SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Security forces shot dead three Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists Thursday during a gunfight in Tral area of south Kashmir, the second clash in the region in 48 hours after three Lashkar-e-Taiba men were killed Tuesday.Terrorists Asif Ahmad Sheikh, Amir Nazir Wani, and Yawar Ahmad Bhat — all three Kashir natives — were killed after forces launched…
Representational Image (AI-generated) YAMUNANAGAR: In a landmark verdict, a Yamunanagar court has sentenced a man to death for the abduction, rape, and murder of a 6-year-old girl, after what is believed to be the first such conviction under India’s new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) law. The ruling brings closure to a horrific case that shook…
CM Dhami meets Yuvak, Mahila Mangal Dal representatives; announce incentives (Photo: ANI) Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday interacted with the representatives of Yuvak and Mahila Mangal Dals from across the state under the mukhya sevak samvad, held at the mukhya sevak sadan at the chief minister’s residence. On this occasion, the chief minister…
Ramgopal Yadav; Wing Commander Vyomika Singh NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday sparked a controversy with a remark on the caste of Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian Air Force.Wing Commander Singh was a regular face in the press briefings on the Indian armed forces’ “Operation Sindoor,” along with…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with Mawlawi Amir Khan, the acting foreign minister of Afghanistan‘s Taliban-led regime, and welcomed his ‘firm rejection’ of the recent attempts to create ‘distrust’ between the two countries.“Good conversation with acting Afghan foreign minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi this evening. Deeply appreciate his condemnation of…
NEW DELHI: India has decided to continue confidence-building measures along the border to reduce alertness levels, the Indian Army said on Thursday, following talks between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan.“Further to the understanding between the two DGMOs on 10th of May 2025, it has been decided to continue the…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday refuted the claims made by Donald Trump on India-US trade deal and said that the talks were still ongoing and nothing had been decided yet. This came hours after the US president claimed that India had agreed to bring down tariffs to zero.“On the trade remarks….
NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday reacted to the party’s “lakshman rekha” remark and said that he wasn’t the grand old party’s spokesperson. This came after the Thiruvananthapuram MP differed from the party’s stance in attacking the BJP-led central government over US President Donald Trump‘s interference in India-Pakistan truce. He, in fact,…
NEW DELHI: Solicitor general Tushar Mehta will lead a team of senior lawyers who will be special public prosecutors for the trial against Pakistani-Canadian national Tahawwur Rana, a “key conspirator” of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, the government announced on Thursday.In a notification, the Ministry of home affairs (MHA) said the appointments are under the…
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