PM Modi’s emotional meeting with Army officer

New Delhi: It was an emotional reunion of a kind in Kargil when a young Army officer presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a 2001 picture of him with the then Gujarat chief minister during his visit to the Sainik School where he studied. Major Amit, officials said, had met Modi at the Sainik School […]

World faces tension with China under Xi Jinping’s third term

Beijing: The world faces the prospect of more tension with China over trade, security and human rights after Xi Jinping, the country’s most powerful leader in decades, awarded himself another term as leader of the ruling Communist Party. Xi has tightened control at home and is trying to use China’s economic heft to increase its […]

Diwali celebrations: BSF, Pak Rangers exchange sweets along International Border in Jammu, Punjab

Jammu/Attari: The Border Security Force and the Pakistan Rangers on Monday exchanged sweets at several border outposts along the International Border in the Jammu region and Punjab on Diwali. The border guarding forces of India and Pakistan exchange sweets and wishes on various religious festivals such as Eid and Diwali, and also on their respective […]

PM Modi calls on President Murmu, both exchange Diwali greetings

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met President Droupadi Murmu and they exchanged Diwali greetings and also shared their “desire for peace, prosperity and a better tomorrow for the whole of humanity”. “It was my pleasure to receive Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji today. We exchanged Diwali greetings and shared our desire for […]

Rishi Sunak to be UK’s first Indian-origin PM

London: Rishi Sunak on Monday is all set to make history as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party on Diwali, following Penny Mordaunt’s withdrawal from the race. PM Modi congratulates Rishi Sunak. Meanwhile, PM Modi congratulated Rishi Sunak. The 42-year-old former chancellor, a […]

India, Pakistan on cusp of history

Islamabad: With Rishi Sunak all set to be the first non-White Prime Minister of Britain, arch-rivals India and Pakistan are on the cusp of history to share a pride, though none of them played a role in it. The 42-year-old former chancellor, a devout Hindu, was elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing […]

CRPF commandant held for sexually harassing woman officer in Udhampur

Gets bail after formal arrest by police

Udhampur/Jammu: A commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was arrested on the charge of sexually harassing a woman officer of the force in Udhampur district, officials said on Monday. A complaint was registered on Sunday in which an assistant commandant of a CRPF unit at Battal Ballian alleged that commandant Surinder Singh Rana […]

Army chief reviews security situation along northern borders in Sikkim

New Delhi: Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Monday visited forward areas in Sikkim to review the security situation along the northern borders and also greeted soldiers on Diwali. Gen Pande visited military stations in north Bengal and border areas of Sikkim on October 23-24, the defence ministry said in a statement. He wished all […]