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Chaibasa: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) injured a CoBRA 205 battalion jawan during an anti-Maoist operation in the Saranda Forest on Monday. Official sources stated that the incident occurred while security forces conducted a search operation near Chaibasa. The jawan triggered a pressure-activated IED that Maoist insurgents had planted, which set off a powerful explosion. The blast seriously injured the soldier, prompting his immediate evacuation from the site. Authorities later airlift ...Read More >
Patna: Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday urged students to adopt the guiding principle of "Nation First" and appealed to the youth to take a firm stand against substance abuse and work towards building a healthy and strong society.Speaking at the third convocation ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Central University (MGCU) in Motihari in East Champaran district, he said Gandhiji's principle of non-violence remains highly relevant in today's world and must guide not only actions but also beha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Diverging from the Congress line, party member and former commerce minister, Anand Sharma, has lauded India's diplomatic handling of the West Asia crisis as "mature and skilful", saying it has helped the country avoid "potential minefields"."We are balancing it correctly. There is no other way. We can't lean. We can't tilt. That is what is called skilful diplomacy, that everybody is okay with you, and we have to keep this continued so the Indian diaspora is safe," Sharma told ANI.His ...Read More >
Former Union Minister and Congress leader Anand Sharma on Thursday (April 2, 2026) appreciated India's diplomatic and skilful handling of the West Asia crisis and urged it to be the leader of the Global South in de-escalating the hostilities in the region. In a statement, Mr. Sharma said the international community could not remain a "mute spectator" to the collapse of the rules-based multilateral order and global crisis-management mechanisms. "Indian diplomatic handling of the crisis has been ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Anand Sharma's praise for the BJP-led Centre's handling of the West Asia crisis drew a restrained response from his party on Friday, with Jairam Ramesh asserting that the Congress remains a democratic platform where diverse views can be expressed. Earlier, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor sparked a political row after he said that India's silence on the West Asia war is a responsible statecraft, not moral surrender. On Thursday, Sharma haile ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Thursday hailed India's diplomatic handling of the West Asia crisis as "mature and skilful", saying it has helped the country avoid "potential minefields". He also urged India to take the lead in mobilising the Global South and strategic-partner countries to collectively work towards the restoration of peace and order in the region. Lauding the efforts taken so far by New Delhi, Sharma said, "Indian diplomatic handling of the crisis ha ...Read More >
Srinagar, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A soldier was killed in an explosion in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said on Tuesday. Officials said that the soldier died on Monday in an explosion in Putaha Khan Gali of the Trehgam area of the district of the Line of Control (LoC). The soldier has been identified as Havaldar Zubair Ahmad of J&K Light Infantry (JAKLI). "The injured soldier was rushed to a military hospital in the Drugmulla area of Baramulla district, but doctors said he w ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, Dec 16: An Army soldier died in a landmine blast in the Kupwara district. Havildar Zubair Ahmad of the Army's 13 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry was injured in a land mine blast at Putaha Khan Gali in the Trehgam area of the border district on Monday, they said. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Officials said the injured soldier was rushed to a military hospital at Drugmulla but was declared dead on arrival. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has expressed gr ...Read More >
Champhai (Mizoram) [India], October 27 (ANI): The Assam Rifles recovered a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and war-like stores from Saikumphai, Champhai District, Mizoram, a statement issued on Monday stated. In a post on social media platform X, the Assam Rifles stated that during an operation on October 24, the forces recovered six 60mm mortar tubes with base plates, two 7.62mm Myanmar-made assault rifles, three shotguns, two .22 rifles, one hand grenade, forty live rounds of 7.62mm am ...Read More >
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NEW DELHI, Oct 3: The Government think tank Niti Aayog on Friday suggested the introduction of a presumptive taxation scheme for foreign companies to provide certainty and simplicity. The Aayog, in a working paper, said the optional presumptive taxation scheme would help resolve disputes concerning PE (permanent establishment), simplifying compliance and protecting revenue. "The proposed presumptive taxation scheme is a proactive and pragmatic solution to a long-standing problem. "It balances ...Read More >
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has announced that the US is attempting to recapture Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, which was abandoned more than four years ago. The airbase is currently under Taliban control. It is being reported that China is also trying to acquire Bagram Air Base. Experts believe that there is only one problem with Trump's ambition: China. China will ensure that the USA never regains Bagram Air Base. If the US recaptures this airbase, it would be a major defeat for Chin ...Read More >
The teenage boy who was injured in a landmine blast in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier has succumbed to injuries at a hospital here, officials said here on Monday.Shahid Yousuf 17 died at the Armys 92 Base Hospital.The boy was injured when a landmine, planted for the security of the ammunition depot at Khundru, went off on Sunday. The teenage boy who was injured in a landmine blast in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier has succumbed to injuries at a hospit ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): The heavy downpour in Himachal Pradesh has wreaked havoc, with the state reporting 23 flash floods, followed by 19 cloud burst incidents and 16 landslides till today. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning for "Extremely Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall" for July 6. For tomorrow, the IMD forecasts "Very Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall". The weather department has predicted heavy rains for July 8 a ...Read More >
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A landmine planted by Maoists in the dense Saranda forest of Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district has claimed the life of a young male elephant, Forest Department officials said on Sunday. The six-year-old wild elephant, affectionately called 'Gadru' by local villagers, sustained grievous injuries after stepping on an IED in the Digha area of the Saranda forest on June 24. The powerful blast severely damaged the animal's hind left leg, which left it ...Read More >
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