In the heartlands of rural India, a quiet transformation is underway. Classrooms once dimly lit and sparsely attended are gradually turning into spaces of learning and possibilities. At the centre of this shift lies a powerful belief that education is not merely a tool, but a springboard: Literally lifting children from limitation to opportunity, from…
NEW DELHI: A relative of one of the three Indian nationals abducted by an Al-Qaeda-linked group in Mali has claimed that the kidnappers are demanding ransom for their release. P Venkataraman, a resident of Ganjam district in Odisha, is among the abducted individuals, along with two others from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Speaking to ANI on…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a vibrant welcome from the Indian community upon his arrival in Brazil, with on of the highlights being a cultural dance inspired by Operation Sindoor. The room in Rio de Janeiro came alive with the traditional Indian dance and folk music as members of the Indian diaspora celebrated…
NEW DELHI: With enumeration forms distributed to 93.7% of Bihar’s 7.9 crore electorate so far and 13.2% electors already submitting the completed and signed forms, EC officials Saturday told TOI that documents can be added or uploaded by electors whose enumeration forms were submitted with incomplete documentation, right until July 25. July 25 is the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC dismissed 300 petitions filed by defence ministry challenging Armed Forces Tribunal’s order that had granted disability pensions to soldiers even when they were not posted on front lines, observing that disability pensions to armed forces personnel acknowledge their sacrifice to the nation.“It is not an act of generosity, but a rightful…
NEW DELHI: The Indian defence establishment has finalised a comprehensive stringent framework to ensure that drones being acquired from domestic private sector companies do not have Chinese components and electronics in them.The mechanism, with the requisite technical verification and evaluation methodologies, will be implemented in a couple of months to further strengthen the level of…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: All India Congress Committee (AICC) was not trying to sell assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the company which published National Herald newspaper, but rather trying to save the institution that was a part of the freedom movement, senior advocate R S Cheema, representing Rahul Gandhi, told a Delhi…
PATIALA: A misunderstanding between a couple led to double suicide in a family in Pooniwal village in Punjab’s Patiala district.Gurmeet Singh, 42, took his own life, unaware that his wife, Manpreet Kaur, had died by suicide days earlier. Their three children are now orphaned.The couple had marital troubles and the wife walked out with their…
NEW DELHI: In a landmark agreement in defence cooperation, India and Australia have initiated a research project to enhance undersea surveillance capabilities, focusing on early detection and tracking of submarines and autonomous underwater vehicles.As per Australia’s Department of Defence, the agreement outlines a three-year joint project between Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG’s) Information…
JAMMU: The J&K State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a chargesheet against 11 accused, including Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Mohammad Yusuf Shah alias Syed Salahudeen and another Pakistan-based terrorist, in a cross-border narco-terror case registered in Jammu.SSP Jugal Manhas of SIA, Jammu wing, said the FIR was registered in 2022, and pertained to a terror financing…
