NEW DELHI: A year after troop disengagement between India and China from the two remaining face-off sites at Depsang and Demchok in Ladakh, there is no actual de-escalation on the ground, with the rival armies set to remain forward deployed for the sixth successive winter, reports Rajat Pandit.The military thrust amid diplomatic detente is to…
PATNA: Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police, the nodal agency for handling cybercrime cases, has lodged at least 21 FIRs against 25 social media handles, including those of major political parties RJD, BJP and Congress, for allegedly posting “inflammatory content” & “spreading hatred along religious & caste lines” amid ongoing poll campaign.DIG Manavjit Singh…
NEW DELHI: India will by Saturday implement relaxed flight duty time rules for pilots to ensure the cockpit crew operating flights are not fatigued. DGCA on Wednesday said the seven remaining clauses of revised flight duty time limitations (FDTL) would be implemented from Nov 1. Fifteen clauses of the relaxed rules were implemented on July…
SRINAGAR: For the law students gathered last week at Tagore Hall — a modest state-run auditorium tucked behind Iqbal Park in Srinagar’s Gogji Bagh — filing RTI applications began as an exercise for their coursework. Soon, though, it became an early education in how power responds to questions. Some received partial replies. Others got silence….
MUMBAI: Singapore’s High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for highlighting the launch of PSA Mumbai’s Phase 2 Terminal Expansion during his address at the India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai.He noted that Singapore is glad to be India’s largest foreign investorIn a post on X, Wong wrote, “A…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday assured that it was working to repatriate nearly 500 Indians detained in Thailand after they crossed over the border amid Myanmar scam hub crackdown.“We are aware of Indian nationals who have been detained by Thai authorities. They had crossed into Thailand from Myanmar over the past…
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann with Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal (Photo credit: ANI) LUDHIANA: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal launched an initiative on Wednesday to provide 56 faceless services related to driving licences and vehicle-registration certificates.Mann put a lock at a Regional Transport Office (RTO) here…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that a two-thirds majority for the NDA in Bihar would be a “befitting tribute” to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birthday, November 14 — the day poll results will be declared.Speaking at an election rally in Barh, Patna district, Singh said, “The…
PM Modi calls India a ‘steady lighthouse’ (PTI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra PM Modi on Wednesday described India as a “steady lighthouse” for the world amid global tensions and trade disruptions, projecting the country as a symbol of stability and growth.Speaking at the Maritime Leaders Conclave during the India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai,…
Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif, left, and Indian-origin businessman Darshan Singh Sahsi Pakistan issued a strong warning to Afghanistan’s Taliban after peace talks in Istanbul collapsed, threatening to use only a fraction of its military power to crush the regime. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched his Bihar election campaign with sharp attacks on Prime Minister…
