Operation Sindoor national victory, think God was with us too: IAF chief

NEW DELHI: IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Thursday hailed Operation Sindoor as a “national victory”, and said all the Indian forces came together to execute it in a very professional manner. In his address at the CII Business Summit here, he also said, “We were taking the path of truth, I […]
Farmers need to explore agro products to increase income: VP Dhankar

NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday asserted that the income of people has to increase eightfold to define Viksit Bharat and urged farmers to look beyond agriculture and explore agro-based products to increase their income. Talking to reporters after paying tributes to former prime minister Charan Singh on his death anniversary here, the […]
CDS Gen Anil Chauhan to engage with global military leadership at Shangri-La Dialogue 2025

New Delhi : Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan will visit Singapore from May 30 to June 1 to attend the 22nd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted annually by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, according to official statement from the Ministry of Defence. During the visit, General Anil Chauhan will hold bilateral […]
South Korea’s Navy plane with 4 people onboard crashes on mountain in Pohang

Pohang: South Korea’s Navy patrol plane carrying four people crashed on a mountain in South Korea’s Pohang on Thursday, state media Yonhap reported, citing authorities. The crash happened at 1:50 pm (local time) and witnesses said that smoke was rising from the mountain. In a notice to reporters, the South Korea’s Navy stated, “A P-3 […]
Panama condemns Pahalgam terror attack, extends strong support to India

Panama City [: Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martinez Acha on Wednesday (local time) condemned the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 people were brutally killed. Foreign Minister Acha affirmed Panama’s commitment to fight against terrorism, saying that any country which serves as “safe heaven” for terrorists should be condemned. “…Your visit […]
South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country’s south

SEOUL,: A South Korean navy plane carrying four people crashed during a training flight on Thursday and it was not immediately known if there were casualties, the navy said. The patrol plane left its base in the southeastern city of Pohang at 1.43 pm but fell to the ground due to unknown reasons, the navy […]
4 soldiers killed in attack in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR,: An army officer was among four soldiers killed in an attack in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, sources said on Thursday. The incident took place late Wednesday when terrorists opened fire on a security forces check post in the Shawal area of the North Waziristan district bordering Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in […]
Common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility

BLOOMINGTON (US): (May 29) Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study found that male infertility rates increased nearly 80 per cent from 1990 to 2019. The reasons driving this trend remain a […]
Tharoor slams ‘zealots’; says was clearly speaking only about reprisals for terrorist attacks

PANAMA CITY: Amid Congress leaders’ swipes at him over his ‘surgical strike’ remarks, party leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that for those “zealots” fulminating about his supposed ignorance of Indian valour across the LoC, he was “clearly and explicitly” speaking only about reprisals for terrorist attacks and not about previous wars. Tharoor said his […]
Two Indian peacekeepers to be honoured posthumously on International Peacekeepers Day for sacrifice in line of duty

UNITED NATIONS: Two Indian peacekeepers who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag last year will be honoured posthumously by the United Nations as it commemorates International Day of UN Peacekeepers this week. Brigadier General Amitabh Jha, who served with the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), and Havildar Sanjay Singh, who was deployed […]