Operation Sindoor befitting reply to those who unleashed terror in India: PM

GANGTOK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Operation Sindoor was a befitting reply to those who unleashed terror in India, asserting that the country was united in the fight against terrorism. Addressing the 50th anniversary of Sikkim’s statehood function, Modi said the Himalayan state is the “pride of the nation” and its people believe […]

2 test positive for COVID19 in Srinagar

Srinagar,: Kashmir reported its first cases of the emerging COVID-19 threat with two people, both dentists and returning from outside Jammu and Kashmir, testing positive at GMC Srinagar. According to health officials, both are isolated and do not have any serious symptoms. The duo, both females and residents of Kerala, are pursuing MDS at Government […]

Two ‘hybrid militants’ of LeT apprehended in Shopian

SRINAGAR: Security forces have apprehended two “hybrid militants” of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Thursday. The officials said it was a “major operational success”. “Hybrid militants” are those who are not listed as ultras but are radicalised enough to carry out a terror strike and then slip back into […]

US will begin revoking visas of Chinese students: Marco Rubio

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the US will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, “including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields”. Rubio said in his announcement posted on X that the government will “aggressively” revoke visas for students from China, which is […]

Elon Musk leaving Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal govt

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top advisor to US President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announced on Wednesday evening, marks the end of a turbulent chapter that included thousands of layoffs, the evisceration of government agencies and reams of litigation. Despite […]