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Representative image JAMMU: Army personnel detained a 14-year-old boy from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) who had allegedly crossed over the Line of Control (LoC) and entered Indian territory in J&K’s Poonch district on Tuesday evening.“Around 7pm, Javed Ali from Tetrinote in PoK, was detained near the LoC in Gulpur sector, Poonch,” an official said. Preliminary investigations...

ZOJI LA (MINAMARG): Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari pressed Tuesday a button triggering the final “breakthrough” blast in Zoji La Tunnel, removing last three metres of rock and linking two ends of the nearly 14km corridor that will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh.With J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah, lieutenant governor...

What was meant to be a joyful third birthday celebration for Reyaansh turned into 48 hours of trauma for his family after he unknowingly swallowed two metal pins hidden inside chocolate bowling pins decorating his birthday cake. MUMBAI: What was meant to be a joyful third birthday celebration for Reyaansh turned into 48 hours of...

MP CM Mohan Yadav BHOPAL: In a major decision, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav, on Tuesday, ordered the withdrawal of a draft provision in the proposed civil services rules that prescribes a maximum limit of two children for eligibility for government jobs. He also ordered the immediate removal of the draft from the official...

NEW DELHI: Speculation is rife over a possible reshuffle in Union Cabinet after a rejig in BJP’s state units and Rajya Sabha ticket allotments.With the completion of 12 years of the BJP-led NDA government and the second year of its third term, Prime Minister Modi may effect a reshuffle in his ministry sometime soon, news...

(Photo credit: Daily Mail) A family of three of Indian origin who died after falling from a high-rise residential tower in south London have been identified as Aditi Vijay Paralkar, 46, her husband Rakesh Narayan Pai, 47, and their nine-year-old son Sid Pai Paralkar.Emergency services were called to Churchyard Row in Elephant and Castle at...

Cristiano Ronaldo (Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo is preparing for what is expected to be the final FIFA World Cup of his legendary career. The Portugal captain has already secured his place in football history by becoming one of only three players to be selected for six World Cup tournaments. As Portugal begins its latest campaign,...

JD Vance file photo US Vice President JD Vance has said Washington’s approach towards Iran will be guided by American interests, even if those do not fully align with Israel’s position, as the Trump administration pushes for a long-term settlement over Tehran’s nuclear programme.Speaking to Fox News, Vance acknowledged differences between the two allies while...

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is likely to meet a Congress delegation on Wednesday over the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls from Madhya Pradesh.This comes after Congress leaders protested outside the EC office in Delhi after the Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha election rejected Natarajan’s nomination on the grounds...

The 14 freed Kuki hostages Guwahati: Fourteen Kuki individuals, who had been abducted nearly a month ago by Naga groups in Manipur’s Senapati district, were handed over to police and the civil administration following facilitation by the United Naga Council (UNC) and Senapati-based civil society organisations.This compassionate act of the Nagas, which has been widely...