Jammu: The first batch of pilgrims from Jammu will leave for the 38-day Amarnath Yatra amid tight security on Wednesday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who also chairs the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, will flag off the first batch.The pilgrimage will commence on July 3 from the Kashmir Valley via two tracks — the traditional 48km…
Caption: Isro chairman V Narayanan interacts with Nasa astronaut Raja Chari outside the Orion spacecraft mockup at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. | Credit: Nasa For Isro, benefits and learnings from the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will far outweigh the cost it has had to incur in sending Group…
Srinagar: Pakistani shelling in Operation Sindoor’s aftermath last month did not just destroy homes and lives. It left scars on minds that aren’t healing quickly, says a report by Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS-Kashmir) in Srinagar.The report paints a grim picture of mental health conditions in border areas, revealing deep-seated trauma, paranoia, anxiety,…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday described the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir as an act of economic warfare designed to destroy the region’s tourism and provoke communal violence. He said that India would not be deterred by nuclear threats and would continue to act against terrorism emanating…
UTDB CEO reviews temple mission, pushes for cleanliness and timely completion Shri Dheeraj Singh Garbyal, secretary tourism and CEO of the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB), conducted a review of the ongoing Manaskhand Mandir Mala Mission, focusing on progress across all three phases. He specifically assessed beautification and sanitation work at Nanda Devi and Hatkalika…
NEW DELHI: In a disturbing detail that has emerged from the gangrape case at South Calcutta Law College, police said CCTV footage confirmed that one of the accused, Zaib Ahmed, left the crime scene briefly to buy an inhaler for the victim. He went to a medical store to buy inhaler after she pleaded for…
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a phone conversation with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, during which both leaders reviewed ongoing and upcoming initiatives to enhance defence cooperation between India and the United States, officials said. In their first conversation since the May 7–10 military conflict between India and Pakistan, Singh thanked…
TIRUPATI: Tamil Nadu anti terrorism squad (ATS) sleuths arrested two absconding terror suspects at Annamayya district in Andhra Pradesh. Acting on specific intelligence, a special team from the Tamil Nadu ATS apprehended Abubacker Siddique and his close aide Mohammed Ali alias Yunus/Mansoor at their hideout at Annamayya district. Both Abubacker Siddique and Mohammed Ali carry…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced that the custodial death case of Ajith Kumar in Sivagangai district will be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), stating that the move is aimed at ensuring a transparent and credible probe.Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said the decision follows the Madras…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday embarked on a three-day visit to Gujarat following the party’s bypoll victory in the Visavadar Assembly constituency, amid efforts by AAP to expand its organisational footprint in the western state. According to a statement from AAP, Kejriwal will be in Ahmedabad from July…
