NEW DELHI: India on Thursday night repelled 300 to 400 drones launched by Pakistan across the entire western front to target military and civilian establishments and then undertook a swift counter-strike against four air defence sites, even as deadly artillery duels led to soldiers being killed on both sides.The Pakistani attack resumed on Friday night,…
Pakistani drones intercepted (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Following Pakistan’s repeated failure to breach India’s air defence, Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir may engineer terror attacks inside India.Sources said the possibility of Munir, who as ISI chief scripted the 2019 Pulwama suicide attack, ordering Pakistan’s terror proxies to carry out such strikes was real, adding…
Image used for representative purposes MUMBAI: Five years after a group of Indian lenders led by SBI stepped in to rescue Yes Bank, Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) will acquire a 20% stake in the private lender for Rs 13,483 crore, making it the largest shareholder. The deal, India’s biggest cross-border banking investment, marks…
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Representative AI image (Credit: Bing image creator) MUMBAI: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, companies are putting precautionary measures in place to ensure safety of employees and minimise impact on operations.Dabur is operating its factory in Jammu only during the daytime for now and will reassess the situation on Monday before deciding on a…
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese responds to the crowd after a WNBA exhibition basketball game against Brazil in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Angel Reese’s rookie season in the WNBA shattered expectations, setting records and boosting the league’s popularity. But one thing was missing: consistent winning. After an injury cut…
India abstained from voting on IMF loan package for Pakistan NEW DELHI: India raised concerns during Friday’s International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board meeting regarding IMF’s financial assistance to Pakistan. While abstaining from voting, India said, “Pakistan has been a prolonged borrower from the IMF, with a very poor track record of implementation and of adherence…
NEW DELHI: Thirty-two airports will remain temporarily closed for civil flight operations till 5.29 am on May 15, the DGCA said in a statement early Saturday morning. These airports are: Adhampur, Ambala, Amritsar, Awantipur, Bathinda, Bhuj, Bikaner, Chandigarh, Halwara, Hindon, Jaisalmer, Jammu, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Kandla, Kangra (Gaggal), Keshod, Kishangarh, Kullu Manali (Bhuntar), Leh, Ludhiana, Mundra,…
NEW DELHI: Drones from Pakistan have been spotted at 26 different locations along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB), including several suspected armed drones, the ministry of defence said on Saturday.The areas where drone sightings have occurred include Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora, Nagrota, Jammu, Ferozpur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Lalgarh Jatta, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bhuj,…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved the immediate disbursement of $1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF), drawing sharp opposition from India, which warned the funds could be misused to support state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.The approval came during a board meeting in Washington, where the IMF also reviewed a proposed…
