Soldier shot dead by his father-in-law over matrimonial dispute in Reasi
Jammu: A soldier was gunned down allegedly by his father-in-law over some matrimonial dispute in Reasi district on Saturday, police said. Village Defence Guard (VDG) member Doulat Ram allegedly fired his .303 rifle on his son-in-law Amit Singh, an army soldier, at Kembal Danga village, causing chest injuries to him, they said. Ram, a resident […]
BSF opens fire on Pakistani drone along IB in Samba
Samba/Jammu: BSF personnel opened fire on Friday night to shoot down a Pakistani drone near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) detected the movement of the drone from the Pakistan side late in the night and fired nearly two dozen rounds, they said […]
J&K admin harassing NC workers, creating fear to help BJP win elections: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: As the campaigning for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat ended on Saturday, NC chief Farooq Abdullah accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of harassing his party workers and spreading fear among people so that the BJP could win elections. “The police are calling elders and youths and then telling them they are with Hurriyat […]
Severe solar storm triggers rare auroral arc in Ladakh sky
New Delhi: A crimson glow lit up the dark sky in parts of Ladakh in a rare stable auroral red arc event at the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in the high Himalayas due to the strong solar magnetic storms launched towards Earth. The solar storms or coronal mass ejections are from the AR13664 region of […]
Congress won’t win even 50 LS seats, will not get opposition party status after polls: PM
Phulbani/Bolangir/Bargarh (Odisha): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that the Congress will not win even 50 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and will not be able to get the opposition party status after the polls. Addressing election rallies in Kandhamal, Bolangir and Bargarh Lok Sabha seats, Modi claimed that Odisha’s ‘asmita’ (pride) is […]
Kejriwal says PM on ‘One nation, One leader’ mission, wants to ‘finish off’ all leaders
New Delhi: A day after his release on interim bail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging he was on a “One nation, One leader” mission to impose “dictatorship” by putting all leaders from opposition behind bars and “politically finishing off” those in the BJP. Addressing a […]
Rahul Gandhi calls PM ‘puppet king’ of ‘tempo billionaires’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “puppet king” of “tempo billionaires”. Continuing his attack on Modi over his remarks on the Congress receiving “cash loaded in tempos” from “Adani and Ambani”, the former Congress president also shared on X a video containing […]
SP chief terms LS polls ‘national movement’, urges party members to ‘change fate’ of country
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday termed the ongoing Lok Sabha elections as a “national movement” for the cause of the Constitution and to protect reservations as he called upon his party members to join it to change the fate of the country. “The 2024 Lok Sabha elections is a historic election. It’s […]
PM Lee says Singapore values IIT-IIM graduates as talented pool
Singapore: Singapore has one of the biggest pools of talented graduates from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said, as he praised the contributions of foreign talents in the country’s progress. The prime minister highlighted the quality of IIT-IIM alumni as he […]
Jaipur-based entrepreneur features on Fortune’s ’40 Under 40′ list
Jaipur: Jaipur-based entrepreneur Yogesh Chaudhary, the director of Jaipur Rugs, has been included in the list of emerging leaders from India by Fortune, a statement said. Chaudhary has been included in the ’40 Under 40′ list, an annual list of influential young individuals under the age of 40 who changed the course of business and […]
