Arms and ammunition found during the counter-offensive by forces against suspected militants in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Monday Security forces gunned down 10 “armed militants” in Manipur’s Jiribam district Monday in swift retaliation to two CRPF posts coming under attack around 3pm, capping days of attacks by suspected tribal gunmen on civilian targets in one…
A beached whale installation on display as COP29 started in Baku BAKU: Days after predicting that the year 2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) here on Monday, the first day of the UN climate conference (CO), came out with a stark warning: Jan-Sept global mean surface…
JPC chairperson and BJP MP Jagdambika Pal NEW DELHI: With opposition MPs “boycotting” the scheduled study tour of members of the joint parliamentary committee on the Waqf Bill, the LS Secretariat has postponed the trips to Kolkata, Patna and Lucknow from Nov 12 to Nov 14, with a notification being issued on Monday.The secretariat decided…
JAMMU: Security forces are scouring the rugged terrain and forest of Keshwan and adjoining areas in J&K’s Kishtwar district with the assistance of helicopters, drones and military dogs in a seek-and-kill operation against three to four Pakistani terrorists responsible for killing a junior commissioned officer (JCO) Sunday and two village defence guards four days ago.On…
SRINAGAR: It was a strange call to come to police helpline number ‘100’. But then two trekkers who had dialled up cops had found themselves in an extraordinary situation, caught in the crossfire between security forces and terrorists during their outing to the Zabarwan mountain on the fringes of Srinagar. Both were eventually rescued.“It was…
Narinder Kaur apologizer for her now-deleted post but said she was attacked because she is a brown woman commenting on Kate Middleton’s looks. Conspiracy theories over Kate Middleton’s cancer resurfaced on social media as the Princess of Wales joined William and King Charles at a Remembrance event in London Saturday. The event made her first…
11 militants killed in gunfight with security forces in Manipur NEW DELHI: An indefinite curfew has been imposed across the entire Jiribam district, effective immediately, in response to escalating violence and to maintain order, as confirmed by Manipur authorities. This measure follows a deadly clash between suspected militants and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)…
NEW DELHI: The BJP‘s anti-infiltration poll pitch in Jharkhand reached a crescendo on Monday, the last day of campaigning for the first phase of voting on November 13 in 43 assembly seats. While Union home minister Amit Shah promised a new legislation to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators on their marrying tribal women, Uttar…
IAS officers K Gopalakrishnan and N Prasanth NEW DELHI: The Kerala government on Monday suspended two IAS officers, K Gopalakrishnan and N Prasanth, for alleged breaches of conduct. According to official sources, Gopalakrishnan was suspended for creating a religion-based WhatsApp group, while disciplinary action was taken against Prasanth for reportedly criticizing a senior officer.The controversy…
NEW DELHI: Russia’s deputy prime minister Denis Manturov on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Intergovernmental Russian-Indian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Cooperation, which is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Tuesday.The two leaders exchanged views on enhancing India-Russia cooperation in various areas, including trade and…
