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Alertness in border regions (file photo) NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of India’s pre-dawn strikes on nine terror infrastructure, including launchpads, in mainland Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under ‘Operation Sindoor‘, at least three border states — Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat — have gone into high-alert mode, cancelling public events, shutting educational institutions and tightening…

NEW DELHI: Following Rohit Sharma’s Test cricket retirement, former Indian cricketer Madan Lal, who played an influential role in India’s World Cup win in 1983, suggested that Jasprit Bumrah should be considered for the team’s leadership role. With Rohit’s departure creating a leadership gap before India’s ICC World Test Championship series against England in June,…

GSEB Class 10th result 2025: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) has officially announced the Class 10 (SSC) examination results for 2025 today. Students who appeared for the exam can now access their marks through both the board’s official website gseb.org and an alternate WhatsApp-based facility launched for convenience. The pass percentage…

President Donald Trump has said that he will reveal details of a major new trade deal at a press conference scheduled for 10.00am tomorrow (local time) in the Oval Office. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the agreement as involving representatives of a “big, and highly respected, country,” and called it “the first…

NEW DELHI: The symbols sent as powerful a message as the substance of India’s precision strikes.Pahalgam’s terrorists thought they were sending a message when they murdered husbands in front of their wives, after selecting victims by their religion. Via the name Operation Sindoor, GOI sent an immeasurably bigger message back – India is avenging the…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court expressed grave concern on Wednesday over defence land being granted to private individuals within cantonments, as well as nearly 10,000 acres of land allegedly encroached upon.“If civilians are given land within the cantonment, the military would have no control as to who is residing there and carrying out which activities….

A cat with a poor heart rate just got a pacemaker. The 7-year-old female, Pillu, underwent surgery to implant the pacemaker at a veterinary clinic in Pune on Monday. The cat’s heart rate was down to 50-something beats per minute as against the normal of 160. Still in hospital, Pillu is recovering well.Until two years…

Drone found near Assam-Bangladesh border area A foreign-origin drone appeared atop a house in Kuripatti in Assam’s Sribhumi district, around 100 metres from the border with Bangladesh, on Tuesday night, causing security concerns among the locals and prompting Assam Police to seize the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), reports B B Goswami. “We are treating the…

Donald Trump says India and Pakistan should stop now. US President Donald TrumpWednesday said he wants to see India and Pakistan stop the ongoing tension. “It’s so terrible. My position is that I get along with both. I know both very well and I want to see them work it out.I want to see them…

Kolkata: Chennai Super Kings’ Ravindra Jadeja celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Ravindra Jadeja became Chennai Super Kings‘…