KOTA: Ranjit Sharma, a carpenter in Delhi's Tuglakabad, sobbed uncontrollably outside the mortuary of a hospital here as he waited to claim his son's body. The man and his wife had been in the city just a few days ago to take his NEET-aspirant son back home, but he had refused. According to the parents, Roshan Sharma (23) had abruptly told them just a few weeks before the May 4 NEET-UG exam that he would not appear for it this year. Just three days after they had left for Delhi, the body of thei

RANCHI: Jharkhand Urban Development Minister Sudivya Kumar has landed in controversy after a recent statement he made about the Pahalgam terror attack went viral on social media, drawing widespread ridicule and criticism. Reacting to the deadly terrorist strike in Pahalgam, Kumar bizarrely demanded the resignation of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhudespite the attack having no connection to the hill state. The incident, which occurred in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag distric

NEW DELHI: India and France are set to formally conclude the long-anticipated Rs 63,000-crore deal for 26 Rafale-M fighter jets next week, in a move aimed at significantly enhancing the Indian Navys maritime combat capabilities. Originally scheduled to be signed during French Defence Minister Sbastien Lecornus visit to New Delhi, the agreement will now be finalised remotely on Monday due to the postponement of his trip for personal reasons. Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and French

NEW DELHI: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday took stock of the security situation and continuing ground operations in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead. General Dwivedi along with top Army commanders participated in security review meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor LG Manoj Sinha. At the review meeting, Sinha said every perpetrator of the Pahalgam terror attack must be hunted and made to pay a heavy price for th

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A longside being credited with a slew of successful space missions, including operationalisation of PSLV and GSLVs first successful test flight, former Indian Space Research Organisation chief K Kasturirangan is remembered for another achievement: The effective handling of the infamous espionage case, that, if left unchecked, would have derailed the countrys space programme. It was in 1994 that the case first broke out. Kasturirangan had then just taken over as Isro chairman.

NILGIRIS/CHENNAI: Governor R N Ravi on Friday alleged that Chief Minister M K Stalin used police to deter Vice-Chancellors of state universities from participating in the pre-scheduled conference convened by him at the Ooty Raj Bhavan and claimed that the action was reminiscent of the Emergency days. When telephonic threats from Higher Education Minister (Govi Chezhiaan) to the V-Cs not to take part in the conference did not work, the CM used police, Ravi alleged, evoking a sharp rebuke from Che

NEW DELHI: Pakistans closure of its airspace to Indian flights has forced these flights to take a longer route to reach their destinations in North America, the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Passengers will be forced to spend a longer time inside their flights and reach their destinations late. Fare hikes are likely but until Friday night no airline was ready to comment on this matter. Meanwhile, Indigo has cancelled its routes to Almaty in Kazakhstan and Tashkent in Uzbekistan until May 7. A

SRINAGAR: Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in the Kashmir valley by resorting to unprovoked firing, a defence official said on Saturday and added the army responded appropriately. On the night of April 25-26, unprovoked small firing was carried out by multiple Pakistan Army posts all across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the Srinagar-based defence official said. This is the second time in two nights that Pakistani troops have tried to provoke the Indian side. The

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted raids at multiple locations across Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Karnataka in connection with a case linked to Pakistan-backed cross-border smuggling of arms and narcotics by Khalistani operatives, officials said on Friday. According to the officials, during the raids conducted at 18 locations across the states, sleuths recovered several electronic devices and other incriminating materials, which are

SRINAGAR: In a rare gesture, worshippers observed a one-minute silence in memory of the Pahalgam terrorist attack victims during Fridays congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid. The event was also notable because the Masjid had been the hub of separatists since militancy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir. Hurriyat Conference leader and cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was allowed to visit Jamia Masjid after four weeks and give the Friday sermon. He led the silent tribute to the victims. In his

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday welcomed the Central governments decision to put the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan in abeyance in the wake of the deadly Pahalgam attack that mowed down 26 people. He further described the treaty as the most unfair document to the people of J&K. The Government of India has taken some steps. As far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, lets be honest. We have never been in favour of the Indus Waters Treaty. We have alw

CHANDIGARH: A group of Indian women married to Pakistani nationals is facing a heart-wrenching ordeal after the Union Government ordered all Pakistani nationals to leave the country within 48 hours in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Holding Indian passports, these women now find themselves stranded at the Attari border, as the immigration authorities are reportedly refusing them to leave the country. To make matters worse, their minor childrenwho hold Pakistani passportsare being al

PATNA: Twenty-eight Pakistani nationals staying with their relatives in Bihars capital have been directed to return to their homeland within the next few days. Their visas have been revoked in the wake of the recent directive of the Centre, prompted by a recent terrorist attack on tourists in J&Kashmirs Pahalgam. Sources in the state police headquarters said that the SHOs of various police stations have been asked to monitor the movement of foreign citizens staying on extended visas closely. A s

DEHRADUN: Citing terrorists wearing army fatigues during the Pahalgam attack, Uttarakhand police have imposed a temporary ban on the sale of military uniforms in markets, besides enhancing security measures across the state. Dehraduns Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh said , All station house officers have been directed to identify shops selling army, paramilitary, and other security agency uniforms and ensure that they dont sell these items without proper identification. Atul Anand, wh

NEW DELHI: The suggestion of noted lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal to convene a special session of Parliament to pass a resolution condemning the Pahalgam terror is expected to receive consideration by the Modi government as it would further strengthen unity with all parties backing the government in the fight against terror. Sibal urged the government on Friday to call a special session of Parliament, which, according to sources, warrants attention from the government. Consideration can b

NEW DELHI: The UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam , underlining the need to hold the perpetrators, organisers and the sponsors of his reprehensible act of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice. The 15-nation UN Security Council (UNSC) issued a press statement on Friday in which it reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constituted one of the most serious threats to international peace and se

Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is no more. Starting as an X-ray astronomer while growing up in positions, his scholastic services and accomplishments in the fields of science, technology, and education have left an indelible mark. India started national space programme in a humble way in the late 1960s, when the US and the erstwhile USSR made their presence felt with the lunar missions. It was during Kasturirangans tenure, stretching

India will ensure that not a single drop of Indus river water flows into Pakistan, Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil said on Friday, after the government suspended the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people earlier this week . Paatil made the remarks after a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah , which was convened to discuss the treaty and assess implementation measures. India won't give Pakistan even a single drop of water. The

BHOPAL: A non-explosive aerial store was inadvertently dropped from an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Friday, causing significant damage to a house at a residential area in the Pichhore town of Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district. The incident occurred at around 11 am when a heavy unidentified metal object fell from the sky, damaging two rooms and the terrace of the house belonging to Manoj Sagar, a resident of Thakur Baba Colony. A car parked outside the house was also damaged. Fortunately,

NEW DELHI: The non-availability of flights to their respective cities forced many tourists to opt for the train route in their mad rush to exit Jammu & Kashmir at the earliest following the terror attack at Pahalgam. In just two days, nearly 4,000 tourists chugged out of the state. Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway, Himanshu S Upadhyay told TNIE, Apart from operating two special trains, Northern Railway attached additional bogies to regular trains to accommodate them. We also open

NEW DELHI: As global leaders call Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condemn the Pahalgam terror attack , India has ramped up diplomatic outreach to highlight the cross-border terror links emanating from Pakistan. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and held meetings with the ambassadors of Israel, Egypt, Nepal, and Argentina. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, along with other senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (M

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of the Haryana government, summoning his personal appearance within four weeks to explain the alleged non-compliance with the courts earlier directions regarding a representation filed by Asha the widow of a sewer worker who died in 2022 while cleaning a sewer. The bench noted on record that it appeared the State of Haryana had neither acted on the Supreme Court's 3 January order nor considered the representation subm

GUWAHATI: The Assam Police on Friday arrested seven individuals for allegedly posting offensive content on social media in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. The individuals were identified as Md Jabir Hussain from Hailakandi, Md AK Bahauddin and Md Javed Mazumder (both from Silchar), Md Mahahar Mia alias Md Mujihirul Islam (Morigaon), Md Sahil Ali (Sivasagar), Md Jarif Ali, also known as Sharif Sing (Barpeta), and Anil Bania (Biswanath). Bania, who serves as the d

CHANDIGARH: The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police recovered a cache of arms and explosives near the Indo-Pak international border. Approximately 5 kilograms of RDX, four pistols, five hand grenades and 220 rounds of ammunition were recovered. Sources said that during patrolling near the international border, the sleuths of the Border Security Force (BSF) detected that two packets were lying in the fields of Sahowal village in the area Border Out Post (BoP) Shahpur, 3.5 kilometres fro

NEW DELHI: More than two million infants remain completely unvaccinated in the Southeast Asia region, and approximately 6.5 lakh do not receive all the recommended vaccines, the WHO said on April 25. On the occasion of World Immunisation Week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in 59 years, vaccines have saved at least 154 million lives. What started in 1974 as the Expanded Programme on Immunization focused on six childhood illnesses and has today evolved to thirteen universally recommende

LUCKNOW: Five workers died and three others were injured after allegedly inhaling smoke from a malfunctioning paddy dryer machine at a rice mill in Bahraich, a district in central Uttar Pradesh, on Friday. According to official sources, three other workers who fainted after inhaling smoke were rushed to the district hospital and are currently receiving treatment. As per Bahraich DM Monika Rani, the workers were working on the paddy drying machine when smoke emanated from it, leading to the death

SRI NAGAR: J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has summoned a special assembly session on April 28 at 10:30 am to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack. On April 23, the Council of Ministers under the leadership of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had advised the Lieutenant Governor to summon a special session. During the special session, the treasury benches and opposition members will strongly condemn the militant attack that took place at Baisaran, Pahalgam on April 22, in which 25 tourists and a local resi

SRINAGAR: Indian and Pakistani soldiers briefly exchanged fire along their highly militarised frontier in Kashmir, Indian officials said Friday, as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals following a deadly attack on tourists . India has described the massacre in which terrorists killed 26 people , most of them Indians, as a error attack and accused Pakistan of backing it . Pakistan denied any connection to the attack near the resort town of Pahalgam in Kashmir. It was claimed by a pre

BHUBANESWAR: Following Union Home Minister Amit Shah's direction to all states , the Odisha government on Friday started the process of deporting Pakistanis residing in the state, a top police official said. The direction came in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 tourists, including one from Odisha, were gunned down on April 22. So far, 12 Pakistani nationals have been identified staying in Odisha either on long-term visas (LTVs) or short-term visas (STVs) in different districts

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has begun action towards the deportation of Pakistani nationals residing in the state. So far, 118 Pakistani citizens have been identified by the authorities concerned and 32 of them, including a mother-daughter duo, were deported via the Attari border. Though authorities have not disclosed the official figure of Pakistani nationals residing in the state, around 1,500 are estimated to be present across various districts, mainly in western UP. UP CM Yogi Adit

THANE: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the family of Syed Adil Hussain Shah , a pony ride operator who is being hailed as a hero for sacrificing his life while protecting tourists during the Pahalgam terror attack . Shah, the sole breadwinner of his family, earned his livelihood by taking tourists on horseback rides in the scenic region of Pahalgam in south Kashmir, where 26 people, mostly tourists, were gunned down by terroris

CHANDIGARH: A group of women of Indian nationality but married to Pakistani nationals are facing a heart-wrenching ordeal after the Centre ordered all Pakistani nationals to leave the country within 48 hours in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Holding Indian passports, these women now find themselves stranded at the Attari border, as the immigration authorities are reportedly refusing to let them leave the country. To make matters worse, their minor children, who hold Pakistani passp

ISLAMABAD: Amid Indo-Pakistan tensions, Pakistan's Senate on Friday passed a resolution rejecting India's frivolous and baseless attempts to link the country with the Pahalgam terror attack . The attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday killed 26 people, mostly tourists. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar moved the resolution, which got across-the-board support from parties in the upper house of

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday refused to issue notice to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald money laundering case for now. Special judge Vishal Gogne was acting on a plea of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which claimed cognisance of the complaint (ED's equivalent to a chargesheet) cannot be taken without hearing the accused according to the new provisions of law. Don't want this order to be prolonged. Let notice be issued, ED told the court.

AHMEDABAD: In the wake of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Home Ministry has swiftly acted, directing the cancellation of all visas linked to Pakistan. Home Minister Amit Shah, following a crucial meeting with officials, ordered all Chief Ministers on Friday to expel Pakistani nationals from their states without delay. This decisive action underscores the government's firm stance against foreign threats. The Home Department has disclosed that 438 Pakistani citizens

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked the chief ministers of the states and union territories to identify all Pakistani nationals in their respective jurisdictions and take immediate steps to ensure their prompt return to their country, sources said. Earlier on Wednesday the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by prime Minister Narendra Modi took the decision to cancel all types of visas, effective immediately in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26

PATNA: Sanjeev Kumar Singh alias Sanjeev Mukhiya, the alleged mastermind in the NEET undergraduate 2024 question paper leak case, was arrested in Patna on April 25. The Bihar government had recently announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh for information on Mukhiya. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Operation Group (SOG) of the Special Task Force (STF) in collaboration with the district police conducted a raid at an apartment near Saguna Mor under Danapur police station limits. He was arrested from a fla

SRINAGAR: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Friday said the idea behind the Pahalgam terror attack was to divide the people of the country and it was imperative that India stood united to defeat terrorism once and for all. It is a terrible tragedy and I came here to get a sense of what is going on and to help. The entire people of Jammu and Kashmir have condemned this terrible act. They have fully supported the nation, Gandhi told reporters here. The Congress leader, who arrived

Defending the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, as a valid, lawful exercise of legislative power, the Centre on Friday filed its reply in the Supreme Court and requested it to dismiss the batch of petitions challenging the act's constitutional validity. It is a settled position in law that constitutional courts would not stay a statutory provision, either directly or indirectly, and will decide the matter finally, said the Centre, in its reply filed before the top court. The Centre filed the reply after

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a key meeting on Friday to discuss the future course of action on the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 with Pakistan, which has been kept in abeyance, sources said. Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil and senior officials of several ministries will take part in the meeting, sources said. The meeting is expected to discuss the future course of action and how to implement the decision of keeping the treaty in abeyance, they said. India has already inf

KOLKATA: Former Army chief General Shankar Roychowdhury (Retd) on Friday said the Pahalgam terror attack was due to intelligence failure and demanded accountability at the highest levels. Speaking to PTI, Roychowdhury, the country's 18th Army chief, said, I suspect intelligence failure. Somebody must answer for the lapses. There is definitely someone responsible for negligence and they must be held accountable for the consequences. He also said Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI (Inter-Ser

KORBA: At least 51 people including 37 children fell sick due to food poisoning following a wedding meal in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said on Friday. All of them were admitted to the Medical College Hospital in Korba and their condition was stable, said an official. A wedding was held at Pahripara village under Urga police station limits on Thursday night, he said. After a wedding meal, some of the guests complained of vomiting and loose motions. Those hospitalised included 14 girls,

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call a special session of Parliament and pass a resolution condemning the Pahalgam terror attack and conveying the message to the world that the country is united. Sibal also suggested to the government to send out delegations of the ruling and Opposition MPs to various important countries so that diplomatic pressure can be created on Pakistan. Addressing a press conference here, the former Union minister sugge

DEHRADUN: In a blow to Uttarakhands two-decade-long quest for a permanent capital, the state government has decided to lift the freeze zone designation from land earmarked for the Assembly and Secretariat, effectively shelving the 2023 master plan aimed at establishing a fixed seat of governance. Housing Secretary R. Meenakshi Sundaram confirmed the development, stating, A proposal for this will be prepared and brought before the Cabinet. The state has held Assembly sessions alternately in the t

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Maharashtra government for not registering an FIR against five policemen over the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case, despite the court's explicit orders. The HC had on April 7 said when a prima facie offence is disclosed, it is mandatory for the police to register a case. The court had constituted a special investigation team under the supervision of Lakhmi Gautam, Joint Commission

NEW DELHI: Social activist Medha Patkar on Friday withdrew her petition before the Delhi High Court challenging her conviction for criminal defamation of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. Patkar had approached the High Court seeking to contest the findings of the trial court and the sessions court, both of which had held her guilty of defamation. However, during the brief proceedings, her counsel sought permission to withdraw the plea, stating an intention to file a fresh petition. G

KORBA: At least 51 people including 37 children fell sick due to food poisoning following a wedding meal in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said on Friday. All of them were admitted to the Medical College Hospital in Korba and their condition was stable, said an official. A wedding was held at Pahripara village under Urga police station limits on Thursday night, he said. After a wedding meal, some of the guests complained of vomiting and loose motions. Those hospitalised included 14 girls,

BHOPAL: An alleged rape and blackmailing racket has been busted in Bhopal. Two youths of a particular community hailing from West Bengal have been arrested in connection with the issue. The two arrested accused have been identified as Farhan and Saad, while others are under investigation. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed by Bhopal Police Commissioner Harinarayanchari Mishra to further probe the case, following three FIRs recently filed by victims. The three FIRs have been regis

JAMMU: In a proactive move to aid stranded tourists, the Indian Railways undertook significant operations from Katra and Jammu stations, ensuring smooth onward journeys towards New Delhi and beyond via special unreserved trains till late Thursday night, officials said. Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav flagged off special tourist trains from Jammu and Kashmir, underscoring the railways' commitment to passenger welfare. The train, which had an occupancy rate of approximately 67 per cent, carried ar

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his irresponsible remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, saying let's not mock our freedom fighters. The top court, however, stayed the criminal proceedings against Rahul Gandhi in a case lodged in Uttar Pradesh for his remarks. A bench comprising justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan also warned Rahul Gandhi against making any such statements in the future, as the apex court may take a suo motu cognisance of such rem