DEHRADUN: For the past week, commuters passing by the Parade Ground in the heart of Dehradun have had their attention drawn towards a towering 131-ft effigy of Ravana installed in the ground.According to members of the Bannu Biradari Dussehra Committee, the organisers of the festivities at the ground, the effigy of the demon king is…
NEW DELHI: Completing the task of hyping up its pitch as a viable alternative to the ruling BRS, the real Telangana battle for Congress comes now with the finalisation of the second list of candidates, with insiders expressing concern that a choice skewed in favour of “outsiders” could spoil the mood of the loyal support…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing war with Hamas, Israel security force, Shin Bet has established a new unit to track down every suspect involved in the brutal attack on October 7, which resulted in 1,400 Israeli lives.According to the Jerusalem Post, the new unit named Nili is an acronym ii Hebrew for “The eternity of…
The government looked to fend off the visa blowback from the diplomatic row with Canada as it signalled Sunday it might resume visa services for Canadian nationals. After foreign minister S Jaishankar said this could happen “very, very soon”, government sources here said India was reviewing the security situation that forced it to suspend visa…
KATHMANDU: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale on Sunday hit Nepal‘s capital city Kathmandu with the epicenter Dhading, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.The earthquake was recorded at 7:39 am and its tremors were felt in the other districts of Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.There was no report of any…
NEW DELHI: The Army’s new project called `Udbhav’ to integrate India’s ancient strategic acumen with contemporary military practices to address modern security challenges and prepare for the battles of the future was formally launched by defence minister Rajnath Singh here on Saturday.The Army’s drive to reclaim “profound Indic heritage” in statecraft, strategy, diplomacy and warfare…
NEW DELHI: After effectively taking ownership of the Canadian intelligence that allegedly implicates India in the killing of a Khalistan leader, the Five Eyes countries have thrown their lot with Canada on the issue of parity in diplomatic presence with India that saw the Indian government expelling 41 Canadian diplomats this week.Shortly after India said…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived home on Saturday from four years of self-imposed exile in London to kick-start his party’s campaign three months before a general election, local television reported.The 73-year-old veteran politician will lead a rally in his eastern hometown of Lahore after his chartered plane’s arrival in Islamabad with 194…
Government has made it mandatory for all jewellers to sell only hallmarked gold jewellery from June 16, 2021. Further hallmarking signs have been revised effective from July 1, 2021. Three symbols of hallmarking have been introduced instead of four earlier. The new symbols of hallmarking are – a) BIS hallmark logo, b) Purity/fineness grade (for…
The red-hot captain-opener has given himself license to go for the jugular in the initial overs, allowing Kohli & the rest of the middle-order to play to their strengths & coolly consolidate the early advantage. Or, when the plan works perfectly, maybe even chase a few milestones!DHARAMSHALA: There seems to be a lot of hand-wringing…
