JAMMU/SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah choked back tears in a charged assembly session Monday as he vowed not to exploit the Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives to press for restoration of the Union territory’s statehood. “Curse be upon me if I go to Centre and push for statehood at this critical moment,” he…
Open this photo in gallery: Runner jogging under the bridge by the rivervgajic/Getty Images On a recent run on Toronto’s waterfront trail, I sped past a friend of mine. She told me, half-jokingly, that I only passed her because she was purposely running slowly to stay in Zone 2. My friend is one of many…
NEW DELHI: After travelling across three states and an international border, the body of Sudeep Neupane, 27, the only foreign national killed in the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, reached his home in Kalikanagar, a neighbourhood in Butwal, western Nepal, draped in the national flag. He was cremated around noon.Sudeep, his family said, was…
Hashim Musa, one of the Pakistani attackers in Pahalgam, was also part of at least two other strikes in Oct 2024 targeting non-locals in J&K, investigators have found. A reward of Rs 20 lakh each has been announced on the three Lashkar terrorists behind the Pahalgam massacre.While two of Musa’s aides in Oct 2024 strikes…
NEW DELHI: India has deployed MiG-29 and Jaguar fighter jets for the multi-nation `Desert Flag’ exercise at UAE, with the IAF keeping up the momentum of taking part in such international air combat drills to further hone its war-fighting skills.The Desert Flag-10 exercise, at the Al Dhafra air base from April 21 to May 8,…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi mocked BJP leaders as “tubelights” on Sunday, following controversial remarks by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India.Owaisi reminded the BJP of Article 142 of the Constitution, which grants the Supreme Court power to deliver complete justice in matters before it.“You people…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday “outrightly rejected” and distanced itself from the statements made by the party MP Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma on the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India. The two members have also been asked to refrain from making such statements.“The statements made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey…
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee issued a plea for maintaining peace across the state amid rising tensions in Murshidabad district and blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for provocation. In a letter appealing peace, Banerjee wrote, “BJP and its allies have suddenly become very aggressive in West Bengal. These allies include RSS…These forces are using…
New Delhi: A shocking incident from Jabalpur has once again raised concerns about the increasing number of heart attack cases during gym workouts. A 52-year-old man collapsed and died while exercising at a gym in the city’s Gorakhpur area. The deceased has been identified as Yatish Singhai, a regular at the Gold’s Gym where the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he had a conversation with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, revisiting topics from their earlier in-person meeting in Washington DC earlier this year. The two leaders spoke about bolstering collaboration between India and the United States in the areas of technology and innovation.“Spoke to Elon…
