J&K CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: AAI on Saturday withdrew its proposed closure of Srinagar airport on Mondays-Tuesdays from July 1-Sept 30 and plans for a full closure from Oct 1-16. The closure was planned for “runway maintenance and other repairs” by IAF, which operates the airfield.J&K CM Omar Abdulah expressed “gratitude to govt…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar is set to embark on a six-nation visit from July 5 to 15, covering Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United States and Belgium.Jaishankar will visit the four Gulf countries from July 5 to 10, where he is scheduled to meet his counterparts and leadership figures. According to the Ministry of…
BJP National General Secretary and newly elected Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh on Saturday said he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and raised concerns over Punjab’s deteriorating law and order situation, cross-border terrorism and drug smuggling, while expressing confidence that the BJP would usher in a ‘new chapter’ in the state after the 2027…
A major anti-terror search operation was launched in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Shopian district on Saturday after security forces received intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, prompting a massive cordon and search exercise, officials said.According to PTI, the operation was launched in the Meemandar area of Shopian after security agencies received specific…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said the probe committee’s report on Justice Yashwant Varma will be tabled in the Lok Sabha during the upcoming Monsoon Session as it was sought by MPs cutting across party lines .“The report will be tabled during the Monsoon Session. The future course of action will…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Gymkhana Club and its Staff Welfare Association have moved the Delhi high court against the government’s decision to initiate proceedings to evict them from the club’s premises at 2, Safdarjung Road in Lutyens’ Delhi, a VIP zone.The matter is listed before Justice Avneesh Jhingan on July 6.The petitions come after the…
The proverb reminds us that friendships and relationships are built on trust, which once broken, is never quite the same. (AI-generated representative image) The words of the 16th-century poet Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana continue to resonate centuries after they were written. His famous doha reminds us that trust and affection are among the most delicate things…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Saturday alleged that the BJP was attempting to take control of the party’s offices across West Bengal, a day after TMC’s rebel faction took possession of the Mamata Banerjee-led party’s office in Kolkata.Reacting to the development, Roy dismissed rebel faction leader Ritabrata Banerjee’s claim that the…
In a letter to Cockroach Janta Party president Abhijit Dipke, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) said it stood in “wholehearted solidarity”. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body that led the year-long farmers’ protest against the Centre’s farm laws, has announced its support for the ongoing student protest at Delhi’s Jantar…
Rajya Sabha MP introduces National Commission for Men Bill in Parliament NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal introduced the National Commission for Men Bill, 2025 in Parliament, saying the recent Pune Ketan Agarwal case highlighted the need for institutional support and legal protection for male victims. In a post on X, the former…