India poised to remain fastest growing major economy in FY26: RBI

MUMBAI, May 29 (PTI): The country is poised to remain the fastest growing major economy in the world even in FY26, the Reserve Bank said on Thursday. The benign inflation outlook and a “moderation” in GDP expansion warrant the monetary policy to be supportive of growth going forward, the RBI said in its annual report. […]
Day is not far when people in PoK will return to India voluntarily: Rajnath

NEW DELHI, May 29 (PTI): People of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are part of the Indian family and the day is not far when they will return to India’s mainstream voluntarily, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Laying out India’s policy approach towards Pakistan, Singh said New Delhi has “redesigned and redefined” its strategy and […]
Pahalgam terror strike was attack on India’s soul, our response decisive: PM

GANGTOK, May 29 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Pahalgam terror strike last month was an attack on the soul and unity of India, and subsequent Operation Sindoor was a “decisive response” to terrorists. He asserted that the country was united in its fight against terrorism, adding that India gave a befitting […]
Two Hybrid LeT Terrorists held in Shopian in south Kashmir

Srinagar, May 29: Police on Thursday said that two hybrid terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched at Baskuchan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district by SOG Shopian in coordination with 44 RR and 178 Bn CRPF following specific input. Police said the area was cordoned off […]
Earth to report record-breaking heat, say weather forecasters

Washington: Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world’s top weather agencies forecast. There’s an 80 per cent chance the world will break another annual temperature record in the next five years, and it’s even more probable that the […]
Earth’s average temperature for 2025-29 likely to exceed 1.5 deg C Limit: WMO
New Delhi: There is a 70 per cent chance that the average global temperature for the 2025-2029 period will exceed pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a new report published by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on Wednesday. It also said that there is an 80 per cent chance that at […]
JK Assembly speaker forms 9-member committee on privileges
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Wednesday announced the formation of a nine-member committee on privileges for the period ending March 31, 2026. The committee will be headed by Congress chief whip Nizam-uddin Bhat with its members drawn from the ruling National Conference and opposition BJP. In an order, Rather announced […]
Roads and buildings dept to seek EoIs to build memorial for Pahalgam attack victims
Gulmarg: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the roads and buildings department has been authorised to seek Expressions of Interests for designing a memorial for the 26 victims of April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Abdullah said a decision has been taken by the cabinet in this regard and tasked the roads and buildings department […]
JK statehood talks still alive regardless of Pahalgam attack: CM Omar
Gulmarg: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the April 22 Pahalgam attack has not stalled the conversation around restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and that he had raised the issue at the recent meeting of NITI Aayog governing council. “No, not at all. If you were to take out the formal speech […]
All-party delegations receive support from world leaders
India’s fight against terror Riyadh/Rome/Athens/Jakarta: Saudi Arabia said it stands with India’s fight against terrorism emanating from Pakistan; Italy offered bilateral cooperation, while Indonesia extended its support to New Delhi’s stance against the global menace in all possible forums, the multi-party delegations said on Wednesday. As New Delhi’s global outreach following Operation Sindoor entered seventh […]