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Top 5 news of the day (Picture credit: AP, PTI) IAF chief Amar Preet Singh confirmed the downing of five Pakistani fighter jets and an AEW&C aircraft during Operation Sindoor, calling it a historic success. Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders jointly nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize following a landmark peace accord….

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh addresses the 16th edition of the Air Chief Marshal LM Katre Memorial Lecture, in Bengaluru, on Saturday. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leaders on Saturday continued to question Prime Minister Narendra Modi, despite the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief’s disclosure that it had shot down at least five Pakistani fighter…

NEW DELHI: Air Force Chief Marshal AP Singh on Saturday expressed regret over lack of video evidence on 2019 Balakot airstrike, a gap that had fueled opposition leaders’ doubts over its impact. He said the issue was addressed during Operation Sindoor, where recorded footage of the airstrikes helped lay to rest what he called the…

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Karra, on Saturday, began a hunger strike in Srinagar, demanding the restoration of the Union territory’s statehood. The protest, part of the party’s ‘Hamari Riyasat, Hamara Haq’ campaign, was launched at the JKPCC headquarters on M A Road. Senior party leaders, including AICC general secretary Ghulam…

NEW DELHI: A school in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district is facing backlash after alphabet charts with Islamic references were allegedly distributed to students.The incident triggered protests and a government inquiry.Officials on Saturday said Baby Convent School principal I A Qureshi is accused of handing out Hindi alphabet charts where ‘Ka’ stood for Kaba, ‘Ma’ for…

File photo: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar (PTI) NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday called for backing the Central government in the face of US President Donald Trump’s steep tariff hikes, describing them as “pressure tactics” aimed at coercing India.“The imposition of a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods is a…

NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police on Saturday lathi-charged protesters in central Kolkata as they attempted to breach barricades during the ‘Nabanna Chalo Abhiyan,’ march to the state secretariat.The rally marked the first anniversary of the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College.Protesters waved the Tricolour, carried banners demanding justice for the…

IAF chief Amar Preet Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Amar Preet Singh on Saturday announced a major update on Operation Sindoor, revealing that India’s counterterror military action caused heavy losses to Pakistan. He said IAF shot down six Pakistani aircraft, including five fighter jets and a high-value surveillance platform, believed…

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday slammed the Samajwadi Party, calling it a “Sampradayik Party” (communal party) over former SP MP ST Hasan’s remarks linking the Uttarkashi flash floods to religious intolerance in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.Reacting to Hasan’s remarks, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “SP should now mean ‘Sampradayik Party’. These are…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Saturday delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPS) over violation of its guidelines for registration and/or non-fulfilment of statutory obligations.The latest round of delisting — described by EC as a comprehensive and continuous strategy to clean up the political landscape — has reduced the total number we of RUPPs…