Sudarshan – surface-to-air defence system NEW DELHI: The “new normal” in India’s national security playbook took on a harder edge in 2025. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country’s zero-tolerance doctrine against terrorism, especially the kind nurtured across the border in Pakistan, became not just policy but a mindset. For years, Pakistan has acted much…
NEW DELHI: Jammu police carried out extensive security and crime-control operations in 2025, conducting 541 cordon-and-search operations and 1,093 long-range patrols, while reporting no active terrorist presence in the district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.Presenting the annual crime and security review, Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police Joginder Singh said 4,134 FIRs were registered…
TL;DR: Driving the newsA new narrative about upcoming geopolitical upheaval is taking shape in a section of strategic analysts. As per this: China is destined for the top spot, while the United States and India slide into a “battle for second place.”The argument is gaining traction among Chinese strategists and analysts, including Keji Mao, who…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the West Bengal government to immediately release the enhanced honorarium for Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and warned that strict action will be taken against anyone attempting to intimidate election staff.“The state government of WB should immediately release the enhanced honorarium as approved by ECI to…
CBI crackdown: Jhansi CGST officials caught taking Rs 70 lakh bribe; Rs 1.60 crore seized NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has uncovered an alleged bribery network operating inside the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) office in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, arresting five individuals, including a deputy commissioner, two superintendents, an advocate and a…
Police in Maharashtra’s Amravati district on Wednesday arrested a pastor hailing from Kerala, and seven others including four women, on the charge of hurting religious sentiments after a man accused them of offering money to people for conversion to Christianity, officials said.Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan termed the arrest of the “Malayali Christian priest, his…
Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has sought an explanation from Air India for operating a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner despite repeated technical snags, sources said. In a show-cause notice issued this week, the DGCA flagged multiple issues related to Dreamliner aircraft VT-ANI. The notice also referred to non-compliance with the Minimum Equipment List during…
NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Sanjay Kelkar on Wednesday said several party workers were feeling sidelined after the BJP decided to forge alliances with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in Thane, Mumbai and Kalyan for the civic elections. The tie-ups, finalised after prolonged negotiations, have sparked unease among local cadres who had spent years building the…
NEW DELHI: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday criticised the Election Commission for “failing to provide answers” after a marathon meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on issues surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Abhishek Banerjee said the two-and-a-half hour discussion, which touched on eight to ten concerns…
EAM Jaishankar meets BNP’s Tarique Rahman in Dhaka; hands PM Modi’s condolence letter (Picture credit: X/@DrSJaishankar) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday handed over a personal letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman during a meeting in Dhaka, as he conveyed India’s deepest condolences…