NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar lashed out at Pakistan for its PM Shehbaz Sharif‘s remarks against India at the UN, saying that a dysfunctional nation coveting the lands of others must be exposed and countered.Countering Sharif’s “bizarre assertions” in which he had spoken about an alleged Hindu supremacist agenda and claimed that the people…
KOLKATA: Kolkata police initiated an inquiry on Saturday against the officer-in-charge of Lake police station in the city, two senior male officers, and three women officers following criticism from Calcutta high court the day before over a flawed investigation into a rape complaint by the wife of a senior govt official posted outside Bengal.The complaint…
Father-son duo as CM and deputy CM CHENNAI: In the first such instance in India since Sukhbir Singh Badal served as Punjab’s deputy chief minister while his father, Parkash Singh Badal was CM, Tamil Nadu will now have a father-son duo as CM and deputy CM. DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi‘s grandson and CM MK Stalin‘s…
NEW DELHI: Government has made the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) the nodal agency for dealing with the growing threats to cyber security.As per a notification issued late Friday evening, PM-led NSCS has been mandated “to provide overall coordination and strategic direction for cyber security” in addition to assisting the National Security Adviser, the principal…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday launched a ‘handbook’ with a glossary of terms that perpetuate stereotypes about disabilities that must be avoided and provides alternative, respectful language for use in legal documents, orders, and judgments.“Engaging with stereotypes and biases is crucial, as these can subtly influence legal proceedings — whether in the assumptions…
Ten tourists from Europe in J&K, some of whom had visited the region earlier during its years blighted by terrorism, have confessed to being struck by the “peace and serenity” now, more so when elections are underway.Octogenarian Glenys Gem of UK first came to Kashmir Valley when she was 43. “We first came in 1980…
Security personnel stand guard along the Bani-Billawar road after an encounter JAMMU/SRINAGAR: J&K police head constable Bashir Ahmed was killed and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and a deputy SP, who was leading the operation, were wounded Saturday evening during a shootout between security forces and terrorists in Kog-Mandli village in Billawar tehsil of Jammu division’s…
Meghan Markle’s staff now say she is a good boss, fair-minded, solution-oriented. After a damning report cited Meghan Markle’s former staff calling her a demon and dictator, a new report claims that Meghan Markle was kind enough to not expect a response to her mails that she used to send at 5am. She let her…
MS Dhoni (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be treated as an ‘uncapped’ player, if he wishes to feature in the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League, as the league’s governing council on Saturday announced rule changes for the 2025-27 cycle.In its meeting in Bengaluru, the governing council decided that…
SpaceX launched a rescue mission on Saturday to retrieve two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) after safety concerns grounded their Boeing spacecraft. The mission involves a downsized SpaceX crew sent to bring them home, although their return isn’t expected until early next year.The SpaceX…
