File photo: Tanker attacked during ongoing Middle East crisis NEW DELHI: Since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict earlier this year, sixteen Indian nationals, including 10 seafarers, have lost their lives in the region (eight in Oman, four in UAE, two in Kuwait and one each in Iran and Saudi Arabia) and 75 have…
File photo: External affairs minister S Jaishankar with Ukraine foreign minister Andrii Sybiha NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar discussed attacks on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers in the Black Sea with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, underscoring India’s position that such attacks by any party are absolutely unacceptable and condemned unequivocally. India had…
NEW DELHI: Amid the deepening Middle East crisis, PM Narendra Modi Thursday chaired what was the fourth special meeting of the cabinet committee on security (CCS) and directed establishment of a mechanism to provide timely information, emergency assistance and counselling to seafarers, serving on both domestic and foreign-flagged vessels, and their families.“The PM said all…
The largest chunk of the latest recruitment drive is to fill up 244 Level-4 administrative posts through the Isro Centralised Recruitment Board (ICRB) BENGALURU: The department of space (DoS) and Isro have launched one of their widest recruitment drives in recent years, announcing 746 openings across scientists, administrative staff and apprentices over the past week,…
Police attached the immovable properties of five Pakistan-based terror handlers JAMMU: J&K Police attached properties of five Pakistan-based terrorist handlers in Reasi district on Thursday to prevent their misuse for terror financing in the Union Territory.The attachment — linked to a case registered at Mahore PS under the provisions of BNS, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released a fresh video message after the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) amendment Bill, 2026 was passed by Parliament, calling it a major step towards building a more reliable examination system and cracking down on paper leak mafias.In a video posted on social media, PM Modi…
The talks focused on assessing the implementation of development projects supported by India in diverse fields NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met his Bhutanese counterpart Dasho Pema Lektup Dorji in Thimphu on Thursday, where the two sides co-chaired the 5th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks and reviewed the progress and implementation of India-supported projects across…
NEW DELHI: In a move likely to intensify the debate over the status of traditional medicine practitioners, the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has warned that calling duly registered AYUSH doctors “quacks” or “bogus doctors” has no legal basis and could violate their legal and constitutional rights.The commission said it had come…
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (AP image) NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday informed the parliamentary standing committee that Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is “being examined by the competent authorities” in accordance with applicable laws and established procedures.The disclosure was made in the government’s action taken report on…
The CJP has maintained that the march was peaceful and that the police response was disproportionate. NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday sharply challenged the Supreme Court’s observations on the use of pellet guns during student protests. CJP spokesperson Saurav Das accused the court of failing to rigorously examine whether the police…
