NEW DELHI: Pakistani drones breached Indian airspace over border regions of J&K, Rajasthan and Punjab late Monday, triggering blackouts and emergency measures, despite a pause in Indo-Pak military action.Drones were spotted near Samba sector in Jammu division, shortly after PM Narendra Modi praised Indian forces for the success of Operation Sindoor and warned Islamabad over…
NEW DELHI: Without referring to US President Donald Trump, PM Modi negated his claim that his administration was instrumental in getting India and Pakistan to suspend hostilities and agree to start comprehensive negotiations for peace.In his address to the nation on Monday evening, PM Modi emphasised that Pakistan — shaken by the damage inflicted upon…
The ministry of railways sanctioned conducting the final location survey of a proposed new railway line in Sikkim. The planned route will connect Melli to Dentam via Jorethang and Legship, aiming to enhance rail connectivity within the state.The survey, approved at a cost of almost Rs 2.25 crore has been commissioned by railway minister Ashwini…
Vikram Misri (File photo) NEW DELHI: Several associations of civil servants, politicians and prominent citizens have come out in support of foreign secretary Vikram Misri and slammed the vicious online attack which was unleashed on the senior bureaucrat after he announced the pause in India-Pakistan hostilities on Saturday. The trolling prompted the 1989-batch Indian Foreign…
Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh NEW DELHI: Top BJP politicians, including home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday hailed the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the valour of the Indian armed forces, asserting that the PM, in his address to the nation, presented India’s policy against terrorism to the…
NEW DELHI: IAF‘s categorical denial that it had bombed Kirana Hills in Pakistan’s Punjab province effectively junks reports of “radioactive leakage” at the site due to a missile hit, which had found some traction in international circles.“We have not hit Kirana Hills, whatever is there. I did not brief about it in my briefing on…
Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai during a press briefing on Operation Sindoor on Monday NEW DELHI: The Indian defence establishment was outraged when Pakistan violated the understanding to stop all cross-border military action from 5pm onwards on Saturday by sending another wave of drones across the entire western front later that night.Lt General Ghai had on…
‘All our military bases, all our systems continue to remain fully operational. They are ready to undertake any future missions should the need arise,’ said Air Marshal Bharti NEW DELHI: From Turkish drones to Chinese missiles, and possibly even a few Pakistani aircraft, all were thwarted by India’s integrated multi-layered air defence network during three…
Akash missile system key in repelling Pakistani drone attacks along LoC, said officials (ANI) NEW DELHI: It took 15 years, a thousand scientists and combined effort of several defence labs situated across the country to develop the indigenous Akash missile defence system that successfully passed its first battlefield test along the western borders with Pakistan,…
Tata Steel reported a more than two-fold increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,200.88 crore for the March quarter, driven by higher volumes and reduced controllable costs, despite lower realisations.The company had posted a net profit of Rs 554.56 crore in the same period a year earlier, according to an exchange filing. However,…
