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NEW DELHI: A massive avalanche hit Sarbal area of Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. No loss of life or injuries were reported.A video by news agency ANI showed the destructive avalanche barreling towards a stationary vehicle. The incident comes just days after an avalanche hit a Border Roads Organisation camp in…
This is a representational AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) Jersey Airport was evacuated early Wednesday morning following a security incident, prompting authorities to suspend all flight operations. Armed police, along with firefighters, swiftly responded to the scene. Meanwhile, al travellers were urgently escorted to designated assembly points.An alarm reportedly sounded at around 6.30 am, leading…
Shehbaz Sharif said it’s well-known that Pakistan has always played a critical role in counter-terrorism efforts. US President Donald Trump in his first address to Congress mentioned Pakistan’s cooperation in arresting Mohammad Shareefullah, a key terrorist involved in the 2021 Kabul airport bombing. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took note of the mention and thanked…
NEW DELHI: Steve Smith’s recent retirement from One-Day International (ODI) cricket marks the end of an era for one of Australia’s most skilled and strategic leaders. While Smith will continue to be a key figure in Test and T20 cricket, his legacy in the 50-over format invites discussion — where does he stand among Australia’s…
Rapper Nomadic Voice | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “I am currently listening to ‘Neelavana cholayil’,” says Malayali rapper Nomadic Voice as he sat down for a Zoom call with The Hindu after his night shift duties as a mental health nurse in Ireland. Almost in a reflex, he hums the first two words of the…
More than a dozen Hindu families have put up ‘House for sale’ posters NEW DELHI: Tension prevailed in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur over a dispute about the expansion of a mosque on Brahmpuri’s Lane No. 12. More than adozen Hindu families have put up “House for sale” posters, fearing communal clashes, especially with a Shiv temple…
NEW DELHI: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan sharply rebuked the central government over Lok Sabha seats delimitation. He questioned the “real motive” behind the PM Modi-led government’s move to skip census and dubbed it as the move to create “Hindia”.“This arbitrary decision is part of that same pattern,” he said at the the all-party meeting on Wednesday….
This is a representational image (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Kedarnath ropeway and Hemkund Sahib ropeway projects. The Kedarnath ropeway, spanning 12.9 kilometres, will be constructed with a financial outlay of approximately Rs 4,081 crore. According to Union minister Ashwini Vaishnav, the…
MUMBAI: A day after NCP’s Dhananjay Munde resigned, the opposition on Wednesday demanded the resignation of BJP minister Jaykumar Gore over allegations that he harassed a woman and allegedly sent her inappropriate photos. Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar claimed that the minister had once again threatened the woman. Although Wadettiwar did not name anyone while making…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday latched on to veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remarks on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to attack the Congress.BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shared an excerpt of Aiyar’s interview on X, and said: “Let the veil be stripped”. In the video, the Congress leader said that…