Category: Events

Indian Navy warships deployed in the Gulf region as part of the continuing Operation Sankalp are keeping a constant vigil on India-bound cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz area.“A warship deployed in that region (off the Oman coast) is still monitoring the situation and keeping a close watch on India-bound cargo ships,” a source...

NEW DELHI: Amid pressure on domestic LPG supply, govt on Saturday clamped down on consumers keeping both piped cooking gas and LPG connections and directed them to surrender the latter. It also said consumers having PNG connections will not be allowed to take refills of domestic LPG from any public sector oil company. Though the...

INDORE: Madhya Pradesh high court will hear on Monday the objections and suggestions to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on its survey of disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex, which concludes that the mosque was constructed using parts of ancient temples. “Based on scientific investigations, surveys and archaeological excavations, study and analysis of retrieved...

KOLKATA: Bengal Police’s STF arrested a Bangladeshi national accused of helping two prime suspects, in the murder of Bangladeshi youth activist Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka, illegally cross into India after the fatal Dec 12 attack, reports Tamaghna Banerjee. Philip Sangma was picked up from Nadia district based on intelligence inputs. Investigators claimed Sangma acted...

NEW DELHI: The RSS Friday presented fresh data on its expanding organisational footprint, saying it contacted more than 10 crore households across over three lakh villages and added nearly 6,000 new shakhas in a year, as the meeting of its top decision-making body began at Samalkha in Haryana. The organisation said the number of daily...

US President Donald Trump on Saturday (US local time) called on nations to send warships to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open for shipping as Iranian forces continue their retaliation campaign amid US and Israeli attacks on Iran.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “The countries of the World that receive Oil through...

While fame and stardom come with a price, many celebs have often spoken about not being okay with the paparazzi invading their privacy and going overboard. In a recent interview, when Akshay Kumar was asked about it, the actor revealed that while he doesn’t consider it as a professional hazard, it would rather be worrysome...

PM Modi with BJP’s Mithun Chakraborty during a rally in Kolkata on Saturday KOLKATA: Chun-chun ke hisab liya jayega (One by one, everyone will be held accountable),” PM Modi said at BJP’s Brigade Parade Ground rally here on Saturday, calling for “change” at state secretariat Nabanna in upcoming polls. He touched on BJP’s key themes,...

NEW DELHI: 92,700 tonnes of LPG — equivalent to 1.25 days of India’s cooking gas demand — have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, blocked by Iran for a fortnight, and are scheduled to reach Indian ports on Monday and Tuesday. Another 10 ships carrying crude and gas remain on standby in the Persian Gulf. Although...

JODHPUR/NEW DELHI: Ladakh social and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail Saturday afternoon after the Centre revoked his detention under the National Security Act. His release comes almost six months after he was detained on Sept 26, 2025, two days after protests had broken out in the region while he was...