Washington: The U.S. State Department approved its first major arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under U.S. President Joe Biden with the sale of 280 air-to-air missiles valued at up to $650 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday. While Saudi Arabia is an important
New Delhi: The morning after Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, residents of New Delhi woke up under a blanket of toxic smog and breathed in the most dangerously polluted air of the year so far, after revellers, as usual, defied a fireworks ban. New Delhi
Male: Ex-Home Minister Umar Naseer has stated that Maldivians are people who will not cower away from making any magnitude of a sacrifice for its independence. Speaking at a special function hosted by Dhivehi National Action (DNA) on the occasions of this year’s Victory Day –
New Delhi: India on Friday registered 12,729 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally of infections to 34,333,754 since the pandemic began in January last year. The nationwide toll increased by 221 to 4,59,873. The country presently has 1,48,922 active cases, and the
Srinagar: The Pakistan and Indian armies exchanged Diwali sweets at two points on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. Defence sources said the customary exchange of Diwali sweets took place between the two armies at the Aman Setu bridge near the Kaman post in Uri
Srinagar: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and the world over will observe the Jammu Martyrs’ Day tomorrow (Saturday) to reaffirm the resolve to continue the martyrs’ mission till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination. Hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris
Bangalore: The incident had taken place in Sri Anjaneya temple in Vijayapura near Doddaballapura near Bengaluru on October 30. According to the protesters, a gang of people allegedly abused him, tried to strangulate him with a piece of cloth used by priests, and assaulted him
Hisar: BJP Rajya Sabha member Ram Chander Jangra faced slogans and black flags by a group of farmers in Haryana's Hisar district today as he arrived in Narnaund city to inaugurate a dharmshala (inn). The windshield of his car was also smashed in a fight
Gurgaon: On one hand, Hindutva supporters are opposing ‘Namaz in open’ in Gurgaon city of Indian state of Haryana stating that religion should not be allowed to be practised on the road as it causes inconvenience to commuters but on the other, Hindu right-wing groups
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party President, Akhilesh Yadav, has said that the condition of farmers under the BJP rule is “exposing all lies” of the government. Akhilesh Yadav in a tweet termed the suicide of a debt-ridden farmer in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district as heart wrenching. “The incident of