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Pahalgam: Her phone rings often. As president of one of Pahalgam’s largest ponywalla associations, Abdul Waheed Wani, 39, is hardly out of demand. But also keeps himself busy pushing away the memories that still haunt him.Wani was among the first to reach Baisaran Valley after the April 22 terror attack left 26 tourists, including a…

Jaishankar welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, says talks with PM Modi will deepen strategic partnership New Delhi: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung arrived in India on Sunday on a three-day state visit, the first by a South Korean leader in more than eight years. The Ministry of External Affairs described the visit as an…

Dinesh Trivedi (file photo) New Delhi: BJP leader and former Union minister Dinesh Trivedi is likely to be appointed India’s next high commissioner to Bangladesh, citing his “vast experience” as a key factor, PTI reported citing sources.If confirmed, Trivedi, who hails from West Bengal, which shares a border with Bangladesh, will receive a rare political…

The CBI has arrested Bharat Mathur, a senior vice president of a major corporate group and a deputy director general of civil aviation, in connection with a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh to facilitate the import of drones for another private company, officials said on Sunday.In a raid on Saturday, the CBI arrested Mathur, who…

Prime Minister Modi’s ‘Jhalmuri broke in Jhargram’ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a candid break amid the hustle, bustle and political heat of West Bengal, where the BJP is mounting a strong challenge to his leadership. Mamata BanerjeeIts 15 years responsibility.After concluding his speech in Jhargram, PM Modi stood up at…

Prime Minister Modi stepped up his Bengali campaign, targeting the TMC and promising Rs 5 lakh free healthcare and women-centric benefits. Iranian President Pezheshkian has criticized the United States and Donald Trump, questioning their authority to limit Iran’s nuclear program. Two Indian men were shot dead near Gurudwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in Italy during…

A top operative Lashkar-e-TaibaUmar Haris alias “Khargosh” (Rabbit), whose roots are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is now believed to be in Saudi Arabia after fleeing India using a fake passport, officials told PTI on Sunday. The document was issued under the name “Sajjad”, posing as a resident of Rajasthan to Harris. The Srinagar police, which is…

Mamata Banerjee (file photo) New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday hit back at criticism from opposition parties, including the TMC, over the failure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Women’s Reservation Bill.In a lengthy message shared on social media, he accused the Prime Minister of misleading the nation by not addressing his…

Screenshot of the video shared by Himanta Biswa Sharma New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Sunday shared a video of an American astronaut performing Bihu, an indigenous folk dance of the state, aboard the International Space Station (ISS).Sarma thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving “special focus” to Bihu.“Bihu on an International…

“Bhagya Lakshmi” – one of two Indian-flagged tankers – returned to the Strait of Hormuz after being denied passage by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy after Iran announced it was closing the narrow waterway.In a video shared by an Iranian journalist from X, the ship’s crew members can be heard trying to communicate with the Iranian…