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Op Sindoor has not ended; if there is any attack, enemy will have to pay bigger price: PM Modi in Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Operation Sindoor, through which the Indian Armed Forces crushed several terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir, has not ended as yet.

May 29, 2025

Knives out in Congress over Op Sindoor outreach, Udit Raj-Shashi Tharoor spat heats up

While India's global outreach on Operation Sindoor successfully turns the world's attention and concern towards Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, back home, this has led to 'serious differences' within the Congress party.

May 29, 2025

PM Modi highlights five-point crisis in Bengal under Trinamool govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, highlighted five crisis points that West Bengal is reportedly saddled with under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government.

May 29, 2025

Brigadier Amitabh Jha and Havildar Sanjay Singh to be honoured posthumously at the UN

Brigadier Amitabh Jha and Havildar Sanjay Singh will be posthumously awarded the prestigious Dag Hammarskjold Medal by the UN in New York in recognition of their supreme sacrifice in the service of global peace, a defence official said on Thursday.

May 29, 2025

South Korea: All four Navy officers aboard patrol aircraft killed after crash in Pohang

All four Navy officers aboard a maritime patrol aircraft were killed after the plane crashed on a mountain in South Korea's southeastern city of Pohang on Thursday, the Navy said.

May 29, 2025

Shivakumar objects to portfolio transfers in Karnataka; BJP calls it pre-climax drama

In a significant development, Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D. K. Shivakumar has strongly objected to the transfer of certain officials without his knowledge or consent, sources said.

May 29, 2025

Closer, quicker, cleaner: How ECI plans to redefine voting in India

In a sweeping drive to strengthen electoral management and improve voter facilitation, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has rolled out 21 major initiatives over the past 100 days. The reforms, introduced under the leadership of the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, showcase a big strategic push for several areas. These include procedural clarity, technological integration, and stakeholder inclusivity in the electoral process, say EC sources.

May 29, 2025

Huma Qureshi visits Suchetagah border in Jammu; salutes bravery of BSF troopers

Renowned Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi visited the Suchetgarh Border Outpost in Jammu to express gratitude to the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel for their bravery during Operation Sindoor. She interacted with women soldiers, praised their courage.

May 29, 2025

Amit Shah reaching Jammu to review security; meet victims of cross-border shelling

Union Home Minister will reach Jammu for a two-day visit, his first after Operation Sindoor. The visit includes a high-level security review meeting and a tour of Poonch, the worst-hit district in the recent unprovoked cross-border shelling by Pakistan that claimed 18 civilian lives and damaged nearly 2,000 structures.

May 29, 2025

Global economic outlook worsens but India seen as growth driver: WEF report

The global economic outlook has worsened since the start of the year, as rising economic nationalism and tariff volatility fuel uncertainty, but South Asia, led by India, is seen as a growth driver, according to the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) report.

May 29, 2025

India will treat terrorism and its promoters alike, says JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha in Indonesia

The all-party delegation, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, held an insightful interaction with scholars and researchers from Indonesia-based think tanks and academia and said that India will not make any distinction hereafter between terrorists and countries that promote them.

May 29, 2025

Op Sindoor befitting blow to terrorism, Pak exposed before the world: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the brutal terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam was an assault on humanity itself, but India's swift and precise response through Operation Sindoor has dealt a decisive blow to terrorism and exposed Pakistan on the global stage.

May 29, 2025

Indian stock market opens in green, Sensex above 81,500

The Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Thursday amid positive global cues, as buying was seen in the IT and metal sectors in the early trade.

May 29, 2025

India's fintech lenders draw younger, more rural customer base: Report

The fintech sector lenders are drawing a younger and more rural customer base, with 61 per cent of borrowers being under the age of 30, and 24 per cent residing in rural areas, a report showed on Thursday.

May 29, 2025

PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Varanasi-Gaya-Ranchi-Kolkata expressway's second phase today

In a landmark move to boost infrastructure and connectivity in eastern India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the second phase of the Varanasi-Gaya-Ranchi-Kolkata Expressway (NH-319B) on Thursday, during his visit to Bihar.

May 29, 2025