SRINAGAR/LUCKNOW: Ladakh and UP saw a coordinated surge of pro-Iran sentiment as thousands rallied in Kargil district Wednesday and prominent Shia clerics in Lucknow called for sanctions relief, dialogue and Indian support for Tehran.In Kargil, a Shia-majority district in eastern Ladakh bordering PoK, large crowds gathered at multiple locations to back Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah…
NEW DELHI: The Office of the Block Development Officer (BDO), Goalpokher-II, at Chaukulia in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district was vandalised and torched by an agitated mob on Thursday, amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing process. The Block Development Officer has filed a First Information Report (FIR) at Chaukulia Police Station, seeking an…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and other state officials on the allegations levelled by Enforcement Directorate over the raids on I-PAC — a political consultancy firm linked to Trinamool Congress The top court sought the response from chief minister within two weeks.The bench of…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat shows his ink marked finger after casting vote at a polling station during the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) elections (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said “choosing the Nota option indirectly helps promote an unwanted candidate” as he cast his vote in the Nagpur…
Foreign secretary Misri (R) with Sun Haiyan of CPC Wednesday NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri stressed the need to take positive steps for improved Sino-Indian ties in a meeting with Sun Haiyan, vice minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC) who is on a visit to India.Talks covered the…
JAMMU: Security forces on Wednesday intensified the ongoing anti-terror operation in Najote village in J&K’s Kathua district by extending the cordon to at least a dozen surrounding villages, officials said. Yet another such operation was launched in Rajbagh, also in Kathua, after a resident reported sighting two terror suspects.The cordon-and-search operation in Najote was launched…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday received the credentials of the newly appointed ambassadors of the United States and Austria, along with the High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.In a post on X, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said: “President Droupadi Murmu received credentials from Mr Chandradath Singh, High Commissioner of the Republic…
NEW DELHI: Encroachments, deforestation, illegal mining and expanding urban infrastructure in the Aravali ranges have severely damaged groundwater recharge, biodiversity, air quality and climate regulation, according to a new study.The research, titled Eco-restoration of the Aravali Landscape, was undertaken by the Sankala Foundation with support from the Embassy of Denmark in India and the Haryana…
NEW DELHI: India’s high commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, has strongly rejected allegations linking the Indian government to the killing of NIA-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, questioning the lack of evidence to support the claims. Speaking in a televised interview on CBC News’ Power & Politics, Patnaik responded to allegations made by former Canadian prime…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a harvest festival observed across India in accordance with regional traditions. The festival marks the Sun’s transition into the zodiac sign of Capricorn (Makar) and is celebrated as a mid-winter harvest festival. PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz Fly…
