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New Delhi: For the first time, a top commander of the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has spoken of the ferocity of India's strike on May 7 that marked the start of Operation Sindoor. In a video that has now gone viral, Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, flanked by armed guards, is seen acknowledging the deaths of family members of the outfit's chief Masood Azhar in Bahawalpur. Azhar's family were "torn to pieces" in the May 7 attack on the Jaish headquarters - Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah - in Bahawalp ...Read More >
New Delhi: Talks have started between India and the US on the proposed trade agreement to iron out issues in the wake of steep tariffs that have created uncertainties for Indian exporters. While Brendan Lynch, assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia, is leading the American team, Rajesh Agrawal, special secretary in the Department of Commerce, is India's chief negotiator. Lynch arrived in India late Monday for the day-long talk with his Indian counterpart. This is the firs ...Read More >
Mumbai: Inox Group executive director Siddharth Jain has become the first businessman to buy a Tesla after Elon Musk's EV company launched the car in India in July this year. Jain posted a message on X along with a photograph of his with the car. He tagged Musk and said that he was thrilled to receive India Inc's first Tesla. The ex-showroom price of the Tesla's base model is Rs 59.89 lakh. The fully-loaded version goes up to Rs 73.89 lakh. The in-roads prices will include taxes and other char ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: While woman traffic constable Subhamitra Sahoo (25) is yet to be traced after her sudden disappearance from Odisha capital, her father has hinted at possible involvement of a youth, serving with the Commissionerate Police here. Duryadhan Sahoo alleged that his daughter, who served at the DCP (traffic) office, was last seen with him at a temple. "I believe questioning the youth, who work in the accounts section at the Police Commissioner's office, could lead to a significant breakth ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the International Cricket Council (ICC) expected to reject the plea by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to remove Andy Pycroft as a match referee in the ongoing Asia Cup, the 69-year-old former Zimbabwe batter has hit out at Pakistani cricketers for bringing 'disrepute' to the game. "I stand by every decision that I took yesterday. Pakistan players have had a history of bringing disrepute to the game of cricket be it Hafeez and Ajmal in past (reported for chucking by me) or the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Dhawan opened up about the darker side of AI and its misuse at the trailer launch of their upcoming film, 'Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari'. Raising concern about her fake images on social media, Janhvi said, "When I see on social media there are so many AI images being circulated against my will. You and I can say it's an AI image, but the common man will think, 'Yeh toh yeh pehen ke pohonch gayi (She actually went out wearing this)'." Describing herself as "old ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reaffirmed his goal to fill 65,000 government posts within two years of assuming power in the state. Addressing newly-appointed officials at the 11th Recruitment Fair at the IDCO Exhibition Ground here on Monday, Majhi noted that 30,032 posts have been filled up in various departments in 15 months through recruitment fairs. An additional 40,000 vacancies are being targeted to be filled by June 2026, the CM said. The state has created 107,9 ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Supreme Court to probe allegations of irregularities against Vantara, has given a clean chit to the zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre set up by Mukesh Ambani in Gujarat's Jamnagar. The Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice P B Varale took the report that was submitted on Friday on record on Monday and noted that authorities have expressed satisfaction on the issue of compliance and regulatory measures in Vantara. The ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is on alert as a rare brain-eating amoebic disease is speading in the state. A new case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a potentially fatal brain infection, was reported from Thiruvananthapuram, with a 17-year-old boy having contracted the infection. After it was found out that the teenager had visited the swimming pool at Akkulam Tourist Village with friends the previous day and taken a bath there, the Health department ordered closure of the pool and collected wate ...Read More >
Dubai: The Indian team's no-handshake policy during Sunday's Asia Cup clash has stung Pakistan and bruised Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) ego. A day after lodging a protest against the Indian team with match referee Andy Pycroft, the Pakistan board targeted Pycroft himself. PCB has reportedly warned the International Cricket Council (ICC) that its team could pull out of the tournament if its demand of Pycroft's removal from the panel of match referees for the Asia Cup is not met. PCB's grudge ...Read More >
Srinagar: For the first time in the country's history, the Army has used a freight train to stock-up on supplies for its units and formations in Jammu and Kashmir to last the harsh winter ahead. Trucks had to be used for this movement till 2024 as the rail link between Katra and Baramulla was yet to be commissioned. The Army has called this a major breakthrough in the movement of Advance Winter Stocking (AWS) and civil-military fusion. Movement of goods by train is cheaper and faster. It also d ...Read More >
New Delhi: A political party is not a 'workplace', hence it can't be brought under the purview of the law on prevention of sexual harassment (POSH). Declining a petition seeking to extend the POSH Act to political parties, the Supreme Court on Monday said that parties cannot be treated as "workplaces" and their members are not "employees." Adopting such an expansive view will open a 'Pandora's box,' said a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the first anniversary of Subhadra Yojana, the Odisha Government on Monday launched a dedicated grievance redressal module. "Earlier, the Subhadra Yojana portal only allowed applicants to register complaints, but there was no mechanism for redressal. Through this module, grievances of Subhadra applicants, including 2.85 lakh women beneficiaries who have not received their third instalment of money, will be promptly investigated and resolved," said Deputy Chief Minister Prav ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Monday, warned that it would cancel the entire Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar if any illegality is detected in the methodology adopted by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that is hearing several petitions against the process, said that the Court presumed that ECI - being a constitutional authority - had followed the law and mandatory rules in the conduct of the SIR. ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Indian team's refusal to shake hands with Pakistani cricketers, post the toss and after the Asia Cup clash, has sparked a controversy. Pakistan skipper Salman Agha refused to turn up at the post-match presentation ceremony, and their team management lodged a complaint against match referee Andy Pycroft. It was the first time the arch rivals were facing off after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, and India went ahead with the match at Dubai despite millions back home seeking a boyc ...Read More >
Mumbai: India's emphatic victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai has been followed not just by celebrations, but by sharp words from India's head coach, Gautam Gambhir, directed at veteran cricketer Irfan Pathan. Gambhir used the post-match platform to deliver what many are calling a 'lesson in honesty' -- a message he clearly intended for Pathan, among others. Gambhir urges honesty after IND vs PAK win During a television appearance on the Sony Sports Network soon after India's t ...Read More >
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 16th edition of the Combined Commanders' Conference (CCC2025) in Kolkata on Monday. The biennial conference is being hosted by the Army's Eastern Command at its headquarters in Vijay Durg (formerly Fort William). The theme of the conference is 'Year of Reforms - Transformation for the Future' and it focuses on driving transformative reforms across the Indian Armed Forces. Deliberations are being held on a wide range of strategic issues - inc ...Read More >
Surat: The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Surat Police busted a major sex racket and rescued 13 Thai women during a late-night raid on a hotel in Jahangirpura on Saturday. The police also took nine people, including five clients, into custody. The racket was run from the premises of a hotel. The AHTU team, acting on a tip-off, reached the fourth floor of the hotel to find the door locked from inside. The authorities broke open the door and caught the accused red-handed. Among those arre ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Monday, put on hold the operation of two crucial provisions in the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, but refused to stay the whole statute. Pointing out that some sections need some protection, the Court said: "We have considered prima facie challenge to each of the sections and found no case was made out to stay entire statute... We have held that presumption is always in favour of constitutionality of statute." An entire law can only be stayed in the "rarest of rare" ...Read More >
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police, on Sunday, seized three more AK-47 rifles, seven magazines and a large quantity of ammunition from across the border fence in Sawjian, in the Mandi area of Poonch. With this, the number of such weapons seized over the last two weeks has gone up to seven. According to the police, these weapons were being smuggled into India to revive the Hizbul Mujahideen's terror network in the Poonch sector of the union territory. The seizures followed the arrest of three ...Read More >
Hazaribag: A top leader of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) was among three killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Monday morning. The body of Sahadev Soren, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore, was recovered along with two others in the Pantitri forest after an exchange of fire. Arms and ammunition were seized and the search is continuing for other Maoists, the police said. "An encounter broke out in the Pantitri forest under the Gorhar police sta ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Parents spend lakhs to provide their children the best of schooling and education. Just imagine their feelings when they find out that the school they have chosen is a den for criminal activity! In an incident which has sent shockwaves through the country, police busted a drug racket which was being run from the premises of a private school in Hyderabad. Malela Jaya Prakash Goud, the director of Medha School, converted classrooms and restricted areas into a facility to produce Alpr ...Read More >
Berhampur: Forest officials in Odisha's Ganjam district have rescued a two-month-old barking deer (Indian muntjac) from a house at Gunakhala village under Badagada forest range. The operation, carried out in the Ghumusar South forest division, also led to the seizure of two country-made guns, a knife, and explosives from the premises. After being rescued, the fawn was immediately shifted to the veterinary hospital at Sorada for treatment and will be released into the wild once declared fit, Di ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Priyadarshini, widow of a victim in the Pahalgam terror attack, has passionately called for a boycott of the upcoming India-Pakistan Asia Cup match, criticising the BCCI's decision and the silence of Indian cricketers. A resident of Balasore district in Odisha, she slammed the organisers and urged fans to abstain from watching the game, fearing that revenue generated from it will fund terrorism. Priyadarshini, who lost her husband Prasant Kumar Satpathy in the deadly Pahalgam terr ...Read More >
Darrang: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of supporting anti-national forces and terrorists in an address at Darrang in Assam on Sunday. This is the PM's first visit to the state after Operation Sindoor. "Instead of standing with our brave soldiers, Congress has chosen to back infiltrators and those who threaten India's unity. This party has repeatedly provided cover to anti-national forces," Modi told a large gathering. Calling Operation Sindoor a "huge success", Modi dedicat ...Read More >
Lucknow: A major disaster was averted after an engine of an IndiGo flight to Delhi failed during take-off from the Lucknow airport on Saturday morning. The pilots applied emergency brakes before the aircraft reached the end of the runway, managing to bring it to a stop. The plane then returned to the gate and deboarded the 151 passengers, including Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav, wife of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. According to reports, flight 6E2111 experienced a thru ...Read More >
Mumbai: A woman driving an SUV, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, left a 30-year-old man severely injured in Mumbai. The man was standing on the pavement in Ghatkopar on Saturday when he was hit. The police said the SUV broke through a metallic railing, climbed the a 3-feet high pavement, dragged the victim towards a nearby shop, and even drove up the three steps leading to the shop. The man, who has not been identified, suffered severe head injuries and a leg fracture. He lay unconsci ...Read More >
Mumbai: Rajinikanth-starrer 'Coolie' left cash registers ringing at the box office, but Aamir Khan's cameo in the film failed to impress the audience. During promotions of the film, Aamir had shared that he took up the role without even reading the script as he wanted to work with Rajinikanth. Now, a viral post has claimed that Aamir has called his cameo in Rajini's 'Coolie' purposeless. According to the screenshot circulating on X, Aamir apparently told a news portal, "I accepted the cameo f ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day after proceedings were disrupted in the Delhi High Court and Bombay High Court after emails were received threatening of bombs being planted in the premises, there were similar threats on Saturday targeting Hotel Taj Palace and two branches of Max Hospital. Police and Fire department officials rushed to the locations and conducted searches as per bomb threat protocols. As per preliminary findings, the threat was a hoax. Hours later, threat emails were sent to two temples in Ke ...Read More >
Mumbai: Elvish Yadav recently painted social media red with his romantic Instagram photos with television actress Jannat Zubair. The cozy pictures, in which the popular social media influencer and Jannat are seen posing affectionately, have left netizens wondering if the couple is in a romantic relationship. Elvish is seen sporting a white printed kurta and Jannat looks gorgeous in a bright red sari. In one of the pictures, Elvish is seen holding Jannat by her waist, and in a selfie taken by ...Read More >
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