NEW DELHI: Two soldiers lost their lives and another was left injured after an encounter broke out with terrorists in the Kulgam district of southern Kashmir, on Monday.The gunfight took place in the Guddar forest during a joint search operation by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF. The operation, codenamed ‘Operation…
ANI file photo The India-Nepal border has been put on alert amid ongoing protests in Nepal, ANI reported, citing sources. The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which guards the border, has stepped up vigilance and is closely monitoring developments to prevent any spillover of unrest into Indian territory.Officials stressed that the alert is “preventive in nature”…
Tthe high-voltage clash between India and Pakistan is on September 14 in Dubai. NEW DELHI: Defending champions India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will begin their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against hosts United Arab Emirates at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 10. India enter the tournament aiming to secure their ninth Asia Cup title,…
Aam Aadmi Party Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj has asked the Bharatiya Janta Party to clarify the position of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s husband, alleging that he frequently attends government meetings.The AAP leader added that it was the chief minister, Rekha Gupta, and not her husband who had taken the oath of the Constitution.“Delhi CM…
First photographic evidence of the Pallas’s cat in Arunachal Pradesh (Pic. Credit WWF-India) NEW DELHI: A wildlife survey conducted in Arunachal Pradesh has brought out first-ever photographic evidence of the elusive Pallas’s cat in the state, reaffirming the eastern Himalayan terrain as a global biodiversity hotspot.The survey, conducted by WWF-India in association with the forest…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi will be visiting Himachal Pradesh and Punjab on Tuesday, September 9, to assess the ongoing flood crisis in the two states.The PM is scheduled to reach Kangra at around 1:30 PM, where he will be meeting officials and chair a high-level review meeting on the situation in Himachal. He will also…
NEW DELHI: Ten months after a man was allegedly sedated, killed with a pickaxe, and buried in his Kanpur home’s backyard, police exhumed his skeletal remains on Sunday and arrested his wife and her lover in connection with the grisly murder.The incident is a stark reminder of the spate of diabolical spousal murders in Uttar…
Excerpts:Q. Why don’t you tell us what ‘Kancchi’ is all about?A. ‘Kancchi’ is about a young girl who disappears at 16. Her name, or nickname, is Kancchi. It is also about her mother, who waits for her return. The story unfolds mostly between 1979 and 2005, with the early ’90s at its core. It follows…
JIND: A 26-year-old man from Haryana’s Jind district was shot dead in California, US, after he objected to a man urinating in public on Saturday. The deceased, Kapil, was working as a security guard. Son of Ishwar from Barah Kalan village, Kapil was on duty when he confronted an individual for urinating outside the premises,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs to take the lead in promoting indigenous products by organising ‘Swadeshi Melas’ in their constituencies to encourage people to buy ‘Made in India’ items.PM Modi, who held meeting with NDA MPs on Monday over the recent GST reforms, asked them to…
