NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India would have been willing to provide Pakistan with a financial aid package larger than what the country is currently seeking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), had Islamabad maintained friendly relations with New Delhi.“I said, my Pakistani friends, why have strained relations, we are…
NEW DELHI: Security forces neutralized a terrorist during an ongoing encounter on Sunday in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kathua district. The body of the terrorist was recovered from the scene of the encounter at Kog-Mandli in Billawar tehsil this afternoon, the officials said. Meanwhile, the search operation in the village continues for…
Kharge falls ill on stage. NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday became unwell while addressing a public gathering in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. He later took a jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said, “I will stay alive till PM Modi is removed from power.”Kharge was addressing the rally ahead of the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his ‘Mann ki Baat‘ address on Sunday thanked the listeners as his monthly radio programme completed 10 years.PM Modi’s radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ started on October 3, 2014, on the day of Vijayadashmi. “It is such a holy coincidence that this year on 3rd October, when ‘Mann…
NEW DELHI: The northern and central parts of Bihar are grappling with severe flooding after a significant release of water from the Birpur barrage on the Kosi River, following torrential rains. The flooding has submerged railway tracks and forced water into homes across several districts. “We are going towards the roads since water has entered…
NEW DELHI: At least five security personnel were injured on Sunday when a pressure IED planted by Naxalites exploded in ChhattisgarhThe incident occurred in the Tarrem police station area in Bijapur when a team of security personnel was out on a demining exercise from Chinngelur CRPF camp in the area, reported news agency PTI citing…
HOSUR: At least 10 people received medical treatment, with two hospitalised, after a major fire Saturday disrupted production at a key Tata Electronics plant in Tamil Nadu which makes Apple iPhone components. The incident in Hosur is the latest to affect Apple’s iPhone supply chain just as the company is looking to diversify beyond China…
Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party is set to have two front seats in Lok Sabha, in what will give it the chance to accommodate another member besides party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Congress, meanwhile, will have four front seats and DMK one in the 18th Lok Sabha.Congress front row will be led by…
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (File photo) DEHRADUN: A day after Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced plans to introduce a law to curb “illegal purchase” of land in hill areas outside municipal limits and said his government would reclaim such land “illegally purchased by outsiders” to ensure that locals benefit from the…
MUMBAI: A unique instance of South Asian regional cooperation unfolded when a Mumbai-based eye surgeon operated on a blind man from Lahore at an eye hospital in Colombo earlier this month.The extraordinary circumstances arose after the Pakistani patient was unable to get an Indian medical visa despite four months of follow-up at his end as…
