Each base houses 16-25 personnel NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack in J&K, CRPF has set up 43 temporary operating bases across the UT, each housing 16-25 personnel who will track and eliminate terrorists holed up in the higher reaches, security officials said on Wednesday.The temporary bases, 26 of which are…
HYDERABAD: A three-month pregnant woman was hacked to death inside her home in Hyderabad Wednesday, allegedly by her former husband who was upset over her remarriage, reports Srinath Vudali.The accused, Devarakonda Mahesh, barged into Sunitha’s apartment. Carrying knives, a bottle of petrol and a chainsaw, he locked himself inside her room and allegedly attacked her…
JALANDHAR: Alleging corruption in Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, former Akal Takht jathedar and current Darbar Sahib head granthi Giani Raghbir Singh accused the Badal family of “patronising corrupt elements in the Sikh body”, and urged a Sarbat Khalsa be called to “free SGPC”, reports IP Singh.He claimed he was pressured to issue a statement during…
Vijay Mallya (File photo) MUMBAI: Vijay Mallya, founder of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, is “unable to precisely state when he will return to India”, his solicitors said in a statement before Bombay HC.He is entitled to challenge the validity of Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act provisions without being in India and, following orders passed by…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by Amit Katyal – allegedly a close aide of former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav who has been accused of cheating investors in a housing project – seeking transfer of his case to the apex court.The apex court…
SASARAM: A probe has been launched following reports of at least five deaths among attendees of a wedding function on Feb 14 in Bihar‘s Rohtas district. A team from the excise department and district officials have reached Mathiya village.According to sources, a day after Poojan Singh organised a “tilak” ceremony for his son, his other…
NEW DELHI: The governing NDA is set to further strengthen its tally in the Upper House after biennial polls for 37 seats in Rajya Sabha on March 16, but the fate of prominent retiring members such as Sharad Pawar (NCP-SP), Abhishek Manu Singhvi (Congress), Ramdas Athawale (RPI-A), Tiruchi Siva (DMK) and Priyanka Chaturvedi (Sena UBT)…
A glimpse of International Fleet Review off the coast of Visakhapatnam (Pic credit: Kanaka Nalam) NEW DELHI: Reviewing the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 off the coast of Visakhapatnam, President Droupadi Murmu — the supreme commander of the armed forces — said on Wednesday “the spirit of friendship on display today through participation of so…
IN-SPACe director Vinod Kumar NEW DELHI: Space promoter and regulator IN-SPACe on Wednesday announced an AI inspired seed fund scheme of Rs 6 crore for startups or people interested in developing AI applications in the space sector.The seed fund initiative is aimed at accelerating AI-driven innovation across India’s private space ecosystem through targeted financial and…
NEW DELHI: From inaccessible police stations and a policing system inadequately equipped to respond to concerns of persons with disabilities (PwDs) to inaccessible courtrooms and the justice system lacking crucial manpower like sign language interpreters and denying easy access to legal aid, a new report by National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People…