PM Modi and JD Vance (File photo) NEW DELHI: PM Modi is learnt to have told US vice-president J D Vance on Friday, “If they (Pakistan) do anything more, our response will be far stronger” when the latter called him up to convey what US intelligence had gathered about Pakistan’s intent to massively escalate hostilities.If…
India’s precision strikes severely damage Pakistan’s Nur Khan air base (ANI) NEW DELHI: Deep precision airstrikes with BrahMos supersonic missiles and other standoff weapons on several crucial airbases in Pakistan early Saturday proved to be decisive in the escalating hostilities between the two nations, causing the US to step in and push for a truce.India…
Saudi Arabia’s oil giant, Aramco, has reported a 4.6% decline in its first-quarter profits, weighed down by falling global oil prices, which have pressurised the country’s ambitious multi-trillion-dollar development plans.The company posted $26 billion in net profit for the quarter ending March against the $27.2 billion earned during the same period last year. However, the…
NEW DELHI: Air Marshal AK Bharti on Sunday briefed on Operation Sindoor and said that the armed forces successfully destroyed terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir achieving its objectives with precision.During a press briefing regarding Operation Sindoor, he said the results were evident to the world.Regarding the operation, Air Marshal Bharti said, “Have we…
NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 on the Richter Scale hit Tibet in the early hours of Monday.The epicentre was located at latitude 29.02°N and longitude 87.48°E, at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to National Center for Seismology‘s X handle.According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 2:41 am…
India’s GDP is projected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal year, with the economy resilient enough to withstand short-term geopolitical disruptions, CII President Sanjiv Puri has said. Speaking to PTI, he emphasised the need for India to strengthen its trade position by pursuing bilateral agreements, especially amid the rising trend of…
Paramilitary soldiers patrol near Dal lake in Srinagar on Sunday. LoC, N-threat can no longer be used to hit India with terror strikes, say sources NEW DELHI: India successfully managed to achieve three main objectives – political, military and psychological – from the May 7 military strikes, according to government sources. “The military aim was,…
The last rites of jawan Murali Naik were performed with honours Sunday TIRUPATI: Time stopped Sunday in Kalli Thanda as the village in Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh mourned and saluted M Murali Naik, an Army soldier killed in exchange of fire with Pakistani forces near Uri in J&K on Friday. People from…
Former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal, now JNU chancellor, was among those who expressed displeasure on X, arguing that Pakistan had been let off NEW DELHI: A day after India and Pakistan announced a stoppage of military activity, posts on the face-off continue to swamp social media. Getting suddenly into ‘pause’ mode drew another groan of…
J&K LG Manoj Sinha paying tribute to BSF Sub-Inspector Mohammed Imteyaz (PTI photo) JAMMU: J&K lieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha paid tributes Sunday to Army rifleman Sunil Kumar and BSF sub-inspector Mohammed Imteyaz, who died after being hit in Pakistani shelling in RS Pura sector the previous day.Sinha also visited the family of Raj Kumar Thapa, Rajouri’s…
