NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri represented India in a meeting that was hosted by the UK on Thursday to discuss efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz. More than 60 countries participated in the meeting that discussed diplomatic and political, instead of military, measures to restore freedom of navigation through the key energy route.In…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Congress’ Madhya Pradesh MLA, Rajendra Bharti, and co-accused Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati to three years of imprisonment in a document forgery and bank fraud case, a day after finding them guilty of conspiring to cheat a cooperative bank while holding positions of responsibility. The court also imposed a…
NEW DELHI: Parliament was on Thursday adjourned till April 16, when it is expected to take up two bills aimed at rolling out reservation for women in one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and assemblies from the next national election in 2029 and to increase the strength of directly elected legislatures by 50 per cent.Lok…
NEW DELHI: Just a day after Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi disclosed that India was on the verge of striking Pakistan from sea during Op Sindoor, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said any “misadventure” from India’s neighbour in the prevailing situation would invite “unprecedented and decisive” action.Rajnath, speaking at a Sainik Samman Sammelan…
NEW DELHI: Taking strong exception to the attack on judicial officers complying with its order to adjudicate objections regarding exclusion from voter list in West Bengal’s Malda district, Supreme Court on Thursday said there is breakdown of law and order in the state and issued show-cause notice to the chief secretary, DGP, district magistrate and…
SRINAGAR: J&K State Investigating Agency (SIA) on Thursday filed a chargesheet before a designated court against a Poonch resident, Sabar Hussain, for harbouring terrorists involved in the brutal killing of a govt employee two years ago in Jammu’s Rajouri district.An official spokesperson said unidentified terrorists suspected to be associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)/The Resistance Front (TRF)…
SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday sought a “transparent and time-bound probe” after a family from his constituency, Ganderbal, claimed that a person killed in an alleged encounter by the Army on March 31 had no links with terrorism, and lodged a police complaint seeking an FIR and investigation.Omar said the family’s claim…
Trekkers given food that induced nausea, weakened them so they couldn’t continue on foot & needed emergency flights Nepal’s spring Everest climbing season opened this week amid a police probe into an alleged insurance fraud worthe nearly $20 million in which guides, helicopter operators, hospital staff and agents are accused of staging or inflating medical…
The Election Commission on Thursday transferred the probe into the gherao of judicial officers dealing with cases related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal’s Malda to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).A spokesperson for the poll body said an NIA team is expected to arrive in the poll-bound state on Friday to begin…
The Times Internet Half Marathon 2026 brought Delhi to life in a spectacle of endurance, discipline, and collective energy, as over 15,000 runners gathered to test their limits on one of the city’s most iconic routes.The build-up began on March 27th and 28th at the Marathon Expo – a vibrant convergence of athletes, enthusiasts, and…