Chhattisgarh: The Inspector General (IG) of Bastar Range in Chhattisgarh, P Sundarraj, on Wednesday said that the joint operation that killed 27 naxals, including CPI-M General Secretary Basavaraju, was carried out by District Reserve Guard (DRG) teams from Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur, and Kondagaon. Sundarraj further added that the encounter took place in the Abujmarh area,.
New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Waqf is an Islamic concept, it is not an essential part of Islam and Waqf boards discharge secular functions. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, told a bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih Waqf Board.
New Delhi: Heavy rain, hail, and powerful winds battered several parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday evening, providing much-needed relief from the scorching summer heat but also causing widespread disruption across the region. Visuals from Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport showed continuous rainfall, while strong winds swept.
Srinagar: An IndiGo flight en route from Delhi to Srinagar on Wednesday evening encountered a severe hailstorm mid-air, resulting in visible damage to the aircraft’s nose cone. The flight, 6E2142, carrying 227 passengers and crew, landed safely at the Srinagar International Airport at around 6:30 PM. According to aviation officials, the Airbus A320 aircraft ran.
Thiruvananthapuram: The onset of the southwest monsoon this year could well be the earliest since 2010, as per conditions on Wednesday, weather officials said. According to the India Metrological Department, the normal date for the onset over Kerala , which marks the beginning of the four-month-long southwest monsoon season over the country, is June 1..
Top CPI (Maoist) leader Nambala Keshavrao alias Basavaraju is likely among the 27 Maoists who have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, according to sources. The encounter has been continuing since around 50 hours along the Narayanpur-Bijapur border. The encounter began after District Reserve Guard’s jawans from four districts.
Agartala: Security forces have seized contraband and cattle valued at Rs 3.94 crore in Manipur and Tripura during the past 24 hours, officials said, adding that four people were arrested in connection with the illegal trades. A Defence spokesman said that based on specific intelligence, a joint operation was launched by a team of Assam.
New Delhi: The first of seven All-Party Parliamentary Delegations has embarked on a five-nation tour in East and South East Asia under Operation Sindoor. JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha’s delegation includes representatives from major political parties, including the BJP, Congress, TMC, and CPI(M). The delegation departed from New Delhi for Tokyo on Wednesday and will.
Ahmedabad: Gujarat is set to witness an extended spell of pre-monsoon rainfall as an upper air cyclonic circulation continues to persist over the Arabian Sea. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), widespread light to heavy rain is expected across the state through May 27. The weather agency has issued a series of alerts, with.
New Delhi: India on Wednesday evening declared a Pakistani official, working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, as “persona non grata” for indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status in the country. The official has been asked to leave India within 24 hours, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed..
