File photo: PM Modi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: For the first time in six years, PM Modi is unlikely to be a part of the G7 summit being hosted by Canada this year from June 15-17. There’s no official invite yet from Canada for the meeting in Alberta but Modi in all likelihood would … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the valour of women personnel in the Border Security Force (BSF), particularly during Operation Sindoor, calling them the “brave daughters” of India and lauding their frontline role in the country’s largest counter-terrorism operation.Speaking at the Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Mahila Sashaktikaran Mahasammelan in Bhopal, the Prime Minister … Read more
NEW DELHI: After the Shashi Tharoor-led delegation to the US expressed disagreement over Colombia‘s statement supporting Pakistan, the state withdrew its statement and “will issue a statement of strong support for our position and understanding of our position,” the Congress MP said.“We met with the Foreign Ministry – the Senior Vice Minister received us. We … Read more
‘Pak’s dangerous game of terror over’: Defense minister Rajnath Singh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Pakistan needs to understand that the “dangerous game” of terrorism that it has been playing since 1947 is over, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Friday, demanding that Islamabad hand over terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar to India for … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday took full control of the SIT probe against MP minister Vijay Shah’s ‘crass comments’ aimed at Col Sofiya Qureshi, who briefed media on first two days of ‘Operation Sindoor’, and asked Jabalpur HC to close its suo motu proceedings resulting in lodging of FIR against him.On appeal against HC’s … Read more
‘End terror justifications, dismantle networks, take responsibility’: Indian delegation’s big message to Pakistan in Bahrain NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi, participating in a high-level all-party delegation in Bahrain, strongly condemned the misuse of religion by terrorist groups to justify violence, saying that Islam unequivocally rejects terrorism.“These terrorist organisations have justified … Read more
India welcomes UK-Mauritius treaty on Chagos, reaffirms support for sovereignty (AI) NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday welcomed the signing of a treaty between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the return of Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia. In a press statement by the ministry of external affairs (MEA), … Read more
Stellar cosmologist Jayant Narlikar‘s passing at 86 on Tuesday, peacefully and in sleep, is reminiscent of the gift of death at will, or the “ichha-mrityu” that grandsire Bhishma supposedly had in the Mahabharata. And speaking of grandsires, the demise of this much-decorated and beloved doyen of Indian astrophysicists coincides with the departures of larger-than-life grey … Read more
JK CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) NEW DELHI: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti may have slammed Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah over his call for reviving the Tulbul Navigation Project, but he has echoed India’s long-term interests, with experts flagging how its implementation will yield socio-economic benefits for the entire UT.The project, also known as … Read more
NEW DELHI: Centre on Wednesday banned China’s state-run X handle over spreading unverified claims on Indian military amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.This comes days after Indian Embassy in China strongly cautioned the media outlet to verify facts before posting on social media.“Dear Global Timesnews, we would recommend you verify your facts and cross-examine … Read more