NEW DELHI: In what could be a decisive battle against Left-wing extremism ahead of the March 2026 deadline to eliminate the scourge, nearly 5,000 security personnel are closing in on the ‘core’ area of CPI (Maoist) spanning the tri-junction of Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Maharashtra, having “surrounded” 300 Naxalites, including top leaders belonging to the dreaded…
Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Kesari 2’ where he plays C. Sankaran Nair, a brave Indian lawyer who took on the British Empire in court, has been getting some rave reviews. Due to word of mouth, the film has managed to stay steady and did a decent number on Monday as well. However, it is yet to…
KOLKATA/SURAT: Pahalgam tragedy survivors said on Thursday the terrorists recorded the massacre on their bodycams while they went about killing the tourists one after another.Sohini (37), the widow of Florida-based techie Bitan Adhikary (40), is yet to come to terms with her husband’s death. “I can’t wipe those nightmarish moments from my memory. The gunman…
While addressing a press briefing, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce shunned a Pakistan journalist who asked for a comment on India–Pakistan border tensions. “I am not going to be remarking on it. I appreciate this, and perhaps, we will come back to you with another subject. I will say nothing more on that situation….
Baisaran valley, Pahalgam KOZHIKODE: What began as a joyful afternoon zip-lining through scenic Baisaran soon turned into a scene of horror for Nihal and his family, residents of Kerala’s Kozhikode. While filming a family member enjoying the ride, they inadvertently captured chilling footage of terrorists gunning down innocent people.Nihal, his cousins and the mother of…
SURAT: “Government deducts taxes from our salaries even before we receive them. We pay taxes while shopping, we pay tolls to use roads. VIPs enjoy every facility, including security convoys and helicopters. But when my husband needed protection, he got none. It seems only your (netas) lives matter, and not the common man’s!”This emotional outburst…
AMRITSAR: Amid India’s diplomatic response to Tuesday’s attack in Pahalgam, Pakistan Rangers detained a BSF trooper Thursday after he “inadvertently took five paces into Pakistani territory” while purportedly keeping watch on farmers heading out to their fields along the international border in Punjab’s Ferozepur.The constable, in uniform and carrying a service rifle, was identified as…
NEW DELHI: The Indian armed forces are maintaining a high-state of operational readiness amid heightened tensions with Pakistan, even as Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi will visit J&K on Friday and the rival navies conducted firing drills in their own waters in the Arabian Sea. General Dwivedi will review the operational situation along the 778-km…
NEW DELHI: India stepped up its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan on Thursday, briefing foreign envoys, including the Chinese ambassador, about the cross-border linkages of the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack. In addition to the spate of measures it announced on Wednesday to block all contacts with Pakistan, the govt also asked all Pakistanis in India…
President Droupadi Murmu will visit Vatican City on April 25-26 to attend the state funeral of Pope Francis and offer condolences on behalf of the govt and people of India.On April 25, the President will pay homage to Pope Francis by laying a wreath at Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City. The following day,…
