NEW DELHI, MAY 14 : As the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, President Droupadi Murmu was on Wednesday briefed by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the three service chiefs on the planning and execution of Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI, MAY 14 : The Union Government on Wednesday approved India’s sixth semiconductor plant, a joint venture between HCL and Foxconn, at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. The wafers manufacturing plant will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 3,706 crore and will manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, and […]Continue Reading
AMRITSAR, MAY 14 : Pakistan on Wednesday handed over BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, apprehended on April 23, to India via the Attari-Wagah border front in Punjab, the force said. The constable was handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) by Pakistan Rangers at 10:30 am. The handover was conducted peacefully and in accordance […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 14: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Wednesday sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath by President Droupadi Murmu at a brief ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who demitted office on Tuesday on attaining the age of 65 years. Justice Gavai, […]Continue Reading
PANJAB,MAY 13 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the Indian armed forces for their efforts and valour in executing Operation Sindoor. Addressing a gathering of the Indian Air Force personnel and soldiers stationed at the Adampur Air Force Station in Punjab, PM Modi hailed the military force for reaching their target with perfection. […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 : Girls outshined boys in CBSE class 12 board exams with over five percentage points, Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj announced on Tuesday. This year, 88.39 per cent candidates have cleared the exams, marginally up from last year’s pass percentage of 87.98 per cent. While girls have achieved a pass percentage of […]Continue Reading
SRINAGAR, MAY 13 : An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Based on a specific input about the presence of terrorists in Shukroo Keller area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there. They said the […]Continue Reading
CHANDIGARH, MAY 13 : At least 14 people have died in five villages in Punjab’s Amritsar after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, police said on Tuesday. A few persons have been arrested in connection with the case. Police said six people have been hospitalised with complications caused by hooch. The deaths have occurred in five villages, […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 12 : Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti on Monday termed India’s ongoing military offensive against Pakistan a necessary response to persistent provocation, invoking a powerful verse by Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar to underline the message being sent across the border. Responding to a question at a press conference about the symbolic […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 12 : After India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday evening, the intervening night of Sunday and Monday remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the Line of Control and International Border, the Army said. No incidents of shelling and firing were reported, marking the first […]Continue Reading
