP MLA Rajeev Singh of orchestrating an assault on a train passenger over a window seat dispute aboard the New Delhi–Bhopal Vande Bharat Express.Shrinate posted a video on X alleging that Singh, used his “goons” to beat up…
Shashi Tharoor with PM Modi. NEW DELHI: Shashi Tharoor, whose frosty ties with the Congress leadership is now an open secret, has yet again taken a diametrically opposite stand from his party and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the global diplomatic outreach following “Operation Sindoor“. In an article published in The Hindu, Tharoor said:…
Iran fired missiles at the US-operated Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar late Monday, prompting loud explosions across Doha and nearby Lusail, according to multiple media reports. The missile barrage, confirmed by Iranian state TV, came just hours after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution.Iranian television described the strike as “a mighty and successful…
Shashi Tharoor with PM Modi. (IANS photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his energy, dynamism and willingness to engage remains a ‘prime asset’ for India globally. These remarks could strain his relationship with Congress party leadership.Tharoor made these comments in an article in the Hindu and…
NEW DELHI: Another group of Indian nationals stranded in conflict-hit Iran was successfully brought home as part of Operation Sindhu, with a special flight carrying 290 Indians and one Sri Lankan national landing in Delhi late Saturday night.Welcoming the evacuees, Union minister of state for external affairs Pabitra Margherita said the government’s evacuation mission remains…