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[ad_1] Today’s top news covers major development in politics, international affairs and defence. Defence minister Rajnath Singh called for IAEA oversight of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons following repeated threats. US president Donald Trump reiterated his role in mediating the India-Pakistan ceasefire and said India’s offer to eliminate tariffs on American goods as part of a trade…

[ad_1] Former Union minister and ex-BJP MP from Alipurduars, John Barla, on Thursday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), alleging that the BJP leadership repeatedly blocked his attempts to work for the welfare of tribal people and tea garden workers. Barla, who was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019 on a BJP ticket and served…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Adampur airbase in Punjab to boost troop morale following India’s decisive Operation Sindoor, Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif attempted a similar show of support by visiting troops at the Pasrur Cantonment in Sialkot. However, Sharif’s move was widely mocked and criticised as an unsuccessful…

[ad_1] Atal Pension Yojana accumulates over 7.65 crore subscribers, mobilises Rs 45,974.67 crore by April (Photo: ANI) NEW DELHI: Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has accumulated over 7.65 crore subscribers, mobilised a total corpus of Rs 45,974.67 crore by April, according to a government release.According to the official data, APY recorded increasing participation from women who…

[ad_1] Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: Two flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneshwar were cancelled, as officials said on Thursday. This came in the wake of ‘Operation Sindoor‘ and rising airspace restrictions.The cancelled flights included one to Hindon (Ghaziabad) and another to Chandigarh via Patna, BPIA Director Prasanna Pradhan confirmed.While the Hindon-bound flight…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Beijing on Thursday reacted to the claims by Pakistan that it used Chinese fighter jets against India during Operation Sindoor. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that they were “not familiar with the matter”, Reuters reported.Additionally, it has called upon India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and categorically condemned “all forms…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has neutralised Pakistan’s air defence system at Lahore on in retaliation to the military and drone attacks carried out by the neighbouring nation in Northern and Western regions on Wednesday night.It resorted to Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems along with the use of Israeli drones, called Harpy drones…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The central government has fact checked several Pakistani news on Operation Sindoor launched by the Indian Armed Forces in an effort to counter terrorism after the Pahalgam attack.The Press Information Bureau‘s fact check unit cautioned against “dubious content” being circulated on social media and termed it “Pakistan sponsored propaganda”.“In the coming days…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Thursday fact-checked Pakistan’s false claims that it struck a military base in Amritsar. The fake post claimed that numerous casualties, with several critical injuries. The photo used in the post, in fact, is a video of a wildfire from 2024.A Google reverse image search and keyword…