LONDON: Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi is suing the Indian govt and five other people in the London high court for orchestrating what he refers to as his “kidnapping” from Antigua in 2021 in an alleged honeytrap plot.Choksi has claimed in the preliminary hearing that five people working for R&AW kidnapped him in Antigua and…
Saba, who went to Iran in 2021 to pursue MBBS, is among the 110 students that returned India as part of Operation Sindhu SRINAGAR: For Saba Rasool, a medical student at Urmia University of Medical Sciences in Iran, the journey back home to Safakadal in Srinagar was long and fraught with anxiety. Relieved to be…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena’s 59th foundation day turned into a full-blown family feud on Thursday, with Uddhav Thackeray accusing the BJP of sabotaging a possible alliance with cousin Raj Thackeray’s MNS, and Eknath Shinde firing back with taunts of betrayal and hunger for power.Holding parallel rallies in Mumbai, both Sena factions invoked Bal Thackeray’s legacy,…
Pakistan foreign minister Ishaq Dar NEW DELHI: Dragging his feet to the truth after repeated denials, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday admitted that India struck Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan airbase and the Shorkot airbase during Operation Sindoor, which was carried to avenge the Pahalgam terrorist attack, in which ISI-groomed terrorists killed 26 civilians.India…
NEW DELHI: Air India has announced the suspension of its Amritsar–London (Gatwick) and Goa (Mopa)–London (Gatwick) routes until 15 July 2025, as part of a broader temporary reduction in international services operated by its Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft.The airline attributed the cutbacks to enhanced pre-flight safety inspections and the need to accommodate longer flight…
NEW DELHI: Just a week after the fatal plane crash near Ahmedabad airport that claimed 270 lives, a prominent animal rights think-tank has raised fresh concerns over bird and wildlife strikes at the city’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, revealing it ranks third in India for such incidents.According to data sourced from a parliamentary response…
The wreckage of Air India plane that crashed into a medical hostel complex in Ahmedabad (Image credit: AP) NEW DELHI: It has been a week since the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that claimed 274 lives. On Thursday, officials said that debris, including the aircraft’s damaged tail fin, still remains at the crash…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka government is planning to roll out a bill on crowd control and management, according to state law and Parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil. This comes in the wake of tragic stampede on June 4 that killed 11 people in Bengaluru.Other bills that are set to be tabled include Rohith Vemula Bill, 2025;…
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (Image credit: ANI) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and the ruling NDA alliance blaming them for deteriorating law and order situation in the state.His comments came after responding to questions about the recent gunfire outside his residence. Recalling the incident and holding the chief minister responsible,…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday approved an increase in the reservation for minorities under various state-run housing schemes, raising the quota from 10% to 15%.Law and parliamentary affairs minister H K Patil, addressing the media after the cabinet meeting, said the decision was based on the disproportionately high number of homeless individuals among…