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The first flight carrying Indians from Iran is set to land in India tonight amid rising Israel-Iran tensions.Investigators are probing possible sabotage in the Air India Flight AI 171 crash that killed 241 people in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, Shillong police traced a flat in Indore where accused Sonam Raghuvanshi allegedly stayed after killing her husband.Evacuations underway…

Special health checkup camp organised for journalists in Uttarakhand DEHRADUN: A special health checkup camp has been organised for journalists on Tuesday at the State Information Directorate, Dehradun. The initiative came following the direction of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.In this health camp, the Director General of Information of the state, Banshidhar Tiwari, also…

Indian tourists dance to the beats of Garba atop Burj Khalifa; viral video divides netizens A video of Indian tourists performing traditional Garba dance inside Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa has gone viral on social media, dividing netizens over appropriate public behavior and cultural expression.The viral Instagram video was shared by Instagram page @the_walking_lens_. The tourists…

NEW DELHI: The ongoing rift between Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar has spilled over into the cooperative sector, with both camps entering the fray for the upcoming election to the Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill in Baramati.Ajit Pawar, contesting a cooperative sugar mill election after more than four decades, is…

Canada’s BC premier seeks terror tag for Lawrence Bishnoi gang; says it’s a serious step Canada’s British Columbia premier David Eby said that he will request Prime Minister Mark Carney to declare the Lawrence Bishnoi gang a “terrorist organisation” in the country, adding that it had been linked to many crimes. On Tuesday, the premier…

NEW DELHI: The phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, in which PM Modi shared details about the ceasefire and Operation Sindoor, has emerged as the newest point of political conflict between the Congress and the BJP.While Congress criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that India has faced a…

Piyush Goyal writes to UP CM Yogi Adityanath praising GeM adoption (ANI image) Union Minister Piyush Goyal, in a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, commended the state’s extensive adoption of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) platform. He praised Uttar Pradesh’s extensive adoption of the platform, describing the state’s efforts as “a source of…

Uttarakhand CM Dhami meets Amit Shah in Delhi (Image: ANI) NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday and discussed various important issues related to the overall development of the state.In view of the increasing challenges in the field of cybersecurity, the Chief Minister has requested the…

PM Modi and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, fondly dubbed “Melodi” by social media, was once again on full display during the G7 Summit in Canada’s Calgary.Set against the backdrop of the majestic Rocky Mountains, the two leaders met…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Tamil Nadu government and questioned the Madras High Court’s directive to arrest Additional Director General of Police H M Jayaram in a kidnapping case. Describing the order as “shocking and demoralising,” the apex court sought an explanation for the officer’s suspension and asked the Kerala…

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh and PM Modi (R) NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call an all-party meeting to brief opposition leaders about India’s stand on US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of mediation between India and Pakistan.Jairam Ramesh raised questions over PM…

Air India flight to Bali disrupted midway; returns to Delhi safely after volcanic eruption alert An Air India flight en route to Bali was forced to turn back mid-air on Wednesday following reports of a volcanic eruption near the destination airport. Flight AI2145, which took off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, returned safely with…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said compassionate employment to kin of a government employee dying in harness was to prevent penury for the family and denied this to a young man whose father had left behind two residential houses, 33 acres of agricultural land and a family pension of Rs 85,000 per month.A…

PM Modi and US President Donald Trump (PTI file photo) Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Wednesday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi firmly stated “India has never accepted, and will never accept,” third-party mediation in matters such as the recent counterterrorism action in Pakistan, under “Operation Sindoor“. He added that there is “full political unanimity”…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, receiving condolences over the Pahalgam terror attack. The two leaders also discussed a ceasefire deal under Operation Sindoor and regional security issues.Iran launched a volley of ballistic and hypersonic missiles at Israel after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei vowed “no mercy” in response to…