JAMMU: Operation Sheruwali entered its fourth day Tuesday as security forces intensified the hunt for two-three terrorists believed to be holed up in the dense forests of Dorimal-Gambhir Moghla belt in J&K’s Rajouri district.Late Monday afternoon, the troops had busted a hideout containing some essential commodities. The spot was later destroyed.Helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs…
Tamil Nadu political crisis: Rebel AIADMK MLA Balakrishna Reddy backs EPS, submits apology letter amid party turmoil NEW DELHI: Amid growing factionalism within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and a series of resignations by rebel legislators, Hosur MLA P Balakrishna Reddy on Tuesday extended support to party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in…
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday rejected claims circulating on social media about an alleged breach of its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, clarifying that the portal mentioned in the viral posts was only a testing site and not the actual platform used for evaluating board exam answer sheets.In a statement…
NEW DELHI: Over 230 people onboard an IndiGo Airbus A321neo were evacuated from the aircraft at Bengaluru airport using emergency slides after there was smoke in the cabin while taxiing to the runway to take off for Chennai. The aircraft was on a taxiway when this smoke scare happened. The DGCA is probing this.In a…
NEW DELHI: Despite marathon meetings with the high command, the tussle between Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shiva Kumar over state’s tops job does not appear to be ending soon.As Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge courted both the leaders in Delhi to decide party candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, the point…
The Punjab government said on Tuesday it is strengthening high-risk maternal and neonatal care under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana, with over 5,300 high-risk caesarean deliveries and around 2,094 neonatal care cases treated cashlessly till May 25.According to the State Health Agency (SHA), total expenditure under the scheme stood at Rs 7.04 crore, covering 7,300…
File photo NEW DELHI: The Quad on Tuesday unveiled a new Indo-Pacific energy security framework aimed at tackling supply disruptions through strategic fuel reserves, coordinated emergency response mechanisms and targeted policy initiatives, amid growing concerns over instability in global energy supply chains.The announcement came after the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, chaired by…
A software engineer’s viral social media post criticising life in large gated communities has triggered a wider online debate over resident welfare associations (RWAs), housing society rules and generational differences in urban living.Shravan Venkataraman, in a thread posted on X, advised young couples and bachelors against purchasing apartments in high-rise societies, arguing that many such…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Tuesday categorically rejected the “unwarranted references” to Jammu and Kashmir in the joint statement between China and Pakistan.In a response to media queries, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are and will always remain integral and inalienable parts of India and…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that Gulf nations would no longer shield US military bases or provide Washington a “safe haven” in the region. Amit Shah announced a high-level committee to study demographic changes in India caused by illegal immigration and other “unnatural reasons.” Pakistan rejected joining the Abraham Accords, saying it would not…
