NEW DELHI: Cross-border terrorism cannot be the policy of a good neighbour, S Jaishankar said Tuesday responding to questions about ties with Pakistan. Shortly after taking charge as external affairs minister for the second time, Jaishankar also said relations with neighbours will be the first and overriding priority for the new NDA govt’s foreign policy…
BHOPAL: A labourer from Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur cremated after being presumed dead in an accident in Rajasthan walked home on his terhavi (13th day ritual), leading his family to realise that they had identified the wrong man and performed his last rites.As the egregious episode of mistaken identity unfolded and Surendra Sharma (25) came back…
BENGALURU: Actor Darshan’s arrest on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a man who allegedly sent obscene texts to his co-star isn’t the actor’s first experience with law enforcement agencies. He was arrested in 2011 on charges of allegedly assaulting his wife, and in Nov 2023 his men allegedly unleashed ferocious dogs on an…
VIJAYAWADA: TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu will take oath as the new chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday along with his council of ministers. The swearing-in ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda, Union minister Bandi Sanjay and other NDA leaders.Jana Sena chief…
NEW DELHI: To boost India’s underwater military capabilities, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to develop a first-of-its-kind underwater-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (ULUAVs), with help from a Pune-based defence startup, that will be launched from a submarine. DRDO‘s Technology Development Fund (TDF) has awarded the technology development contract for ULUAVs to Sagar Defence…
India has previously also raised this issue with Moscow urging it to release Indian men (Representative Image/Reuters) NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals recruited recently by Russian army have died in Russia-Ukraine conflict, govt said in a statement on Tuesday. MEA and Indian embassy in Moscow have strongly taken up the matter with Russian ambassador Denis…
PUDUCHERRY: Three people — including a mother-daughter duo and a 16-year-old girl — died of asphyxiation after inhaling toxic gas that leaked from underground sewer lines connected to their houses at Reddiarpalayam in Puducherry on Tuesday morning.The deceased are Senthamarai (80), her daughter Kamatchi (45), and a class 11 student A Selvarani (16).Police said toxic…
NEW DELHI: Amid reports of more violent imagery depicting the assassination of former PM Indira Gandhi in Canada, Canadian high commissioner Cameron MacKay asserted promotion of violence is never acceptable in Canada.A float depicting the assassination was part of a parade marking the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Brampton. “The govt of Canada is…
This will also be the first meeting between NSAs since the US indicted an Indian national for planning a hit on a Khalistan separatist NEW DELHI: US NSA Jake Sullivan is likely to visit India next week for a meeting with his counterpart Ajit Doval in which they will undertake a comprehensive review of cooperation…
JAMMU: Security forces killed a terrorist in a shootout late Tuesday evening after a group of three gunmen threw a grenade and fired gunshots at a house in Seda Sohal village of Hiranagar tehsil in J&K’s Kathua district, critically injuring one villager. This comes after Sunday’s deadly ambush on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi…
