NEW DELHI: In a significant breakthrough, the state investigation agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday apprehended an over-ground worker (OGW) linked to the proscribed terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (Hizb).The arrested individual, identified as Altaf Hussain Wagay, hails from the Reban Gund area of Behram, Shopian. According to an SIA spokesperson, Wagay had…
NEW DELHI: A cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district has triggered flash floods and landslides, leaving several houses and vehicles buried under debris in the early hours of Saturday. Officials said a 20-year-old woman, identified as Kavita, has been trapped under rubble, while another person, named Joshi, is missing. Rescue teams from the NDRF and SDRF…
NEW DELHI: The department of posts on Saturday announced a temporary suspension of most international postal services to the United States, effective August 25, 2025, in response to major regulatory changes introduced by the US government that impact the international shipping of goods.As per the statement issued by the government, this decision follows the issuance…
Tashkent-born Sergio Gor TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Tashkent-born Sergio Gor, a close aide and White House Director of Presidential Personnel as the Ambassador to India. If confirmed by the Senate, Gor will concurrently hold charge as Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs. The region includes Pakistan…
NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress on Sunday called the Joint Parliament Committee “a farce” and said it will not nominate anyone to the JPC, which is formed to look into the three bills that lay down the framework for the removal of the prime minister and chief ministers.Earlier, the House passed the proposal of…
AHMEDABAD: The city crime branch registered a complaint of criminal negligence against the principal and two teachers of Seventh Day Adventist School in Maninagar on Friday. They have also approached the court for sanction to proceed with the case, officers close to the case revealed. The move follows the death of 15-year-old Class 10 student,…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that India’s relationship with China should not be viewed through the prism of its ties with the United States. Speaking at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2025, Jaishankar said, “What I want you to understand is it’s not black and white. It’s not that…
NEW DELHI: A former sanitation worker in Karnataka’s Dharmasthala, who alleged he had been coerced into burying multiple murder victims over several years, has been arrested by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), sources told news agency PTI on Saturday.According to PTI, SIT and its chief, Pranab Mohanty, have questioned the complainant on Friday.Officials said the…
Dr S Jaishankar (File photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday took a sharp swipe at Washington and Islamabad, saying both countries had a habit of “overlooking history.”Speaking at Economic Times World Leaders Forum, the foreign minister cited the 2011 US raid in Abbottabad that killed Osama bin Laden. He reminded…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Karnataka Congress MLA KC Veerendra in Gangtok for his alleged involvement in illegal online and offline betting.The MLA, along with his associates, had travelled to Gangtok in Sikkim, where he was allegedly leasing a piece of land for a casino.Veerendra was arrested a day after the…
