This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. With the threat of cyber-attacks from China and Pakistan increasing, the armed forces on Monday launched a 12-day comprehensive multi-phase cybersecurity exercise to bolster resilience at the national level.Over 100 participants from national agencies and stakeholders from the defence arena are taking part in the…
Today’s morning news wrap includes national, global and sports stories. A Lufthansa flight bound for Hyderabad made a U-turn and returned to Germany due to an official at Hyderabad airport said was a “bomb threat.” Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has alleged that Iran wants to “assassinate”…
The escalating war between Iran and Israel has unleashed chaos in West Asia’s skies, plunging air travel into a fresh crisis. Airspaces are closed down, and major airlines are scrambling, cancelling flights left and right. Even VIPs aren’t spared. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Air India-1 is set to jet off from Delhi on Sunday to…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Iran against any retaliation on US assets, saying, “If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the US armed forces will come down on you at levels never seen before.” This is a developing story. It will be…
NEW DELHI: The Manipur police, in joint operations with personnel of Central armed police forces (CAPFs), Army and Assam Rifles, have recovered 328 arms, including 151 self-loading rifles, in intelligence-based operations undertaken across five Valley districts during the intervening night of May 13 and 14.The recoveries include 65 INSAS rifles, 6 AK series rifles, 73…
A Delhi-bound Air India flight from Thailand’s Phuket made an emergency landing on the Thai island shortly after take-off on Friday following a bomb threat, officials said. All 156 passengers on board flight AI 379 were safely deboarded, and a thorough security screening was carried out. The airport authorities activated the Airport Contingency Plan (ACP)….
At 19, Randip Singh stood in an Amtrak station in Albany, NY when a police officer approached him with an unusual request: “Can I see your passport?” He didn’t ask for a driver’s license, but a passport. The implication was clear.Years later, Singh would find himself 300 meters away from a 250kg Russian bomb that…
An aid boat carrying international activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and French Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Rima Hassan, was intercepted by Israeli forces in the early hours of Monday after it attempted to breach the naval blockade of Gaza. The vessel, a British-flagged yacht named Madleen, was part of a mission…
NEW DELHI: Amid the fallout of Operation Sindoor, the defence ministry (MoD) has urged news outlets to respect the privacy of senior armed forces personnel and their families. In an advisory issued this week, the ministry laid out clear boundaries on what is acceptable coverage and what crosses into personal intrusion. The advisory follows reports…
Bhubaneswar: Security forces on Monday recovered another 2.5 tonnes of explosives, six days after Maoists looted a stone quarry truck in Sundargarh district. The joint operation led by Odisha police involved multiple agencies, including the special operations group (SOG), district voluntary force (DVF), India Reserve Battalion (IRB), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and Jharkhand’s Jaguars….