This is a representational image NEW DELHI: Israeli Embassy in India on Wednesday denied issuing a note verbale to ministry of external affairs, in which it accused Indian Army officer of sexually assaulting Israel Defence Force (IDF) personnel during a joint military exercise in Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir and termed it “fake news.”…
A Pakistan minister admitted to doing ‘dirty work’ for the US for decades when questioned about terror support. He denied the existence of Lashkar-e-Taiba and claimed India staged attacks. A defense expert called these statements hypocritical, asserting that Pakistan uses terrorism as state policy and that terror groups originate, train, and receive funding in Pakistan….
The government on Friday denied reports suggesting GST levying on UPI transactions exceeding Rs 2,000, calling such claims “completely false, misleading, and without any basis.”In an official statement, the finance ministry said, “Currently, there is no such proposal before the government,” dismissing concerns that had surfaced earlier.The ministry also clarifyed the tax framework, explaining that…
The Russian Embassy in India has denied accusations made by Ukraine that a Russian missile struck the warehouse of Indian pharmaceutical company Kusum Healthcare in Kyiv. Responding to the Ukrainian Embassy’s allegations, the Russian side said that the Russian Armed Forces “did not attack or plan to attack on April 12, 2025, Kusum Healthcare’s pharmacy…
NEW DELHI: An undertrial’s prolonged incarceration cannot be a ground to grant bail in terror cases, where the intent is to destabilise the country’s unity, Delhi high court recently held.A bench of justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur made the observation while denying bail to separatist Nayeem Ahmad Khan in a terror funding case involving…
US Commerce Secretary Howard Ruckman states that the 90-day tariff pause was not influenced by market reactions. President Trump decided to pause tariffs on 75 countries, while hiking taxes on Chinese imports to 125%. Ruckman explains the decision as respecting countries willing to negotiate, maintaining 10% reciprocal tariffs across the board except for China. An…
NEW DELHI: The United States Supreme Court on Monday rejected the extradition stay request of Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed more than 170 people.An order on the Supreme Court website noted that Rana’s renewed application has been “distributed for Conference of 4/4/2025” and “application” has been “referred…
Families face uncertainty as South Range denies open enrollment for 7th and 8th grade IEP students. (iStock) Families in the South Range Local School District are facing uncertainty after the district announced it would no longer renew open enrollment for Individualized Educational Program (IEP) students in grades 7 and 8. This decision, effective for the…
NEW DELHI: 23-year-old law student, Rakshit Ravish Chaurasia, accused of killing one woman and injuring eight others with a speeding car in Vadodara, has denied being under the influence of alcohol during the accident. He claimed that the incident occurred after the airbags in his car deployed suddenly, hampering his vision.Chaurasia said he wants to…
JAMMU: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has returned a proposal for sanctioning the prosecution of three IAS officers of AGMUT cadre allegedly involved in arms licences scam in Jammu and Kashmir, citing missing documents, and directed the chief secretary to resubmit the proposal with all the documents within a week.The IAS officers in question…