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JAMMU: Security forces on Wednesday intensified the ongoing anti-terror operation in Najote village in J&K’s Kathua district by extending the cordon to at least a dozen surrounding villages, officials said. Yet another such operation was launched in Rajbagh, also in Kathua, after a resident reported sighting two terror suspects.The cordon-and-search operation in Najote was launched…

SRINAGAR: Former J&K chief minister and PDP Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday denounced what she called “profiling of mosques” by police, saying it amounted to interference in religious affairs and was an attempt to humiliate Kashmiri Muslims. It’s Hindu temples that needed to be “profiled”, she said.“If religious places are to be profiled, then start with…

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday dedicated 81 new Ayushman Arogya Mandirs to the people of the national capital on Makar Sankranti, taking the total number of such centres in the city to 319.The new facilities were inaugurated in the Hari Nagar Assembly constituency. The expansion marks progress towards the government’s objective…

A case has been registered after the Block Development Office (BDO) in Farakka, Murshidabad, was allegedly ransacked by a group of unidentified men on Monday afternoon, leaving a poll official injured. BJP MLA Gouri Sankar accused the ruling TMC Farakka MLA Manirul Islam of leading the vandalism caused at the government property.In a sharp attack,…

File photo (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: As Maharashtra voters prepare to cast their ballots for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election, knowing the exact polling booth location is a crucial first step before heading out to vote. While polling booth details are mentioned on voter slips distributed ahead of elections, voters can also easily…

File photo: Army chief Upendra Dwivedi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday said Operation Sindoor is still ongoing, with the armed forces closely monitoring every move of the enemy, underlining India’s continued operational alertness following recent military action.Speaking at an investiture ceremony at the South Western Command in Jaipur,…

As protests driven by economic distress and political fatigue spread across Iranian cities, New Delhi is watching events unfold with quiet unease. For India, the question is not whether Iran’s clerical leadership can weather the unrest, but what a weakened or collapsing Iranian state would mean for India’s already constrained strategic environment.India’s engagement with Iran…

BENGALURU: Eutelsat has partnered with the Indian Navy’s INSV Kaundinya team to provide high-speed satellite connectivity through its OneWeb constellation of satellites for Project Kaundinya, a maritime heritage voyageOne. “The collaboration brings OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services onboard a traditionally built sailing vessel that undertook a historic ocean voyage from Porbandar to Muscat,”…

NEW DELHI: Encroachments, deforestation, illegal mining and expanding urban infrastructure in the Aravali ranges have severely damaged groundwater recharge, biodiversity, air quality and climate regulation, according to a new study.The research, titled Eco-restoration of the Aravali Landscape, was undertaken by the Sankala Foundation with support from the Embassy of Denmark in India and the Haryana…

NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday dismissed the reports regarding any “CM change talks” with the discussions with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. He further provided details of the meeting and said that the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha asked them to “continue the good work”.“I am Karnataka’s Congress president, and…