NEW DELHI: A Naxalite was shot dead in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, police said.The gunfight broke out in a forest in the western part of the district when a team of security personnel launched an anti-Naxal operation, a senior police official confirmed.After the exchange of fire ended, the…
At least 19 high school students were killed and 22 others injured in an air strike in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, ethnic armed group Arakan Army (AA) said on Saturday, reported news agency AFP.The incident occurred around midnight on Friday in Kyauktaw township, where the AA and Myanmar’s military have been engaged in intense fighting.According…
Screengrabs from the AI video shared by Bihar Congress NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against Congress leaders for circulating an AI-generated deepfake video that allegedly defames Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother. The video was shared via the official INC Bihar handle on platform X (formerly Twitter) on September 10. The…
HYDERABAD: A 45-year-old real estate businessman was stabbed to death in full public view at HB Colony in Moulali on Friday. The deceased was identified as Srikanth Reddy, a resident of HB Colony. According to police officials, the main accused, Dhanraj of Lalapet, had worked for Srikanth until recently. “Dhanraj used to come to work…
Hyderabad police have arrested the accused in the brutal killing of 50-year-old Renuka Agarwal from Ranchi on Saturday. HYDERABAD: Hyderabad police have arrested the accused in the brutal killing of 50-year-old Renuka Agarwal from Ranchi on Saturday.The accused identified as Harsh and Roushan, will be produced in a local court in Ranchi before being brought…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated over Rs 7,300 crore in development projects during his first visit to Manipur since ethnic violence erupted in 2023. A 33-year-old IT professional in Pune was attacked with a billhook outside an IT firm, leaving him seriously injured, while two suspects have been identified. In Myanmar’s Rakhine state, an airstrike…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday called on India to urgently address the perception that the country is unsafe for women if it wants to strengthen its tourism sector. Tharoor warned that India’s global image was holding back growth in a sector he described as vital for jobs and…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane on Saturday took a swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, quipping that he would “watch the India–Pakistan clash in secret, wearing a burqa.”While talking to reporters, Rane said, “Aaditya Thackeray will watch the India-Pakistan match secretly, wearing a burqa, and his voice (mimicking a girl and saying…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the contribution of Manipur in India’s defence and freedom struggles, describing the state as the land of heroic sacrifices. Speaking in Imphal, he said the people of Manipur have always stood at the forefront, from the Indian National Army hoisting the tricolour to the recent Operation…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Manipur for the first time since 2023, when ethnic violence broke out, leading to unrest in the state.The visit, part of his three-day tour across five states, included two public rallies, interactions with locals, and the inauguration of development projects worth thousands of crores.Heavy rains disrupted…
