Trump prioritises Americans’ safety: Officials on Pannun plot NEW DELHI: President Donald Trump prioritises nothing more than the safety of every American, said senior Trump administration officials in first remarks on the foiled murder-for-hire plot against US national and India-designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The Biden administration had indicted an Indian govt official for orchestrating…
JAMMU: Banned terrorist group People’s Anti-Fascistic Front (PAFF), a proxy of Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), has claimed responsibility for the IED attack near LoC in Jammu’s Akhnoor that killed Captain Karamjit Singh Bakshi and Naik Mukesh Tuesday.PAFF released Thursday a video of the explosion on social media. Banned by India in Jan 2023, the group’s terrorists…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) HYDERABAD: Amid growing discontent over the results of the recent socio-economic and caste survey, Telangana govt is considering appointing a second deputy CM, potentially from the backward classes (BC). This move aims to address concerns regarding BC’s representation and quell opposition over the survey findings, which showed the BC…
INDORE: The 337mt of Union Carbide waste that was transported from Bhopal in 12 trucks on Jan 2 this year was unloaded at a disposal facility in Pithampur, MP, on Thursday, five days before a HC hearing.Dhar district collector Priyank Mishra said offloading followed public consultations for transparency. The containers are now placed in batches…
PM Modi, Donald Trump hold bilateral talks (PTI photo) During his two-day visit to the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, where the two leaders held bilateral talks. The meeting followed Trump’s sharp comments on tariffs and Brics nations.Despite this, their strong personal bond…
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday made it clear that only Parliament has the jurisdiction to constitutionally remove a high court judge as he pointed out that a notice for removal of Justice Shekhar Yadav of Allahabad high court was pending with him.Members of opposition parties…
SHAMLI: After 129 hearings over 11 years, a special MP-MLA court in Kairana found Samajwadi Party imposed a fine of Rs 100 Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan for making derogatory remarks against Narendra Modi and Mayawati during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, reports Sachin Sharma. The court said he would have to serve one-month imprisonment…
KOTTAYAM: A day after five third-year students of Govt College of Nursing in Kerala’s Kottayam were arrested for brutally ragging their juniors, a video surfaced on Thursday, showing the seniors laughing as a junior writhes in pain when poked with a geometry divider. They counted the number of times they poked him with the sharp…
PRAYAGRAJ: The spiritual journey to Maha Kumbh proved to be the “final destination” for 54 devotees facing health issues. These deaths in the mela area since the world’s largest congregation began on Jan 13 do not include 30 pilgrims who died in the Mauni Amavasya stampede on Jan 29, reports Rajeev Mani.The congregation also witnessed…
Rajnath Singh (File photo) BENGALURU: Defence minister Rajnath Singh held a series of bilateral meetings with defence ministers of Tanzania, Zambia, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Yemen, Ethiopia, Gambia, and Gabon during the first three days of Aero India 2025, aside from holding the defence ministers’ conclave. Zimbabwe defence minister Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri and Singh reviewed existing bilateral…
