The army, when not at war is preparing for it. This statement has been drilled down to every soldier from the initial days of training. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) general Upendra Dwivedi while addressing the Passing Out Parade (POP) at the National Defence Academy stated “India is preparing for Operation Sindoor 2.0”.Following the…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the White House in the near future on behalf of US President Donald Trump, signalling a renewed push to deepen ties between New Delhi and Washington despite tensions over trade in recent months.The invitation was announced by US Ambassador to India…
England universities will face fines up to £500,000 or 2% income for free speech failures under new system. England’s universities will face stricter scrutiny over free speech under a new complaints system that allows staff to take concerns directly to the Office for Students (OfS), with heavy financial penalties if they fail to protect free…
Shabbir Ahmed Lone (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police special cell has arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Shabbir Ahmed Lone from near Bangladesh border, sources said. Lone was running a Lashkar cell from his hideout near Dhaka. The operation, monitored closely by police commissioner Satish Golcha, was the result of a cat-and-mouse chase of two months. A…
A DoorDash driver from New York, Olivia Henderson, is now facing serious legal trouble after a video she posted online went viral. The video showed a customer lying on his couch inside his home with his pants down. Henderson said she recorded the video because she felt unsafe during a delivery. The clip quickly spread…
Trinamool councillor Shankar Das was severely beaten and stripped by a mob at his Kolkata home, allegedly over land-grabbing accusations. KOLKATA: A mob on Friday stormed the house of North Dum Dum Trinamool Congress councillor Shankar Das and severely assaulted him, leaving him seriously injured. A video that quickly went viral purportedly shows a ‘kangaroo…
An inconspicuous creature is invading certain portions of the United States and has begun to attract interest from experts and safety agencies. The Asian needle ant is native to East Asia, and although small and unassuming, the sting of the creature is said to be excruciatingly painful. Victims describe the pain as that of being…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that India halted Operation Sindoor “voluntarily” and on its “own terms,” asserting that the country ready for a long war against Pakistan. He further slammed Pakistan calling it the “epicentre of International Terrorism.”Addressing the National Security Summit 2.0, he said, “During Operation Sindoor, we precisely targeted…
Lindsey Graham (AP photo) Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has once again questioned Pakistan’s credibility as a “mediator” between the United States and Iran in ongoing ceasefire parley, pointing to Islamabad’s long-standing hostility towards Israel and calling its role “problematic”.The remarks came after Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif rejected US President Donald Trump’s appeal for…
Vikram Misri (File photo) New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is likely to travel to Nepal next month for what will be the first high-level bilateral visit since the new govt led by PM Balendra Shah assumed office. While Nepalese media reported that the visit could take place on May 11-12, official sources said the…