MEA rejects Pakistan claim of India’s hand in Karachi attack NEW DELHI: India has slammed Pakistan for alleging Indian involvement in an attack on a military base in Karachi Saturday, saying Pakistan needs to look inwards and dismantle terror infrastructure on its territory. Four paramilitary personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on a Sindh…
Ladakh fines tourists for driving into lake SRINAGAR: Four tourists have been fined a total of Rs 2 lakh for off-roading in Ladakh’s Pangong Lake and other protected wildlife areas in the Union Territory’s first such punitive action against such illegal incursions.Four vehicles used during the trips over the past fortnight were impounded. A viral…
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that India possesses a holistic and integrated worldview that can help address the challenges facing humanity, and declared that for the welfare of the world, “Bharat must be heard”.Addressing the valedictory session of the three-day national conference on “Operationalising NEP 2020: Integrating Indian Knowledge Systems”, organised…
NEW DELHI: Investigators probing the murder of 26-year-old realtor Ketan Agarwal have alleged that his fiancée, Siya Goyal, gave a pre-arranged signal to her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, to push Agarwal off Lohagad Fort by simply sitting down.According to police, the duo had carefully planned the murder so that Goyal would not be standing close…
CBSE cites 11-mark rise to rebut student’s re-eval charge NEW DELHI: CBSE on Sunday said it has declared outcomes in more than 99.7% of applications received for verification and re-evaluation of Class XII 2026 results, even as it rejected a student’s social media claim on marks revision as “factually incorrect” and a “blatant lie”.CBSE officials…
31-year-old Pakistani national held after crossing LoC in Poonch A 31-year-old Pakistani national was apprehended by Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday after allegedly crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Indian territory in the Balakote sector of the Mendhar subdivision in Poonch district, officials said.The man was identified as Rayees Khan, son of Bazia…
NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday said that an Assam Rifles contingent and an Indian Navy marching band would participate in Seychelles’ 50th Independence Day celebrations.While addressing a press briefing in Victoria, Misri said, “Later today, the Prime Minister will attend the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the independence of Seychelles as the guest…
Uddhav Thackeray attacks BJP over Ram Mandir donation row (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday attacked BJP over the alleged Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case referring to it as “Babur Janata Party”, and accused the saffron party of exploiting the temple for political gain.Addressing rallies in Parbhani and…
Tiwari was shot during a standoff with police and Special Task Force (STF) personnel on June 17. NEW DELHI: The father of 28-year-old activist Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, who died in a police encounter in Bihar’s Bhojpur district earlier this month, has demanded justice, saying his family has little faith that the ongoing investigation will deliver…
First India study backs govt-funded annual flu vaccine for seniors NEW DELHI: As India’s elderly population grows, the country now has its first evidence that a government-funded annual influenza vaccination programme for senior citizens could reduce illness and deaths at an affordable cost.An AIIMS-led study has found that a government-funded influenza vaccination programme for adults…