NEW DELHI: On the first anniversary of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed lives of 26 tourists, the Indian Army has issued a stern warning to the perpetrators of terrorism, asserting that when the “boundaries of humanity are crossed, the response is decisive”.Taking to social media, the Army warned that any misdeeds against…
Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday made a high-level visit to the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, as both nations look to bolster security architecture across the Indo-Pacific.During the visit, General Dwivedi engaged in extensive deliberations with General Ronald P Clark, Commanding General of USARPAC, alongside other senior military leadership.“General…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh said in Berlin on Wednesday that India has consistently maintained a balanced diplomatic approach under Prime Minister Modi, while leaving open the possibility of a greater Indian role in resolving global conflict, including the West Asia crisis.Paying homage to the victims on the first anniversary of Pahalgam attack at an Indian…
KOLKATA: A day before polling for the first of the two-phase assembly election in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday gave a “bodol noy, bodla chai (revenge, not change)” call, flipping her old slogan of “bodla noy, bodol chai (change, not revenge)” of 2011, when she demolished the decades-old Left Front fort in the state with…
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children,” the quote stands true as we celebrate Earth Day today. But how many of us actually understand the true meaning behind this? While images of overcrowded hill stations dominate social media posts and travel feeds, a number of high-altitude villages…
Finland is on the verge of switching on what could become one of the most consequential infrastructure projects in the history of nuclear energy, a permanent underground repository designed to store highly radioactive waste for tens of thousands of years. Built deep beneath the island of Olkiluoto, the facility represents a long-awaited answer to a…
Buddha’s Piprahwa relics (X/@narendramodi) NEW DELHI: For the first time, sacred relics of Lord Buddha — preserved at the National Museum in Delhi — will be brought out for a public exposition in the country from May 1-15. The government sees this ‘Sacred Exposition of the Holy Relics of Tathagata’, to be held in Ladakh,…
NEW DELHI: As part of a comprehensive set of recommendations to the government towards creation of a “survivor-centric framework”, the National Commission for Women has flagged the need for setting up a national acid attack case tracking registry linking FIR, medical care, compensation and rehabilitation. It has also sought the integration of online FIR systems…
NEW DELHI: Amid energy supply chain disruptions due to the West Asia conflict, govt will soon issue a fresh notification laying down test requirements for vehicles compliant for E85 to E100 fuel, or Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs), a move that will allow OEMs — original equipment manufacturers — to produce automobiles that can run on…
Julia Varvaro addresses the ‘sugar daddy’ controversy and said she did nothing wrong. 29-year-old Julia Varvaro, a deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism of the Department of Homeland Security broke her silence on the viral ‘sugar daddy’ scandal centering her. Robert B, a man who is decades older than Varvaro, complained that he spent $40,000 on…