NEW DELHI: An exchange of gunfire took place on Saturday between security forces and unidentified individuals in Sopore’s Watergam area in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Kashmir Zone Police.Following the incident the alert security personnel promptly retaliated to the firing and the area has been cordoned off by the security force, they said.The operation…
NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that her party will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir for the state’s dignity and a permanent resolution rather than statehood or seat sharing.During the release of the party’s manifesto, Mehbooba said, “For me, this election (upcoming Assembly elections in…
NEW DELHI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking on Kyiv’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, said it was “part of a large military-diplomatic operation” to discourage the Kremlin from “capturing” Sumy — a city in Ukraine‘s northeastern region.Elaborating on Ukraine’s biggest pushback against Russia in two years, Zelenskyy said the operation was also aimed at…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday criticised the governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s decision to allow his prosecution in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (Muda) site allotment scam, calling it ‘unconstitutional‘ and a misuse of the Raj Bhavan. “The Governor’s permission to prosecute is unconstitutional. Raj Bhavan has been misused.We have condemned the Governor’s…
NEW DELHI: Following the sexual assault against 2 minors in Thane district, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed that there is not a day in Maharashtra where there is no news of crimes against women. Pawar said that the Badlapur incident involving the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls has…
NEW DELHI: A scuffle broke out between women workers of the BRS and Congress parties on Saturday when KT Rama Rao, or KTR, Telangana’s ex-minister, reached the women’s commission office over his alleged derogatory remark on women.The BRS leader, who also happens to be the son of ex-CM K Chandrashekhar Rao, or KCR, was stopped…
NEW DELHI: The US government has approved a proposed sale to India of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonobuoys and related equipment worth around $52.8 million (Rs 443 crore) for the multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters being inducted by the Indian Navy.The Biden administration’s notification to the US Congress on Friday said the proposed sale will support Washington’s…
India’s first reusable hybrid rocket, ‘RHUMI-1‘, was successfully launched from Chennai on Saturday by Space Zone India, a Tamil Nadu-based start-up, in collaboration with Martin Group. The rocket was launched using a mobile launcher and traveled on a suborbital trajectory while carrying a payload of 50 PICO satellites and three Cube satellites.The rocket, measuring 3.5…
NEW DELHI: Main accused in the Assam rape case died after he jumped into a pond while trying to escape the police custody, reported news agency PTI citing an official.“The accused escaped from police custody and jumped into the pond. A search operation was launched immediately and his body was recovered after nearly two hours,”…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday addressed a press briefing where he answered concerns by foreign reporters regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s recent diplomatic engagements, particularly his visit to Russia in July. PM Modi visited Ukraine after Western criticism of his hug with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Also read: After PM Modi’s trip…
