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Five Bangladeshi nationals held in Doon DEHRADUN: Five Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, were arrested in Dehradun’s Clement Town Saturday night for allegedly staying illegally in India without proper travel documents, police said on Sunday. During probe, it was found that they came to India fearing persecution of the minorities during communal tension following the…

JAMMU: J&K police carried out searches at over a dozen locations in Poonch district of Jammu region Sunday, aiming to dismantle what officials described as a “terrorist ecosystem” in the border region.In Kashmir valley, State Investigation Agency (SIA) raided 11 locations in a case related to sleeper cell networks. Several suspects were detained for questioning…

Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti called for a permanent ceasefire along Pakistan border in J&K, urging both central and state govts Saturday to prioritise humanitarian relief for civilians caught in recent artillery fire and drone incursions during Operation Sindoor.“Homes are not battlefields and families are not collateral. Every…

Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans put on a show of dominance at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, crushing Delhi Capitals by 10 wickets to become the first team to officially seal a playoff berth in IPL 2025.Captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan delivered a batting masterclass, stitching an…

NEW DELHI: Jyoti Malhotra, a YouTuber from Hisar, Haryana, who was arrested under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly spying for Pakistan, had travelled to the neighbouring country shortly before the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the police said. Cops are probing potential links between her visit and the attack.Shashank Kumar Sawan,…

Operation Sindoor not only marked a decisive military and strategic victory for India but also exposed critical vulnerabilities within Pakistan’s armed forces, particularly those stemming from their heavy reliance on Chinese-supplied military hardware. With nearly 82% of Pakistan’s defence imports originating from China, the conflict provided a real-world test for Chinese technology against a combination…

India’s land port restrictions aim to “restore equality in relationship” with Bangladesh: Sources NEW DELHI: India’s recent import restrictions on Bangladeshi goods have sparked a broader conversation about the future of bilateral trade, with officials and experts stressing that Bangladesh should not assume India’s Northeast as a captive market for its exports.On May 17, the…

Punjab Kings’ bowler Arshdeep Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal tore into Arshdeep Singh to start Rajasthan Royals’ chase with a bang, smacking 22 runs off the first over — the most ever conceded by a Punjab Kings bowler in the first over of an IPL innings. The record-breaking over saw Arshdeep eclipse Glenn…

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah lead ‘Tiranga Yatra‘ in Ahmedabad on Sunday, organised to honour the Indian Armed Forces after Operation Sindoor‘s success.“The brave soldiers of the nation, through their valour, have made Operation Sindoor synonymous with the eradication of terrorism. Live from the Tiranga Yatra organised in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha to…

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that he wanted to eliminate the causes that triggered the war with Ukraine and keep Russia safe.Moscow’s goal is to “eliminate the causes that triggered this crisis, create the conditions for a lasting peace and guarantee Russia’s security”, Putin told Russian state television.He stated…