NEW DELHI: The opposition may field a strong “ideological” face as candidate in the vice-presidential election, as it looks to portray a strong contrast with the governing BJP’s nominee to send out a political message across the country.Ahead of discussions on picking a candidate, it is felt that since winnability is an uphill task due…
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Akhal area of Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, according to an official statement.The Jammu and Kashmir Police said a joint team comprising personnel from the Special Operations Group (SOG), Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is actively engaged in the ongoing…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday mocked US President Donald Trump’s claim of a deal with Pakistan to develop “massive oil reserves,” saying the Americans may be under an illusion. “Let them look,” Tharoor remarked, adding, “I wish them luck.”Trump had announced on Truth Social that the US had…
NEW DELHI: “I am proud to say, no Hindu can ever be a terrorist,” Union home minister Amit Shah declared in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, hitting out at Congress for manufacturing the thesis of “saffron terror” to malign majority community as part of its politics of appeasement.“They tried to give terrorism a religious colour for…
The TOI correspondent from London: A 41-year-old Indian man, believed to be an Indian national, has been charged with assault and endangering the safety of an aircraft after an easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Glasgow on Sunday after he threatened to bomb the plane while shouting “Allahu Akbar”.Abhay Devdas Nayak,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his fiery address in Lok Sabha shared new details about Operation Sindoor. The PM said that US Vice President JD Vance had called him on May 9, to inform him about a ‘huge’ impending strike by Pakistan. “On the night of 9th May, the Vice President of America…
NEW DELHI: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology reported. The tremor occurred at 00:11:50 IST. According to officials, the epicentre was located at a latitude of 6.82°N and a longitude of 93.37°E, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The quake’s…
Air India disburses Rs 25 lakh interim compensation to families of crash victims NEW DELHI: Following the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 on June 12, the airline announced that it has disbursed Rs 25 lakh in interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 passengers who died, as well as to…
NEW DELHI: Nine show-cause notices were issued to Air India during the last six months in connection with five identified safety violations, Union junior aviation minister Murlidhar Mohol said in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Enforcement action has been completed in respect of one violation, he added.Regarding the AI Dreamliner…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Keir Starmer will review progress under India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) with specific focus on trade and economy, technology, defence, security, education, and people to people exchanges in a bilateral meeting on July 24, said govt in an official announcement of the PM’s UK visit this week….
