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Security forces have increased vigilance across Jammu region ahead of planned protests. (File photo) JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Security has been tightened across Jammu and Kashmir, with a heavy deployment of police, Army and CRPF personnel ahead of separate protests by the National Conference (NC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Congress to mark August 5 as…

The Centre’s flagship PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed a major milestone, with more than 50.06 lakh households across India now benefiting from rooftop solar installations.The target has been achieved in just over two years since the scheme’s launch, marking a sharp acceleration in India’s clean energy transition, according to the ministry of…

West Bengal government has approved land acquisition for a new railway line. This project aims to improve connectivity to the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction area. The new rail link will boost tourism in the Jhaldhaka-Bindu-Todey Tangta region. Railways and the forest department will conduct a joint survey after the monsoon. This strategically important project was previously stalled…

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday said the state government was treating allegations of irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) with “utmost seriousness and sensitivity,” assuring students that justice would be delivered within the constitutional…

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland in the lead, continued its phenomenal run at the Indian box office, showing no signs of slowing down.Spider-Man: Brand New Day Movie ReviewOn Day 6, the Marvel blockbuster collected an estimated Rs 21.50 crore net, taking its total India net collections to…

NEW DELHI: Indian cargo ship MSV Faize Noore Oliya was hit by a projectile in Red Sea off Yemen Tuesday, causing the vessel to capsize and sink, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, adding all 14 seafarers, including 13 Indian nationals, have been rescued.India condemned this “unprovoked attack on the defenceless mechanised sailing vessel” and said…

Russian drone targets Ukrainian vegetable seller in ‘Safari’ attack Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a war crime after footage emerged showing a Russian drone pursuing and striking a vegetable seller in the southern city of Kherson, leaving the civilian wounded.Video footage shows a drone pursuing a man around a van being used as…

Armed man held near Trump golf course after allegedly monitoring security preparations A 38-year-old man was arrested near President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after authorities alleged he was monitoring security preparations ahead of Trump’s fundraising event at the venue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.The man, identified as Jeanine John Taele, was…

CHENNAI/THANJAVUR: Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Tuesday arrested for his alleged double entendre alluding to a popular female actor. He was released later in the evening on station bail.Udhayanidhi, TVK supporters said, had made a sexually loaded remark linking CM Joseph Vijay with an actress whose name the crowd was…

Savitha Shri will represent India at Women’s Chess Olympiad this year (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: The last time the Indian women’s team took part in the biennial Chess Olympiad, they won gold. The team consisted of Harika Dronavalli, Rameshbabu Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal, and Tania Sachdev. Two years have passed since that Budapest conquest,…