NEW DELHI: (Jun 26) India has evacuated 272 Indian and three Nepalese nationals from Iran following the conflict with Israel, officials said on Thursday. A special flight carrying them arrived in Delhi a little past midnight from the Iranian city of Mashhad. “#OperationSindhu update 272 Indian and 3 Nepalese nationals were evacuated from Iran on...
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Rajnath refuses to sign SCO document for not focusing on challenge of cross-border terrorism
QINGDAO: (Jun 26) The perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism must be held accountable, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Thursday, even as he chose not to sign a communique by the bloc for not explicitly addressing India’s concerns over Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism. The SCO operates under the...
Multi-layered security arrangements in place for Amarnath Yatra: Kashmir Police chief
SRINAGAR: (Jun 25) Multi-layered and in-depth security arrangements have been put in place for the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra to ensure safe and smooth pilgrimage, Kashmir Police chief V K Birdi said on Wednesday. “The Shri Amarnath Yatra this year is starting next week. Jammu-Kashmir Police and other security forces have made all security arrangements...
Israel-Iran conflict has given Tehran leadership role of Muslim world: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR: (Jun 24) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the conflict between Israel and Iran has elevated Tehran’s status to a leadership role for the Muslim world as it forced Washington and Jerusalem on their knees. “I salute the courage and determination of the Iranian leadership, its armed forces and people...
Prant Pracharak Baithak Of RSS To Be Held In Delhi From July 4 To 6
Last Updated:June 24, 2025, 03:28 IST RSS’s annual Prant Pracharak Baithak will be in Delhi on July 4-6, 2025. Leaders Mohan Bhagwat and Dattatreya Hosabale will attend, reviewing training camps and centenary plans. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) annual national level Prant Pracharak (provincial in-charge Pracharak) Baithak will be held in Delhi on Vikram Samvat 2082...
In meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang, NSA Doval calls for countering terroris
NEW DELHI: (Jun 23) In an oblique reference to Pakistan’s support to cross-border terrorist activities, NSA Ajit Doval on Monday emphasised the need to counter terrorism in all its forms for regional peace and stability during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. Doval’s call for countering terrorism comes nearly a month-and-a-half...
Rupee rises 65 paise to 86.13 against US dollar over hopes of Iran-Israel ceasefire
MUMBAI: (Jun 24) The rupee rose sharply by 65 paise to 86.13 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as crude oil prices fell following hopes of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. A weak greenback and a strong opening in the domestic equity markets further boosted the rupee, according to forex traders....
PM Modi pays tributes to Mookerjee on death anniversary
NEW DELHI: (Jun 23) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh’s founding president Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his death anniversary, saying his invaluable contribution in nation-building will always be remembered with reverence. Modi said Mookerjee displayed incomparable courage and strength to maintain the country’s integrity. A former Hindu Mahasabha leader...
Tagged as ‘Chinar man of Kashmir’, Kupwara resident aims to plant 50,000 trees in lifetime
42-yr-old Abdul Ahad Khan has spent past decade planting hundreds of trees, mostly Chinars Kupwara, Jun 22: Abdul Ahad Khan, a 42-year-old labourer from NagriMalpora in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, has earned widespread appreciation for his dedicated efforts in preserving Kashmir’s natural heritage through the plantation of Chinar and other native trees across the valley. Popularly...
Army Chief Gen Dwivedi reviews security matrix for Amarnath Yatra
Every year lakhs of yatris visit the Amarnath cave shrine which is at a height of 12,700 feet in south Kashmir. June 23, 2025 8:18 am Srinagar, Jun 22: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi conducted an in-depth review of the entire security architecture in Kashmir, focusing on preparations for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra set to begin on...