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NEW DELHI: National Security Guard (NSG), the country’s elite counter-terrorism force, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with various state and union territory police forces, to lay the foundation for first-of-a-kind standard operating procedure (SOP) for counter-terror coordination, first responder interoperability and institutionalised joint training sessions for personnel.Stating that the MoU embodies India’s…

Photo credit: X/@keyakahe NEW DELHI: Photos of Shweta Khan, also known as Fultusi, who is accused of running a pornographic racket in West Bengal’s Howrah district, have surfaced online with several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders. This has led to a political controversy, with the BJP attacking chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s government and raising questions about…

Image used for representative image NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday called for urgent global action on ocean health at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, with Union minister of earth sciences Jitendra Singh urging the international community to invest in innovation, ratify the ‘High Seas Treaty’, and finalise a legally binding agreement to…

PM Modi all-party delegation members NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday convened with members of all-party delegations who had recently completed their diplomatic missions to various countries, discussing India’s firm position against Pakistan-linked terrorism post-Operation Sindoor.The delegates, gathered at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, shared their experiences with the Prime Minister. The central government…

File photo: CM Yogi Adityanath (Picture credit: ANI) LUCKNOW: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 11 years in office, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday stated that India is the only economy in the world that has doubled in one decade.“Before 2014, we were a fragile and unstable economy–India ranked 11th in the…

These 11 years of PM Modi will be written in golden words: CM Dhami (Picture credit: ANI) DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s leadership on the completion of 11 years in office, stating that India has emerged as a major global power under his tenure.Speaking at the…

Fans gather in large numbers during RCB’s felicitation ceremony after they win the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, in front of Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have expressed strong displeasure with the Karnataka government over their association with the IPL victory celebrations of Royal…

Image used for representative purposes IMPHAL: The Manipur government on Tuesday lifted prohibitory orders in three Imphal valley districts from 5 am to 5 pm, officials said.Separate orders issued by the district magistrates of Imphal West, Imphal East and Bishnupur stated that “movement of persons outside their homes is permitted from 5am to 5pm, as…

NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) [NCP (SP)] chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the split in the NCP, which he co-established 26 years ago, was unforeseen. Speaking at the foundation day event of the party, Pawar reflected on the party’s journey and the recent split that occurred in 2023.“The party faced some…

The masterminds and three accused; people behind chilling killing of Raja Raghuvanshi NEW DELHI: Honeymoon, murder and mystery in the hills of Meghalaya is nothing less than a crime series, and with each emerging detail, the story is taking twisted turns. As of now, all five accused are in custody for the alleged brutal killing…