AFSPA gives the armed forces deployed in areas declared as “disturbed”, powers to search, seize and arrest without a warrant, and to also use lethal force against law-breakers. NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Friday extended the application of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 in parts of Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for a…
India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, continues on Saturday, September 26, with athletes competing across multiple disciplines.The men’s and women’s kabaddi teams will have a chance to win gold medals as both teams face Iran in their respective finals.In athletics, two-time Asian Games gold medallist Tajinderpal Singh Toor will compete in…
President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping walk along the Colonnade of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) TOI correspondent from Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington DC to negotiate trade, technology, tariffs and the future of the global economy. Instead, he got the most elaborate…
NEW DELHI: Unease within the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over a media report concerning Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar surfaced on Friday, with three BJP allies urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to issue a clearer response.Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan was the first NDA ally to…
L-R: Baranica Elangovan, Suruchi Singh, Kamaljeet and Gulveer Singh India enjoyed a six-medal haul on a packed Friday at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, but the surge was not enough to improve its position in the overall medal standings as the competition at the top intensified.India added one gold, two silver and three bronze…
Nepal’s PM Balendra Shah addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters Thursday. (AP) NEW DELHI: Nepal PM Balendra Shah called on India and China to join a trilateral Himalayan climate resilience mechanism to share satellite data, jointly monitor dangerous glacial lakes, strengthen early-warning systems and coordinate cross-border disaster response,…
The Prime Minister has supported the concept in various statements over the year NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended on Friday attended a ‘Bhajan Clubbing’ at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Park in Delhi, on the occasion of Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s 110th birth anniversary.The Prime Minister can be seen listening to the…
Baranica Elangovan in action during the Women’s Pole Vault Final Indian athlete Baranica Elangovan won the bronze medal in the women’s pole vault at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, giving India its first-ever medal in the event at the Asian Games.The 29-year-old secured the bronze with a best clearance of 4.15m….
The committee has urged the KPK government to restore Dilip Kumar’s ancestral home before his birth anniversary on December 11. AMRITSAR: With the ancestral home of legendary actor Dilip Kumar in Peshawar in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Pakistan reportedly reduced to a fragile remnant of its past, the Saragarhi Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has…
A security patrol in Manipur NEW DELHI: The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (Afspa), in specified areas of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur for another six months from October 1, according to Gazette notifications issued on Friday.The extension follows a review of the law and order situation in the affected…