Top News

PM Modi said, ‘if this stays in front of me, I would not be able to address the citizens’,” the officer recalled. Former defence secretary RK Mathur has recalled how Prime Minister Narendra Modi insisted on removing the bulletproof glass barrier from the Red Fort before delivering his first Independence Day address as Prime Minister…

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday slammed Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah for criticising the abrogation of Article 370 during his Independence Day speech and accused him of creating an atmosphere of confusion in the Valley.Reacting to Omar’s speech, leader of opposition in Jammu and…

Airtel has undertaken one of its biggest prepaid portfolio rationalisations in recent years discontinuing several recharge plans including the popular Rs 299 pack. The move effectively raises Airtel’s tariffs by 3%-4% and will support average revenue per user (ARPU) growth in the coming quarters, analysts said. Bharti Airtel reported a 37.3% increase in profit after…

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Saturday, hours after at least 38 people were killed when a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).The latest quake struck at a depth of 158 km (98 miles), GFZ said. Source link

File photo: People cross Westminster Bridge during a heatwave (Picture credit: Reuters) Searches for homes with air conditioning in the UK have more than doubled this summer, as repeated heatwaves prompt buyers to pay greater attention to how well properties can stay cool.Property portal Rightmove recorded a 104% rise in searches for homes with air…

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu marked Independence Day with a post inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address, urging Indian companies to join the ranks of leading global enterprises. Vembu said the Prime Minister’s vision demands a deeper commitment to research and development across sectors. In a post on social media platform X (formerly known as…

SRINAGAR: Recalling the 1947 National Conference (NC) slogan, “Hamalawar Khabardar, Ham Kashmiri Hain Tayyar (Attackers beware, we Kashmiris are ready),” Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday praised his grandfather and NC founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah for fighting the tribal invasion of 1947, saying Kashmiris fought the invaders even before Indian soldiers landed…

Mir Yar Baloch has urged the US administration to impose sanctions on Pakistan. Mir Yar Baloch, a Baloch leader, has accused Pakistan‘s military of carrying out an airstrike in Balochistan that allegedly killed 30 civilians, including women, children and infants.He claimed that video footage from the August 12 attack in Surab’s Gidar Goandhan area provides…

SRA steps up Mumbai slum redevelopment with cluster projects The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has set a target of developing 5,09,873 rehabilitation homes by December 2030 as Maharashtra seeks to accelerate stalled and ongoing slum redevelopment projects across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.SRA chief executive officer Mahendra Kalyankar outlined the targets while presenting Maharashtra’s affordable housing…

NEW DELHI: Five Army personnel went missing after a heavy rain-triggered flash flood washed away two shelters in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley district, while a major landslide at a road construction site in Upper Subansiri district claimed four lives, officials told news agency PTI on Saturday.Both incidents took place on Friday evening, according to the…