GUWAHATI: Facing flak for failing to bring peace in the roiled region, the BJP govt in Manipur Thursday made the first breakthrough by facilitating an agreement between the conflicting Meitei and the Hmar, belonging to the Kuki-Chin-Zo ethnic group of Jiribam district, to end hostilities and re-establish peace. Although restricted to Jiribam, govt sources described…
PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad high court Thursday upheld the maintainability of a bunch of suits seeking “removal” of the Shahi Idgah mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. The petitions claim that the Aurangazeb-era mosque was built after the demolition of a temple that marked the spot where Lord Krishna was born.Dismissing a petition filed…
India and Vietnam announced a new plan of action to boost their comprehensive strategic partnership, while also concluding an agreement for Indian credit lines worth $ 300 million to strengthen the southeast Asian nation’s maritime security, as PM Narendra Modi hosted his counterpart Pham Minh Chinh amid renewed tensions in the South China Sea (SCS).While…
NEW DELHI: Imane Khelif’s Olympic journey in Paris began with a victory shrouded in controversy, setting the stage for a dramatic and polarizing narrative. The Algerian boxer, who had been reinstated for the Games despite a previous disqualification from the 2023 World Championships due to a failed gender eligibility test, found herself at the centre…
SRINAGAR: Some places milk tradition, others go with the flow, and a few like Dudran own and embrace it every day, unfettered by modernity and motive.This tiny, picture-postcard village in J&K’s Baramulla district lives life the old-fashioned way — just as its sylvan span ringed by mountains, cattle grazing on the meadows, and cottages alongside…
JAMMU: BSF guards shot dead a suspected Pakistani terrorist attempting to cross the international border in the Samba sector of Jammu Thursday morning. Troops are on high alert as terrorist attacks in the Jammu region since June 9 have claimed the lives of 10 Army soldiers, a CRPF constable, and nine civilians, including seven pilgrims.The…
NEW DELHI: Swapnil Kusale clinched India’s first-ever Olympic shooting medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event on a day when four other medal contenders including PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Sift Kaur Samra were knocked out from their respective events at Paris Olympics on Thursday. Little-known shooter Kusale secured a bronze…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker, who won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, will compete in the Women’s 25m Pistol Qualification on Friday. Rising shuttler Lakshya Sen will battle it out in the singles quarterfinals, and judoka Tulika Maan will make her Olympic debut.Following is India’s Day 7 schedule at the Paris Olympics on Friday…
NEW DELHI: Ramchet, a cobbler from Sultanpur, has been thrust into the limelight after an unexpected visit from Rahul Gandhi on July 26, with offers reaching up to Rs 10 lakh for the footwear mended by the Congress MP and leader of opposition, but he turned down the deal as he would like to frame…
NEW DELH: More than 2,16,000 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2023, as reported by the government to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, provided this information in a written response regarding the number of Indian citizens who have given up their citizenship over the past five years….
