Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that betraying India will have consequences. He referenced Operation Sindoor, which destroyed terrorist camps in Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack. Shah credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with securing the country, contrasting it with frequent terrorist attacks during Congress rule. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said a strong message has gone out to the world that no one should mess with India's citizens, its borders or its defence forces, an...Read More
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the provisions of the anti-terror law -- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The UAPA in its present form is constitutionally valid; therefore, the challenge to its vires fails, and the petition is dismissed, said a division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Neela Gokhale. The High Court had earlier sought responses from the state and central govts to a petition by one Anil Baile challenging the constitutional validity ...Read More
Washington DC [US], July 18 (ANI): US Department of State on Thursday (local time) designated The Resistance Front (TRF), group behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, as a terrorist organisation. In a statement issued by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the statement acknowledged the fact that the organisation claimed responsibility for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. The US, therefore, accorded the TRF as a Foreign T...Read More
Jammu , July 17 : Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Wednesday said that Prime Minister NarendraModi has established India as a powerful and secure nation, capable of responding decisively to any threat. Referring to past terrorist attacks, Shah said that following the attack in Uri, the Modi government conducted a surgical strike, and in response to the Pulwama attack, it carried out an air strike. He also mentioned that after the Pahalgam incident, India launched Ope...Read More
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled f...Read More
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res...Read More
HYDERABAD: India's deepening engagement with Argentina took centre stage as Union minister for coal and mines G. Kishan Reddy represented the nation at Argentina's Independence Day celebrations at Hotel Taj Mansingh in New Delhi on Wednesday. In his keynote address, the minister underlined the strength and vibrancy of India-Argentina ties, calling for further expansion of cooperation across emerging and traditional sectors. Describing Argentina as a trusted partner, Kishan Reddy emphasised tha...Read More
Jammu, Jul 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh on Thursday hit out at the Congress party for its "sudden concern" over Jammu & Kashmir's statehood, calling it a case of "boiling stale curry for political heat"."Congress is once again trying to cook its political bread over a border state, after decades of keeping J&K trapped in boycott politics, dynastic rule, and separatist appeasement," he said in a statement issued here.Chugh added, "Only Prime Minister Na...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Motihari in Bihar Tomorrow on July 18 where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 7,200 crore. In a post on X, PM Modi said, 'Will be in Motihari, Bihar, tomorrow, 18th July. Development works worth Rs. 7200 crore will be dedicated to the nation or their foundation stones would be laid. These works cover Software Technology Parks, four new Amrit Bharat trains, road proje...Read More
New Delhi, July 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. In a post on X, PMO India, according to the news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, "Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri @manojsinha, met Prime Minister @narendramodi." The meeting came amidst heightened administrative and security focus in the Union Territory. Though details about what transpired during the meeting remained undisclosed, the interac...Read More
Delhi Police and other agencies will conduct mock drills across the national capital. These drills will happen at over 10 locations on Thursday and Friday. The aim is to assess emergency response mechanisms. It will also enhance inter-agency coordination in case of a terror strike. Authorities have asked the public to remain calm and cooperate. New Delhi, Mock drills will be conducted across the national capital at over 10 locations on Thursday and Friday, officials said, adding that they will ...Read More
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the Centre over the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, calling it a "clear example of a security lapse" by the Modi government. Speaking at a public rally in Telangana's Nizamabad on Wednesday, Owaisi questioned the government's security preparedness and urged it to take firm action against the perpetrators. Also Read | Ola, Uber Strike in Maharashtra...Read More
A two-day mock drill will be organised in Delhi on Thursday and Friday to check anti-terror preparedness in the national Capital. Organised by Delhi Police, the two-day drill will be held at over ten different locations in the city, in which all the stakeholders, including fire services, civil defence volunteers, and residents' welfare associations, will take part, the officials said. A senior Delhi Police officer said that the drill will begin at 12pm on Thursday and Friday, in which a coordi...Read More
New Delhi: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi has made a strong statement regarding the recent Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to the media, Owaisi demanded the continuation of Operation Sindoor, a counter-terror operation initiated by the Indian government in response to the brutal attack on April 22, 2025. Addressing the press, Owaisi stated that the four terrorists involved in the attack must be caught and brought to justice. He emphasized that in a peaceful country like India, ...Read More
NEW DELHI: A Special NIA Court in Delhi has reserved its order on Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh's plea seeking interim bail or custody parole to attend the Monsoon Session of Parliament, beginning July 21. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh reserved the order after hearing arguments from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Rashid's legal team. Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, is in judicial custody in a terror funding case linked to banned terrorist Hafiz Saeed. His plea seeks ei...Read More
The opposition has been demanding a debate on Operation Sindoor -- the strike on terror sites in Pakistan by the Indian armed forces in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22. Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi will chair a key meeting on Tuesday to finalise the party's strategy for the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament which is expected to witness confrontations between the opposition and the government on a host of issues. Opposition parties are expected ...Read More
SC denies remission to convict in J&K triple murder case, citing the terror-like nature of the act and its wider implicationsSource : PTI New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to order the premature release of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, a convict in a triple murder case allegedly linked to a terrorist act. A bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhatti, however, allowed Bhat to challenge the remission policy of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by filing a...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhur...Read More
KL Rahul's Net Worth In 2025: Cars, Brand Deals, IPL Salary & More; Check Jaw-Dropping Earnings Of India Cricketer Nine Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after three buses collided with each other on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Sunday near Khudwani crossing in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district. Officials said the accident occurred when the driver of one of the buses lost control of the wheel and rammed into two other vehicles. Soon after the mishap, 14 Yatris were initially ev...Read More
NEW DELHI: Using social media to disseminate radical ideology, even if there is no physical act of terror, can attract UAPA provisions, the Delhi high court said, declining the bail plea of an operative of "The Resistance Front (TRF)", a terror outfit.HC underscored that the accused posted photos of terrorists and incited people to commit heinous acts and, if released, there is a high possibility of him tampering with the evidence as he is digitally adept.Expanding on the definition of Section 1...Read More
NEW DELHI: Indicating that an offence cannot be said to be a terror act only if an accused is convicted under an anti-terror law, Supreme Court on Tuesday said creating an atmosphere of fear to prevent people from taking the side of law by killing an army informer is also a terrorist act despite anti-terror law not being invoked in the case.A bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S V N Bhatti did not agree that the killing of three civilians, including the army informer, in J&K with...Read More
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Alleging that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed 'bonhomie' with China during his visit to the country to take part in the SCO Foreign Ministers meeting, Congress on Tuesday said Beijing had fully supported Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and instead of 'a stern response', the Union Minister has 'praised China'. In a statement, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate accused Jaishankar of 'insulting' armed forces with his remarks that the bil...Read More
Tianjin/New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) With Pakistan's Ishaq Dar listening, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today told the SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tianjin, China, that the Pahalgam attack was a deliberate attempt to disrupt stability in J&K and sow religious divide, and that India will continue to take action to bring the sponsors and financiers of terrorism to justice. In his remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tianjin, whi...Read More
Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay sala...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Alleging that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed 'bonhomie' with China during his visit to the country to take part in the SCO Foreign Ministers meeting, Congress on Tuesday said Beijing had fully supported Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and instead of 'a stern response', the Union Minister has 'praised China'. In a statement, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate accused Jaishankar of 'insulting' armed forces with his remarks that the bil...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The top Congress leadership decided on Tuesday to raise issues, such as the Pahalgam terror attack, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and rising atrocities against women in the country, during the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, starting July 21. The opposition party has also decided to raise farmers' problems, the issues of rising unemployment, safety and security of the c...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan visited an exhibition dedicated to Operation Sindoor, a decisive military action by the Indian armed forces that has drawn a new red line for terrorism, here on Tuesday. He was given a tour of the solo exhibition, titled 'Himalaya: The Journey Through a Cascade of Colours', hosted at a gallery at the Triveni Kala Sangam, by artist Chandranath Das. The centrepiece of the display is an untitled oil painting -- a bright, colourful ca...Read More
Evidence collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), including intercepted conversations and emails between Tahawwur Rana, David Coleman Headley and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) planners in Pakistan, forms the key basis of conspiracy charges filed earlier this week by the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, according to officials familiar with the development. The federal agency on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet calling the Pakistani-born Canadi...Read More
New Delhi: Delhi's Patiala House Court has reserved the decision on the demand to release terror funding case accused Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid on custody parole to participate in the upcoming session of Parliament. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jeet Singh has reserved the decision after hearing the arguments of both the sides. Engineer Rashid has demanded custody parole to participate in the monsoon session of Parliament starting from July 21. The lawyer appearing on behalf of Engineer R...Read More