In yet another stark reminder of Pakistan’s deep ties with proscribed terror groups, top Pakistan Army officers and senior civilian officials were seen openly paying respects at the grave of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist eliminated in India’s recent Operation Sindoor. On Pakistan’s Independence Day on August 14, General officer commanding (GOC) Lahore Division Major General…
NEW DELHI: Nine IAF fighter pilots, four soldiers and two BSF personnel have been awarded Vir Chakra, the nation’s third-highest wartime gallantry medal, for their role in Operation Sindoor, under which India conducted deep cross-border precision strikes against terror hubs and military installations in Pakistan.Operation Sindoor was the prominent theme of 127 gallantry medals &…
US President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday renewed its attack on the Modi government over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he “brokered” peace between India and Pakistan — a claim Congress says he has made for the “36th time” — following India’s counterterror…
US President Donald Trump says winning the Nobel Peace Prize would be “a great honor,” but denies he is lobbying for it, casting his recent diplomatic moves as purely about saving lives. Speaking at the White House on Friday after unveiling a peace framework between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump claimed his mediation efforts in long-running…
Jofra Archer, Joe Root and Jamie Smith of England take part in a minute’s applause for ex England player and coach Graham Thorpe (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Day 2 of the fifth Test between England and India at The Oval saw a powerful and moving tribute to the late Graham Thorpe. As the players…
Former India wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer and West Indies legend Clive Loyd are set to have stands named after them at the iconic Old Trafford ground by their former county side Lancashire on the sidelines of the fourth Test between India and England here. Engineer played for Lancashire for close to a decade while former West…
NEW DELHI: During his visit to Brazil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with the Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross, the country’s highest civilian honour. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva conferred the award in a special ceremony held in Brasília. The award recognises PM Modi’s efforts to deepen…
Modi conferred with highest state honour ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’ NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (local time) was conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’ and said that this honour is a responsibility, to keep working towards a stronger India-Ghana friendship….
India-born Professor Mahesh Chandra Sharma, who lost four family members in the Kanishka tragedy in 1985, was among 83 people who were given the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours in the country. Among the 329 lives lost in what is still considered the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history were…
Rajkot: A court in Gujarat’s Rajkot has sentenced a 26-year-old man to life imprisonment for ‘honour’ killing of his sister (19) and brother-in-law (27) in Upleta city in April 2022.The woman, Rina, as a minor, had eloped with Anil Mahida, prompting her father, Somji Singarkhiya, to file a case against Anil, who was subsequently jailed…