JAMMU: An Army patrolling team detected a stray, old landmine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday, which was later destroyed.Officials said the landmine was found in Balakote, Mendhar sector, following which Army personnel immediately secured the vicinity. The bomb disposal squad was informed, and a team arrived at the spot…
(Representative image): Officials added that so far 74 vessels of Indian interest, including 25 India-flagged, have transited the Strait of Hormuz. At present, there are eight ships of India’s interest in the Persian Gulf and six of them are trading in that region. NEW DELHI: Even as the government on Thursday said 16 seafarers have…
The protests continued for a third consecutive day on Thursday NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has so far registered at least four FIRs against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders in connection with the two-day protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Lutyens’…
Polling officials check Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and other polling materials at a distribution centre (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Votes cast in six assembly and Lok Sabha bypolls across four states and a Union territory will be counted on Friday, with the results set to offer an early reading about would could win in contests…
Citing a 2025 NITI Aayog assessment, the report estimated that poor-quality data causes leakage of 4-7% of India’s annual welfare spending. NEW DELHI: Even as India processes over 20 billion UPI transactions every month and has enrolled more than 1.4 billion people under Aadhaar, fragmented government databases continue to cause financial losses, exclude eligible beneficiaries…
Opposition has been demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. NEW DELHI: A total of 42 former judges on Thursday expressed deep concern over protests targeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, saying he had been labelled a “puppet”, “thief” and “compromised” in what they described as a “calculated campaign driven by vested…
Houthi group attacked Saudi airports. (ANI) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday condemned recent attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh by Yemen’s Iran-linked Houthi group, calling the targeting of civilian infrastructure “completely unacceptable”.MEA issued a statement saying that the attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport…
IAF chief AP Singh hails combat speed during Operation Sindoor on Air Force Day NEW DELHI: The Air Force on Thursday marked its 94th Air Force Day with a ceremonial parade and display of its key combat assets at Hindan airbase, with Air chief marshal AP Singh highlighting the force’s preparedness and the importance of…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to examine a plea seeking recall of its recent split verdict on whether challenges to the 2023 law governing the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners should be referred to a larger Constitution bench.On Sept 23, a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma…
File photo: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India governor Sanjay Malhotra said the rupee was undervalued and the central bank would intervene to ensure orderly movement in the currency market even as it closed at 96.78 on Wednesday, down 36 paise from its previous close, after falling to…
