KOLKATA: At least seven people were killed and 21 others reported missing after a massive fire tore through a warehouse complex in eastern Kolkata early Monday, trapping workers who had been sleeping inside units packed with flammable materials. The complex housed a decorators’ unit and a factory supplying a popular momo chain.Police initially confirmed three…
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday laid the foundation stone for development works in the national capital’s slum areas under the Jhuggi Basti Sampark Abhiyan Toli scheme. The inauguration took place at the Chief Minister’s Public Service Centre on the occasion of India’s 77th Republic Day.During the inauguration, she noted that this was the first…
Representative image (AP) LONDON: Three British nationals have been charged with targeting two Pakistan dissidents in the UK who are prominent supporters of jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan.Karl Blackbird, (40) and Clark McAulay (39), both from Coventry, and Doneto Brammer (21) from London, appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court on Saturday. They did not indicate…
LONDON: An Indian-born British civil servant has found himself unwittingly under fire on social media over the controversial Chagos deal.Dr Francis Vijay Narasimhan Rangarajan was born in Delhi and educated at Cambridge University where he obtained a master’s in maths and PhD in astrophysics.Since March 2024 he has been chief executive of the Electoral Commission….
SRINAGAR: A proposed railway line from Bijbehara to the tourist resort of Pahalgam is facing growing opposition in Jammu and Kashmir, where political figures have joined local residents in protest, arguing that the project would divest them of vast agriculture, apple orchard lands and severely impact their livelihood.Bijbehara is a historic town in Anantnag district…
CHANDIGARH: A fourth-generation Army officer from Chandigarh, carrying a family legacy that stretches from the cavalry of the British Indian Army to post-Independence gallantry and modern-day integrated warfare, was among the commanding faces of this year’s Republic Day parade. Captain Samira Zeenat Buttar, from Chandigarh’s Sector 36 led the Integrated Operational Centre tableau themed on…
LONDON: The decline of rainforests and glacier-fed rivers could lead to global competition for food and water as early as the 2030s, UK intelligence chiefs have warned, adding that the decline of Himalayan rivers will “almost certainly escalate tensions” between China, India and Pakistan, potentially leading to nuclear war.The British govt report warns that ecosystem…
SRINAGAR: After this season’s first major widespread snowfall last week, Jammu and Kashmir is once again bracing for heavy snowfall as another western disturbance was set to hit the region Monday evening.The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a major advisory, warning that the fresh spell of snowfall could disrupt air traffic and key highways,…
CHANDIGARH: A 27-year-old first-generation Army officer from Bathinda commanded a T-90 Bhishma main battle tank at the Republic Day parade this year, as Captain Vipanjot Virk of the Indian Army’s 77 Armoured Regiment led it along Kartavya Path. Commissioned as the first Young Officer of the regiment, Captain Virk traces his decision to join the…
SRINAGAR: Pakistan’s attempts to destroy J&K’s tourism have failed, deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary said in a Republic Day speech on Monday while appealing to people across India and abroad to visit Kashmir as it is “peaceful and ready to welcome” visitors.Addressing a gathering on behalf of the National Conference (NC) govt at Bakshi Stadium…