NEW DELHI: Indian Navy on Tuesday received the delivery of ‘Malwan’, the second anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, built by Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi. On the same day, the Navy also launched a next-generation offshore patrol vessel built at Goa Shipyard.INS Malwan draws its name from the coastal town of Malwan in Maharashtra, a…
NEW DELHI: A suspected explosion has been reported outside the office of the Punjab BJP in Chandigarh, prompting a response from security agencies.Security officials have since launched an investigation and have cordoned off the adjoining area.Investigation, so far has revealed that a crude explosive of low intensity exploded outside the office.The sounds were heard around…
NEW DELHI: A total amount of around Rs 1,717 crore was lost to digital payment fraud and online cheating in Delhi between 2023 and 2025, of which only 10% could be recovered, the home ministry told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Citing details provided by the Delhi Police, junior home minister Nityanand Rai, in reply to…
JAMMU: A fast-track court in J&K’s Ramban has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping and impregnating a deaf and mute woman in 2020.Judge Pardeep K Sandhu also fined the convict, Abdul Qayoom, Rs 10,000 on Tuesday.Qayoom raped the woman several times and threatened to kill her if she revealed the…
Edappadi K Palaniswami campaigninging in Sivaganga Constituency (Image taken from AIADMK’s X handle) NEW DELHI: At a rally in Sivaganga ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on CM MK Stalin, accusing him of forging alliances out of “fear of defeat” and alleging a breakdown of law…
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that officials recently appointed by the Election Commission had been assigned to reject the nomination papers of her party’s candidates, and urged them to remain cautious while filing their nominations.Speaking at three election rallies in the state, Banerjee also accused the BJP of misusing central agencies and…
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday handed over cheques of Rs 1 crore each as financial assistance to the families of six Delhi government employees who lost their lives while on duty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gupta said the gesture was not merely a government formality, but a heartfelt expression of gratitude, empathy…
In a circular, University registrar R Gunasekaran announced the revised academic calendar for the academic year 2025-26, reducing the number of working days to 79 from 90 “due to administrative reasons.” PUDUCHERRY: Pondicherry University has decided to prepone the examinations from May 6 to April 21 and has directed the students to vacate the hostels…
Eight women workers were killed on the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway in Jalna district, Maharashtra, after a truck collided with a tempo in which they were standing. The accident occurred on Jalna’s Samruddhi Highway when the workers, waiting in a side lane to leave after work, were struck from behind by a truck that had changed lanes,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict, directing ministries to take urgent steps to safeguard essential supplies and protect citizens.“PM directs that all efforts must be made to safeguard the citizens from the impact of…
