Omar Abdullah (left), and Mehbooba Mufti NEW DELHI: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday criticised Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah for his recent comments about the Tulbul Navigation Project and the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The party said such remarks could affect the “fragile” peace and ceasefire along the Line of Control…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan late Saturday revealed that it too would launch a diplomatic campaign led by foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to present its narrative to the world. This comes after India announced it would dispatch seven all-party delegations to key capitals to brief global leaders on Operation Sindoor and its counter-terrorism efforts.“I was contacted earlier…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s acceptance of the govt nomination to lead a global outreach team, coming close on the heels of his comments about the conflict with Pakistan, including a defence of Modi govt on the Pahalgam attack, and complaints at the Congress Working Committee meeting that he was…
Allahabad High Court has validated professor Naima Khatoon’s appointment as Aligarh Muslim University’s Vice-Chancellor, dismissing challenges to the selection process. The court emphasized the adherence to regulations and hailed the appointment as a progressive step for gender representation. Khatoon expressed faith in the judiciary, viewing the verdict as a reaffirmation of democratic values within the…
BENGALURU: A tiff over something as trivial as buying cigarettes triggered a road rage that led to the death of a software engineer in Bengaluru recently. One of his associates, also a techie, was injured after their bike was hit from behind by an SUV.Minutes before ramming the bike with his Creta, sales executive Prateek…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump said his talking to India and Pakistan and bringing them back from the brink is a “bigger success” than he’ll ever be given credit for, saying there was “great hatred” among the two nations and tensions got to a point where the next phase was probably “nuclear”.“A…
YouTuber among 6 arrested for spying for Pakistan CHANDIGARH: Haryana police’s anti-espionage wing arr-ested Hisar-based travel vlogger Jyoti Malhotra on charges of spying and sharing sensitive information with Pakistani intelligence.The 34-year-old, who runs a YouTube channel with over 3.2 lakh subscribers and maintains a large following across several platforms, is also accused of circulating pro-Pakistan…
GUWAHATI: Manipur police have filed an FIR against Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) Delhi and NCR president Paojakhup Guite after a video surfaced showing him threatening to block Meitei people from crossing buffer zones to attend next week’s Shirui Lily festival in Ukhrul district.Police launched a search to arrest Guite. Police in Mizoram, Assam, Nagaland and…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has directed a CBI probe supported by forensic exam into alleged manipulation of JEE (Mains) 2025 scorecards, after two candidates claimed discrepancies in their results.Justice Vikas Mahajan ordered during a hearing on May 14 that the case be referred to Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) and CBI. “Both parties are…
NEW DELHI: Fifty-one political leaders, parliamentarians and former ministers cutting across party lines have been selected to be part of the seven delegations that will travel to world capitals to put across India’s resolve to tackle terrorism with Op Sindoor.Each delegation will have 7-8 leaders, to be assisted by former diplomats. Of the 51 leaders,…
