AMRITSAR/NEW DELHI: A BSF constable held for 22 days in Pakistan after inadvertantly crossing the Punjab border was released Wednesday morning, drawing emotional scenes in his Bengal hometown.Purnam Kumar Shaw, 40, was handed over by Pakistan Rangers to BSF officers at Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar around 10.30am, concluding days of tense diplomatic and military manoeuvring…
Violent clashes erupted in Barasat, West Bengal, leaving at least three police officers injured, one seriously, after a social media post allegedly supporting Pakistan triggered outrage. Nazir Hossain, accused of uploading the controversial Facebook post, was arrested. Thirteen others were detained for inciting violence and attacking police during the ensuing protest. KOLKATA: At least three…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi will hold a press conference Friday to address issues arising after the pause in conflict between India and Pakistan. After a meeting of the CWC, chaired by Rahul, the party said the abrupt end to action against Pakistan raised questions as US President Trump announced the…
NEW DELHI: Indian interest in Türkiye and Azerbaijan is rapidly losing altitude after both nations openly supported Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. The backlash is most visible in tourism, with widespread cancellations and a halt in new bookings.Türkiye’s military support to Pakistan, including drone supplies used during recent attacks on Indian border regions, has sparked a…
Pak feeling the pinch ahead of sowing season NEW DELHI: Feeling the heat of India’s decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, Pakistan has appealed to India to reconsider it citing the dependence of millions of people on the water being regulated by the 1960 treaty.The appeal is learnt to have been…
US President Donald Trump NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump’s attempt to be a broker in the conflict between India and Pakistan has the spotlight on a deal the hostile neighbour recently negotiated with World Liberty Financial (WLF), a cryptocurrency venture in which the president’s family has 60% stake.The deal was signed between WLF and…
India demonstrated tech edge by outsmarting Pak’s Chinese systems NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday asserted it circumvented Pakistan’s air defence (AD) systems of Chinese-origin to carry out the strikes against the nine terror hubs without crossing the border on May 7, and then thwarted multiple retaliatory missile and drone attacks using a robust indigenous AD…
NEW DELHI: Govt has rejected another “preposterous” attempt by China to rename 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh, saying the state is and will always remain an integral part of India. This is the fifth time that China has renamed villages in Arunachal to reinforce its claim over the Indian state it calls ‘Zangnan’.“Consistent with our…
Ax-4, piloted by Shubhanshu Shukla, has a research complement of around 60 scientific studies. BENGALURU: Axiom Space late Wednesday said that the launch of its Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) to the International Space Station (ISS), which will be piloted by India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, will be scheduled for 9.11am (Eastern Time) — around 6.40pm IST,…
The Chenab Bridge section is the final leg that connects Kashmir with rest of India by rail NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, the railways successfully ran its first “trial special train”, carrying soldiers on the strategically vital Katra-Qazigund section, in a move that signals how govt’s plan to run trains between J&K remains on track, unaffected…
