AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) national president Chandra Shekhar Azad will jointly contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. NEW DELHI: Asaduddin Owaisi wanted a place in the INDIA bloc’s fight against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. Bihar rebuke and several olive branches later, he warned four months ago: “I…
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Thursday said the government’s belief that terrorism has ended was a misconception.“I regret that those who shout every day in Delhi that terrorism has ended…I want to remind them that terrorism is still present,…
NEW DELHI: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday advocated dialogue between India and Pakistan, saying meaningful engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad must begin without waiting for hostilities to end.Talking to reporters, Abdullah asserted that bullets and military confrontation cannot resolve political disputes.“Ab aap intezaar karenge, jab tak aap sabki goliyan band ho jayengi,…
Murthy said India had advanced in space, nuclear energy and vaccines but lagged in areas affecting everyday life. BENGALURU: India must move beyond adopting inventions developed elsewhere and become a nation that creates them, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy said Thursday, stressing that this transition would require greater respect for teachers and researchers, better pay…
Owaisi and Chandrashekhar Azad are set to join hands ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, seeking to consolidate Dalit and minority votes NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad on Thursday announced their alliance, Samajik Parivartan Morcha, for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, with Azad being the candidate…
The rationalisation of visitor visa, earlier called tourist visa, allows flexibility for short and long stays. NEW DELHI: Having simplified its visa regime by cutting the total visa categories to 9 from 13 and sub-categories to 23 from 49 and also reducing the information sought from foreign applicants across all 23 sub-categories, the ministry of…
BSF recovers DJI drone near International Border in Samba NEW DELHI: A suspected Pakistani drone was recovered from an agricultural field near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Samba district on Thursday, officials told news agency PTI.The drone, identified as a DJI Matrice 300 RTK, was found near Border Outpost Lalfamkima, around 800 metres…
Investigating agencies suspect Bhat’s involvement in several recent terror strikes in the region including July 22 fatal shooting of J&K Police Head Constable Anantnag and July 31 targeted killing of two migrant workers from Chhattisgarh in Kulgam NEW DELHI: Security agencies have intensified their manhunt for Mohammad Lateef Bhat, one of four active terrorists featured…
The amendment follows a draft proposal issued in February 2025, when FSSAI invited objections and suggestions from stakeholders. The authority said it considered the feedback received before finalising the regulations. NEW DELHI: The next time you pick up a milk packet, a curd carton or a paneer pack, you may notice a new symbol on…
Centre looks to open up car-rental market, cuts proposed minimum fleet to five NEW DELHI: In a move that could make it easier for more players to enter and expand in the self-drive and chauffeur-driven car rental business, the road transport ministry has proposed reducing the minimum fleet requirement to just five vehicles from the…
