NEW DELHI: In a clear message to DRDO, defence PSUs and other agencies amid the continuing delay in the delivery of Tejas fighters and other indigenous weapon systems, IAF vice chief Friday said national security and operational readiness cannot be sacrificed at the altar of self-reliance. “Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) is what we are riding on…But this…
KOLKATA: West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose alleged on Friday that the sexual assault charges against him by a Raj Bhavan staffer were “engineered by chief minister Mamata Banerjee“.Bose posted on X: “This is a proxy war in which the CM is splurging public money by engaging high paid lawyers. The governor refuses to…
AIZAWL: A mummified tiger with its fiery eyes glaring at visitors has been the centre of attraction at the Mizoram State Museum in Aizawl, but the person who was responsible for bringing the big cat from the jungles to the museum seems to have faded out of public memory. Lalzadingi, who had killed the tiger…
DEHRADUN: In a singular order, Uttarakhand high court has directed police to provide security to an interfaith couple in a live-in relationship provided the couple register themselves under the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within 48 hours. The order evoked surprise as the UCC, although approved by the President and notified by the state govt, is…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee moved a Calcutta high court division bench Friday against a single-bench order restraining her from making “defamatory and incorrect statements” against governor C V Ananda Bose “in publications or social media platforms” till Aug 14, arguing that “justifiable criticism” was not libel and that the order completely curbed her fundamental…
LUCKNOW: The MP-MLA court in Lucknow has declared former UP minister and Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party national president Swami Prasad Maurya, his daughter former BJP MP from Badaun Sanghamitra Maurya and three others as “proclaimed offenders” under CrPC Section 82 (4) in connection with the Deepak Kumar Swarnkar case. Judge Alok Verma’s decision came as…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain petitions filed by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder case seeking interim bail and also challenging the apex court’s order setting aside the remission granted to them and nine other convicts in the case.Radheyshyam Bhagwandas and Rajubhai Babulal, undergoing life imprisonment, challenged…
HYDERABAD: After wading through a stream in spate, climbing hills, and trekking 16km for over five hours, Allem Appaiah, district medical and health officer (DMHO) of Mulugu in Telangana, reached a remote hamlet in Wajedu mandal to deliver medicines, mosquito nets, and provisions to 11 tribal families.The reason Appaiah undertook the arduous journey was not…
NEW DELHI: The Army has pumped in another 3,000 soldiers into the Jammu region to tackle the surge in terrorism south of the Pir Panjal range, even as General Upendra Dwivedi is also slated to visit the area to review the operational situation on Saturday.“A brigade headquarters, three infantry battalions and some teams of the…
A major fire broke out on a container cargo merchant vessel approximately 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa. Two Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships arrived from Goa, actively engaging in firefighting efforts. Visuals depicted enormous flames engulfing the container ship, with ICG ships continuously dousing the flames with water. The ICG is conducted this operation…
