NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand Police on Friday announced a large-scale manhunt to track down 55 active maoists, including several top commanders of the CPI (Maoist), who collectively carry a bounty of Rs 8.45 crore on their heads.Addressing the media, Inspector General of Police (Operations) and Jharkhand Police spokesperson Michael S Raj said that an intensified…
Raj Thackeray (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supremo Raj Thackeray on Friday lashed out at the chaos and violence that erupted at the Maharashtra Assembly, questioning the decline in political standards and decorum. Referring to the clash between BJP and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) leaders, Thackeray called it a reflection of an…
Dattatreya Hosabale (ANI) NEW DELHI: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday said both external and internal forms of pollution must be tackled with equal seriousness, asserting that a meaningful life in today’s times demands not just lifestyle changes but also a moral transformation in the society.Speaking at a book launch that was also attended…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel‘s son Chaitanya Baghel in connection with the alleged multi-crore liquor scam in the state.This comes hours after the central agency carried out search at the premises of senior Congress leader at his Bhilai residence.The federal probe agency had conducted similar raids…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has come out in strong support of his brother-in-law Robert Vadra, who faces money laundering charges from the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Taking to X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha denounced the ED’s chargesheet as a “witch hunt” that has persisted for a decade.“My brother-in-law has been hounded by this government…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday welcomed the United States’ decision to formally designate The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). The move follows TRF’s claimed role in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 civilians.In…
NEW DELHI: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to poll-bound Bihar, claiming that “electoral force” was drawing the PM to the state.In a social media post on X, Lalu accused the Prime Minister of coming to Bihar to “tell lies”.“Would you…
India test-fires Prithvi-II & Agni-1 ballistic missiles (ANI) NEW DELHI: India on Thursday conducted successive tests of short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, the Prithvi-2 and Agni-1, in what constitutes some strategic deterrence messaging to Pakistan soon after the intense cross-border hostilities under Operation Sindoor from May 7 to 10.The Prithvi-2 (350-km strike range) and Agni-1 (700-km)…
Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam (File photo) The United States on Thursday designated The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the banned Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). The TRF — the group responsible for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.The US department of…
At an elevation of 3,200 metres, Ladakh’s rugged mountain sweep in the backdrop, a group of five sat huddled and listened intently to the ‘click-clickclick’ captured in a recording. The insect-like call was proof that one of the most elusive bird species they had come looking for was there.Visual proof came soon enough, making July…
